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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Video interview with Card. Burke
As we come to the 7th anniversary of 07-07-07, the date that the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum, let’s enjoy a video from Catholic News Service. This is an interview with His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke. [wp_youtube]7c62iZ4ufOY[/wp_youtube]
The Sins Which “Cry To Heaven” For Vengeance and You
Taylor Marshall at Canterbury Tales has posted on the sins which “cry to heaven” for vengeance, saying also that the USA have failed 4 for 4! Some sources identity five sins that cry to heaven for vengeance or, variously, justice. If … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", GO TO CONFESSION, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged CCC1867, cheating workers of their wages, confession, mortal sin, murder, oppression of widows and orphans, sacrament of penance, sins that cry to heaven, sodomy
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21 Comments
Obama Administration Calls Pro-Lifers Terrorists Again
From Life News: Obama Administration Calls Pro-Lifers Terrorists Again Once again, the Obama administration [Pres. Obama is such an aggressive advocate for abortion that he even promoted actual infanticide.] has called “terrorists” the majority of Americans who support the pro-life … Read More
Dissecting a radical anti-Catholic feminist’s opinion piece
From the Guardian: Vatican orthodoxy does not represent all American Catholics Conservatives in the Catholic Church are pushing back against reformers, but progressives can find allies: it’s a broad church Claire Sahlin “Quit the church … Put women’s rights over … Read More
“The things of the spirit come first”
From Bill Bennett’s American Patriot’s Almanac we have this entry for today, 5 July: “The things of the spirit come first” On July 5, 1926, in a speech in Philadelphia commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, President Calvin … Read More
The Nuns On The Bus went ’round and ’round – with the help of George Soros group!
Quite a while ago now I posted an entry entitled Group funded by George Soros poised to attack US Bishops for the “Fortnight for Freedom”. It seems that Soros was also involved with the Nuns On The Bus. They were able … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged ACORN, Casey Schoeneberger, Faith in Public Life, FIPL, George Soros, Industrial Areas Foundation, NETWORK, Nuns On The Bus, Saul Alinksy, Sr. Simone Campbell
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33 Comments
Of caskets
Have you thought today yet about the fact that you are going to die? Here, let me help. I was recently told about a maker of caskets in the USA: Marian Caskets. They are inspired by Pope John Paul II’s … Read More
Catholic Herald: Meet 10 of the world’s most amazing priests
At the site of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, you can read about “10 of the world’s most amazing priests”. I’ll give you just the names without the descriptive paragraphs: Fr Andrew Apostoli Fr Anthony Pinizzotto Fr … Read More
QUAERITUR – For Readers: Religious Life and Debt
I get quite a few email asking for advice/help from people who want to enter religious life, but cannot yet be accepted into a community because they have debts, usually student loans, etc. Do you readers know of any group, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged debt, religious life
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49 Comments
Pres. Obama’s Tax on practicing your religion
The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate could survive as a tax. The penalties imposed are viewed, in the decision, as taxes. But through the edict of non-elected HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Pres. Obama would force religious institutions against … Read More
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