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- ProfessorCover on WDTPRS – 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Who says mercy has to be gentle?: “I cannot help but post this limerick by a young Ronald Knox. Oh God, for as much as without thee…”
- on ASK FATHER: “While I don’t like seeing female Eucharistic ministers, from a spiritual perspective how can it be worse than lay men?”: “I thought that the primary reason for “Extraordinary Ministers” was to “save time,” which I guess is an important consideration…”
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- on ASK FATHER: “While I don’t like seeing female Eucharistic ministers, from a spiritual perspective how can it be worse than lay men?”: “While I’m not particularly fond of the idea of distributing communion, there is one thing I’ve always wondered. Let’s say…”
- on WDTPRS – 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Who says mercy has to be gentle?: “Thank you for this post FrZ. It moved me to go to Confession today. While our parish only uses the…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Orual says: I want to be sure I’m doing the right thing It seems to me that, by the way…”
- on ASK FATHER: “While I don’t like seeing female Eucharistic ministers, from a spiritual perspective how can it be worse than lay men?”: “Thanks for answering this question. For a deep dive into all the theological reasons why only men should serve in…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Father, does the same concept apply for the laity who are opposed to receiving Communion from a lay person? I…”
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Category Archives: Religious Liberty
IRS has a “Political Activities Referral Committee” which spies on preaching
While I was at the recent Napa Institute gathering, I got to know Kristina Arriaga, Executive Director of The Becket Fund, which defends religious freedom. They guided the Hobby Lobby decision to a good conclusion and for that we owe … Read More
Will IRS monitor content of sermons? Do they now?
From Life News: IRS Strikes Deal With Atheist Group to Monitor Content of Sermons The next time your pastor delivers a pro-life sermon or urges the congregation to stand up for pro-life values in the political or public arena, he … Read More
FOLLOW UP: Religious Freedom under attack in the US Senate – FAIL
The other day I urged you, in unity with the USCCB, to contact your Senator’s offices and express your opposition to the passing of S. 2578, the ‘Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014’. This would have gravely … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Linking Back, Religious Liberty
Tagged Hobby Lobby, religious freedom, SCOTUS, US Senate
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13 Comments
Dems vote for constitutional amendment to limit free speech and freedom of religion
This is by Zac Morgan, a staff attorney at the Center for Competitive Politics writing at NRO. My emphases and comments. Does Religious Speech Threaten Democracy? It could be restricted or banned under a constitutional amendment Democrats have proposed. The Senate … Read More
Dem Senators propose bill to deprive religious entities of all religious freedom protection
I read this at NRO: Senate Democrats’ Religious-Freedom Deprivation Bill Under the guise of “protect[ing] women’s health from corporate interference,” the bill that Senate Democrats are proposing in response to the Hobby Lobby ruling would deprive religious entities of all … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Religious Liberty, The Drill
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Democrats, Hobby Lobby, Obamacare, religious freedom, US Senate
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14 Comments
Australian Anglicans abandon their “seal of ‘confession’. Trouble to follow.
The pressure will now rise, since Anglicans have betrayed Christian tradition and history (again). Never mind that the Church of England has cobbled up a rite of baptism that omits any reference to the Devil (HERE), now we have this … Read More
Freedom of “worship”? Not of “religion”?
I had heard a story about the Naturalization Test legal immigrants (always welcome) take for citizenship in these USA. I tried a self-test at the .gov site. I saw this: One of these, freedom of “worship” or freedom of “religion” is … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Religious Liberty
Tagged citizenship, freedom of religion, freedom of worship, naturalization
32 Comments
32 Comments
Hell’s Bible Full-Page Anti-Catholic Ad
The New York Time’s (aka Hell’s Bible) took money for an anti-Catholic full-page ad featuring the racist Margaret Sanger. From American Thinker: Anti-Catholic full-page ad in the New York Times today By Ed Lasky The Hobby Lobby decision has ignited … Read More
Short video about power of prayer and fasting
In light of the fact of the continuing erosion of our civil liberties and the marginalization of religion (Christianity) and religious (Christian) values, and in light of the fact that we are in the mysterious period between Ascension Thursday and … Read More
24 May: World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
I hope you will all stop what you are doing right now and say a prayer to St. Michael the Archangel to protect our brothers and sisters in China, and then say a prayer to Our Lady of China, perhaps … Read More
ProfessorCover on WDTPRS – 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Who says mercy has to be gentle?: “I cannot help but post this limerick by a young Ronald Knox. Oh God, for as much as without thee…”
