Tag Archives: Pres. Obama

Archbp. Chaput on St. Thomas More in light of Obamacare

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the light of the Obama Administration’s attack on our religious freedom, this piece deserves wide circulation:
A Man for This Season, and All Seasons
by Charles J. Chaput
within Religion and the Public Square
December 19th, 2012
There is only one Thomas More: A … Continue reading →

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Protecting The Unborn: A ‘Pro-Life Position?

Posted on 15 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I checked the NCR this morning to see which of their writers would be the first out of the gate to instrumentalize the heinous killing of children in Connecticut to argue for tougher gun control laws.
Would it be Michael Sean … Continue reading →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty, Women Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

High-living, big-spending, bloated, decadent, parasitical, wastrel monarchy v. Citizen-executive of a republic of limited government

Posted on 12 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Mark Steyn made an interesting point in his recent piece HERE:
[Pres. Obama] and his family are about to jet off on their Christmas vacation to watch America slide off the fiscal cliff from the luxury beach resort of Kailua. The … Continue reading →

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“Behold, He is in the inner chambers” – Blasphemy and Obama

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I read a story about some dopey “comedian” who called Pres. Obama our “lord and savior”.  He said exactly, …
First of all, give an honor to our God and our lord and savior, Barack Obama. Barack Obama.
This was not in … Continue reading →

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United Nations: access to contraception is a “universal human right”

Posted on 15 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is what your taxes fund:
United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’
For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a ‘universal human right.’ In its annual report, the organization said that … Continue reading →

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Nuncio Archbp. Viganò at Notre Shame talks about a concrete “menace” to religious liberty

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA about the address the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, gave at “Notre Shame”, aka “The Scene of the Crime”, with my emphases and comments:
Papal nuncio: Catholic division undermines religious freedom
South Bend, Ind., Nov 12, 2012 / 07:08 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , , , , , , | 37 Comments

Your Excellencies: Tell the National ‘c’atholic Reporter to drop the term “Catholic”

Posted on 9 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I see the other day, election day, that The National Catholic Reporter – aka Fishwrap –  pandered for The First Gay President, effectively begging Catholics to endanger our nation and their souls by voting for him.  They have an editorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Reflection on the election.

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Roman historian Livy wrote about the terminal decline of the Roman Republic that “Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus… We can bear neither our vices nor the remedies.”
Alas, I fear that our vices have called forth precisely the … Continue reading →

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For you pro-Obama Catholics, something to consider before voting

Posted on 5 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This came to my email from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute:
The much publicised claim of Planned Parenthood to not only provide abortions but also health services such as mammograms have been proven as false. Following President Obama’s repeated assertion of the … Continue reading →

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Avanti! Vorwärts! Forward!

Posted on 5 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I heard that Obama was campaigning with Bruce Springsteen singing songs having to do with “Forward”. “Forward!”
Did you know that the newspaper of the Italian Communists after the war was called “Avanti!… Forward!”? I think a major German Communist … Continue reading →

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