Tag Archives: Pres. Obama

21 February 2012

An edgy video about Pres. Obama’s lies

Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who does some cooking now and then, has a good video commentary on how Pres. Obama is undermining the 1st Amendment and, well, lying to us.
This is the sort of video that could appeal to young people, … Continue reading

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Catholics and Public Life: toward a response to Pres Obama’s Act of Supremacy

There is a thought provoking piece at The Catholic Thing by Fr. James Schall, SJ, a professor at Georgetown.  He muses about a future in which we will have to withdraw from participation in public life, or at least in … Continue reading

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20 February 2012

Pres. Obama’s pro-abortion record chronicled

This is useful.
LifeNews did a compilation of Pres. Obama’s promotion of abortion.  HERE.
As one of my correspondents quipped to me, the list is “longer than a menu at a Chinese restaurant”.
Pres. Obama’s record concerning the promotion of abortion is frightening. … Continue reading

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17 February 2012

Sickening example of what is happening in the USA at the highest levels of government

I felt a bit physically sick as I read this whole thing.  I give only a part of it, below.
Part of what makes me sick is the manifest death of reason together with ethics.  It seems that liberal politicians today … Continue reading

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Sec. Sebelius already barred from Holy Communion under can. 915

I want to remind everyone of something that The Canonical Defender wrote on his fine blog.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a major proponent of the Obama administration’s push to mandate contraceptive coverage regardless of religious conviction, is already barred from holy Communion as … Continue reading

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16 February 2012

All 180 diocesan US bishops have issued a statement about Pres. Obama’s attack.

The young papist, Peters Fils, has been tracking the response of the US Bishops to Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment and, specifically, on the Catholic Church.
He has good news.
All 180 diocesan bishops have issued a statement concern Pres. … Continue reading

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USCCB: “Seis cosas más que todos debemos saber sobre el mandato del departamento de salud y servicios humanos (HHS)”

From the USCCB Blog, the Spanish language version of what they have previously posted in English.
1. La disposición que ha creado tanto alboroto no ha cambiado para nada las cosas, sino que todo ha terminado como estaba. [...]
2. La disposición … Continue reading

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Catholic League on Sebelius’s admission before a Senate committee

Yesterday I saw video clips of Kathleen Sebelius, catholic Dem who as Pres. Obama’s patsy is implementing his anti-Catholic agenda, testifying before a Senate committee. She admitted that the Administration did not to any significant degree consult with the … Continue reading

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14 February 2012

Card. George writes about unity, Pres. Obama’s attacks, and Catholics who don’t stand with the bishops.

Card. George of Chicago offers observations about the present situation we face as a Church in the United States even as the President of the United States attacks the Church.
He first speaks about the “ad limina” visit he is making … Continue reading

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More things to know about the HHS Mandate

The USCCB had posted six things people should know about Pres. Obama’s HHS mandate, HERE.  Again at the blog of the USCCB, you will find an entry:
Six More Things Everyone Should Know About the HHS Mandate
1. The rule … Continue reading

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13 February 2012

If Pres. Obama can tell the Church what to cover, he can tell the Press what to cover

What’s next?
Pres. Obama has attacked the 1st Amendment. He is trying to tell the Church what it must do in a matter of conscience based on natural law, reason, and doctrine.
The first clause of the 1st Amendment concerns freedom of … Continue reading

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Archbp. Chaput: Pres. Obama’s “deep distaste for religion’s moral influence”

The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Most Rev. Charles Chaput, has a good opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Pres. Obama’s modifications of his attack on the 1st Amendment (“Plan B”).  Read the whole thing, but here is an excerpt from … Continue reading

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Keep your eye on the real problem with Pres. Obama’s attacks on the 1st Amendment

All weekend I saw news items about the US Catholic Church resisting the Obama Administration over “CONTRACEPTION”.  When the story came up on the television, across the screen there would be a graphic saying, inevitably, “Contraception”.
No.  This is not principally … Continue reading

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11 February 2012

A couple Saturday reading tips

At American Spectator there are a couple good articles.
The first is by one of the best commentators around, Samuel Gregg.  Here is an excerpt:
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Self-identified modern liberals (and secularists more generally) typically insist that justice and tolerance demand that governments shouldn’t … Continue reading

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I am not making this up

I promise this is NOT a photoshop job.
This is what you see today on the front page of the White House site… whitehouse.gov.

When I saw this I thought:

It’s a beautiful new day in Amerika!
UPDATE:
Here is another.
And…
And

Technorati Tags: Mao Zedong, Pres. … Continue reading

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