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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Foot-washing, law, journalists, liberal activists, and Bp. Morlino
In the Left-leaning Wisconsin State Journal columnist Doug Erikson offered a piece on 16 April called “In the Spirit: Bishop Robert Morlino’s foot-washing policy draws national press, petition effort”. Erickson’s bias against Bp. Morlino in favor of a liberal activist group … Read More
The Magisterium of Sophomores: another High School explosion
A little gift in time for World Youth Day. Once again we have an example of the Magisterium of Sophomores. Another ‘c’atholic High School blows up when they hear the truth about Catholic teaching. Yah… I want to be part … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Campus Telephone Pole, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, You must be joking!
Tagged Bp. Tobin, D. Providence, Fr. Rocky Hoffman, Magisterium of Sophomores, Relevant Radio, The Prout School
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115 Comments
Krauthammer on the Thought Police
NRO has this piece, which is spot on: Thought Police on Patrol No longer trying to win the debate, the Left is trying to stop debate altogether. By Charles Krauthammer Two months ago, a petition bearing more than 110,000 signatures was … Read More
Cri de Coeur
I have been exchanging email with a friend about the horrific circus-like spectacle of the baptism of a baby in the custody of two lesbians in Argentina. After some digressions, which happen, I received this (edited): […] But Fr. Manelli … Read More
This has a nice 1984 quality to it, don’t you think?
What a creepy story. What’s going on in your children’s schools? Home schooling more and more seems like the best option remaining. From Truth Revolt: A 13-year-old boy from New Jersey was suspended from school for two days last week … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, You must be joking!
Tagged schools
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1st graders’ “Valentine’s Day” cards censored
How bad are things getting? Had you told me a few years ago that schools would censor 1st graders’ “Valentine’s Day” cards for religious content, I would have laughed at you. From The Morning Call: Suit: Censoring history of St. … Read More
UPDATE: Bp. Jugis (D. Charlotte) endorses Sr. Jane Laurel and talk at High School
I have written about the incident at the High School in Charlotte, where Dominican Sister Jane Laurel gave a talk on human sexuality that produced sparked a mob reaction. Nun UNDER The Bus and Sister explains the situation. Spittle-flecked nutty, … Read More
Nun UNDER The Bus
UPDATE 8 April: Bp. Jugis (D. Charlotte) endorses Sr. Jane Laurel and talk at High School _______ You probably saw my post Sister explains the situation. Spittle-flecked nutty, bullying, intimidation ensue. Sr. Jane Laurel, OP, gave a talk at a … Read More
Posted in I'm just askin'..., Liberals, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Olympian Middle, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Antonio Gramsci, homosexual agenda, homosexualists, Keep America Beautiful, mob mentality, Thomas Malthus
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104 Comments
2 Priests, 1 Sister kidnapped in Cameroon
From BBC: Priests and nun kidnapped in Cameroon Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Cameroon, Italy’s foreign ministry and media reports say. [Lemme guess… could they be…. Mormon missionaries? Quakers?] Gunmen ransacked … Read More
Sister explains the situation. Spittle-flecked nutty, bullying, intimidation ensue.
With a biretta tip to TAM, I bring to your attention something that was in the Charlotte Observer. This is we are going to experience for a long-time, friends. If we Catholics (read: faithful to the teachings of the Church … Read More
