Two Catholic governors oversaw the passage of same-sex marriage laws by legislative fiat in their states this week, and another is on the verge of seeing a similar bill pass, but the way the three responded could not have been more dissimilar.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Planned Parenthood’s Role in the HHS Mandate
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new report has discovered that Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, a frequent guest at the White House, was a key player in the formulation of the HHS mandate and how she convinced the president that the public would see the contentious law as a contraception rather than a religious liberty issue.
The Via Dolorosa
“We may well suppose that no one, except our Blessed Lord Himself, ever fully understood the Passion, or grasped all its horrors in their terrible and repulsive completeness. Yet Mary’s knowledge of it is the only one which came at all near to His, and simply because of the excess of heavenly light which shown unsettingly upon her sinless soul.”
Father Frederick Faber
For Reflection: How does Father Faber’s reflection echo Father Suarez’ reflection? Envision the gaze between Jesus and Mary when they meet on the Via Dolorosa. Enter into it. What were Mary’s eyes saying to her Son? What were Jesus’ eyes saying to His mother? Journal their unspoken conversation. Now envision Our Lord and Our Lady turning to you. What do their eyes say to you? What do your eyes respond?
Planned Parenthood Promotes Smut and Condoms On Valentine’s Day
Planned Parenthood kicked off National Condom Week yesterday, oddly coinciding with St. Valentine’s Day when couples pledge unconditional love to each other. The organization, which had its beginnings in the work of eugenicist Margaret Sanger, is actively engaged in selling sex to children, as young as those in grade school, with graphic videos and books. The American Life League (ALL) compiled a video of Planned Parenthood’s materials that are presented to school-age children across the country.
Great Ways to Celebrate a Catholic Valentine’s Day
Learning how to write a winning love letter, whipping up a great dessert, and tips to building a stronger marital bond are just some of the suggestions made by the world’s bishops for couples who are eager to celebrate their love this Valentine’s Day.
Victoria Secret Model Swaps Lingerie for Jesus
Modeling for Victoria’s Secret was all Kylie Bisutti ever wanted, but by the time she achieved this life-long dream, she realized her faith was more important.
Participating in His Passion
“The closeness of all the saints to Jesus in His Passion has in all cases been directly related to their degree of sanctity, and to the degree in which they possessed this divine life. The more identified they were with Christ, the more Christ lived in them, the greater was the intensity with which they could feel and participate in His Passion.”
Federico Suarez
For Reflection: In light of this quote, consider the fact that Mary was preserved from sin from the moment of her conception. What does this indicate about the intensity with which she could feel and participate in the Passion of her Son? With this in mind meditate again on Mary’s fourth dolor. Journal your insights and reflections.
Rapper Permitted to Mock Church During Grammys
Miss Minaj, who failed to win the Grammy she was after on Sunday night, showed up wearing a nun-inspired outfit on the arm of a date dressed like the Pope, then debuted a new song on stage which involved a mock exorcism.
Woman Induces Labor So Dying Husband Can Hold Baby
A woman who was two weeks from her delivery date whose husband was told he had only five days to live, had her labor induced so that the man could hold the child before he died.
Bishops, Legal Scholars Denounce Obama’s Phony Mandate Compromise
Even though two major Catholic groups, the Catholic Health Association and Catholic Charities USA have come out in support of President Obama’s HHS mandate “accommodation,” the U.S. Bishops and 38 of the nation’s top Catholic scholars have denounced the compromise as “morally obtuse” and completely unacceptable.
