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“The legalization of the termination of pregnancy is none other than the authorization given to an adult, with the approval of an established law, to take the lives of children yet unborn and thus incapable of defending themselves. It is difficult to imagine a more unjust situation, and it is very difficult to speak of obsession in a matter such as this, where we are dealing with a fundamental imperative of every good conscience — the defense of the right to life of an innocent and defenseless human being.”- St. John Paul II
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“I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the church has done so often in human history.”
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"Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes. 2. Those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, although not the most wise depositary of the public interests."- Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 1824. ME 16:73
Tag Archives: freedom
“The Church…cannot and should not replace the State. Yet at the same time….”
“The Church…cannot and should not replace the State. Yet at the same time she cannot and must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice. She has to play her part through rational argument and she has to … Continue reading
Obama Defends HHS Mandate: It’s “Not Fair” That Catholics Won’t Fund Birth Control
A biretta tip to CMR I saw this on Weasel Zippers.
Pres. Obama simply lies to a reporter about the HHS mandate. He uses the dodge that “insurance companies”, not the Catholic institutions, will have to pay for the objectionable things. … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 1st Amendment, freedom, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, The First Gay President
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27 June: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the Fortnight For Freedom
According to the traditional, Extraordinary Form Ordo for today in the USA we can celebrated Our Lady of Perpetual Help, which has a proper Mass in the Missae pro aliquibus locis in the back of the 1962MR.
Domine Iesu Christe, qui genitricem tuam … Continue reading
VIDEO Jennifer Roback Morse and Eric Metaxas on Religious Freedom
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From the nice folks at Acton Institute:
Eric Metaxas and Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse articulate the grave dangers of the Health & Human Services (HHS) Mandate with regard to religious freedom in America.
Eric Metaxas is a … Continue reading
Posted in Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, 2012, Acton Institute, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas, freedom, HHS mandate, Jennifer Roback Morse, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
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PODCAzT 132: Ratzinger on Conscience and Truth – Part 3
In 1991 Joseph Card. Ratzinger gave a talk to American Bishops called “Conscience and Truth”. This talk is useful today, especially in the context of two major controversies that are going on as I write, namely, the defense of the … Continue reading
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Posted in Benedict XVI, Emanations from Penumbras, Linking Back, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Benedict XVI, conscience, erroneous conscience, freedom, Joseph Ratzinger, religious liberty
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PODCAzT 131: Ratzinger on Conscience and Truth – Part 2
In 1991 Joseph Card. Ratzinger gave a talk to American Bishops called “Conscience and Truth”. This talk is useful today, especially in the context of two major controversies that are going on as I write, namely, the defense of the … Continue reading
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Posted in Benedict XVI, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, Albert Einstein, Bl. John Henry Newman, conscience, freedom, HHS mandate, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Socrates, St. Thomas More
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VIDEO about November. Fr. Z asks, “What is this? Tolkien?”
When I saw this video my first thought was, “What is this? Tolkien?”
Perhaps it is.
The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings present a seemingly hopeless struggle against evil. The protagonists were constantly challenged to overcome their limitations, make sacrificial … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Emanations from Penumbras, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pray For A Miracle, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices
Tagged conscience, election, freedom, life, marriage, November 2012, religious liberty
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ACTION ITEM ALERT! Pres. Obama, through a minion, attacks Catholic chaplains once again.
Everyone should know what the Obama Administration is doing to Catholics this time.
I received my most recent copy of the magazine/bulletin of the Archdiocese for Military Services called Salute (that link will bring up a pdf of the article I am going … Continue reading
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged AMS, anti-catholicism, Archb.Broglio, Archd. Military Services, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, freedom, homosexuality, military chaplains, Pres. Obama, reliigious liberty, same-sex marriage
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Freedom: the right not to be offended?
From CMR:
Sorry UK. It’s all over. Either emigrate out of there or be assimilated into the stale horrific world of rampant political correctness.
This is amazing. And by amazing I mean sad yet completely predictable. A pub singer … Continue reading
