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Tag Archives: Pres. Obama
Fr. Z about, and to, Mr. Gingrich. Implantation? Not conception?
How many times have we heard that presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is smart? I would pay money to watch a debate between Mr. Gingrich and Pres. Obama. People can convert, grow, change, mature, etc. … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged abortifacient, abortion, GOP 2012, implantation, judges, Mark Levin, newt, Newt Gingrich, POTUS, Pres. Obama, prolife, SCOTUS
52 Comments
52 Comments
The Hammer and The Feather
I remember watching this when I was a kid and thinking that it was very cool indeed. Today I picked it up from Astronomy Pic of the Day, which is on my daily checklist. A famous experiment compliments of Apollo … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged 1971, Apollo, Galileo, gravity, POTUS NASA, Pres. Obama, space program
6 Comments
6 Comments
WaPo on the new translation and an “ineffable” sighting!
Just what you were waiting for. WaPo on the implementation of the new, corrected translation. Catholics’ Mass liturgy changing; ‘ritual whiplash’ ahead? By Michelle Boorstein, Published: October 27 English-speaking Catholics are bracing for the biggest changes to their Mass since … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Trautman, New Translation, Pres. Obama, WaPo, Washington Post
40 Comments
40 Comments
TOWNHALL: Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University of Steubenville?
This is an excellent piece from Townhall. Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University of Steubenville? Ken Blackwell Columnist, Townhall.com Daniel Webster was the most famous lawyer of his day. In 1819, the “Godlike Daniel” stood before the U.S. Supreme Court and … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged anti-catholicism, Belmont Abbey, Charlotte Allen, Daniel Webster, Dartmouth College, Franciscan University, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, kulturkampf, Obamacare, POTUS, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS, Steubenville
29 Comments
29 Comments
Notre Dame’s Fr. Jenkins and a different view of Pres. Obama
In 2009, the President of the University of Notre Dame, Fr. John Jenkins, actively participated in, promoted and defended, in the bestowal of an honorary doctorate in Law on the most aggressively pro-abortion President of the United States we have … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Linking Back, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged dogs and fleas, Fr. John Jenkins, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, Notre Dame, POTUS, Pres. Obama, Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent., White House
24 Comments
24 Comments
Archbp. Dolan issues a warning to Pres. Obama: Stop attacking marriage and religious liberty!
I found this to be pretty interesting. I urge you to read the whole thing. It is perhaps the best presentation of the issues I have seen in a brief form. Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York City has sent, … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Dolan, Defense of Marriage, DOMA, Golinski v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, homosexuality, marriage, POTUS, Pres. Obama, same-sex unions, USCCB
50 Comments
50 Comments
A pessimistic article about SSPX and talks with Rome
In Vatican Insider of La Stampa comes this. My emphases and comments. Beware: Weird translation. You might have better success in Italian. Or else the original French, more more nuanced, here. Before a key meeting in Rome, the leader of … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Card. Bertone, Card. Levada, CDF, Pres. Obama, Robert Mugabe, SSPX
43 Comments
43 Comments
A few observations about POTUS address to Congress.
Having taken a strong antiemetic, I watched Pres. Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress. First, people say this fellow is a great orator. Great orators craft their speech for the occasion. I can’t fathom how “up your game” … Read More
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Congress, Joint Session, POTUS, Pres. Obama
69 Comments
69 Comments
Dr. Krauthammer on Pres. Obama’s attack on “corporate jets”
Were Charles Krauthammer to run for President I might just vote for him. Just think of the great press conferences and State of the Union addresses. Yesterday, Dr. K had provide Special Report on Fox News Channel a blistering and … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, The Drill
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, corporate jets, FNC, Fox News Channel, National Review, Pres. Obama, Special Report
65 Comments
65 Comments
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