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Category Archives: Dogs and Fleas
The Party which walked in darkness….
It is nice when wives are willing to demonstrate a measure of admiration of their husbands. This, however, is over the top. It seems that Michelle Obama, during a campaign event in Nashville (NB: “campaign event” may be redundant. Has … Read More
Bp. Jenky (D. Peoria) unloads about “Judas” Catholics and Pres. Obama
When it comes to Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment and his HHS mandate, His Excellency Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky is not kidding around. The Bishop of Peoria has the full text of a sermon he delivered on 14 April … Read More
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Operation HOT MIC!
Perhaps this could be run as an ad from now until the election in November? [wp_youtube]-Czo5Vf8KZs[/wp_youtube]
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US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending Church. Fr. Z makes a proposal.
When the Obama Administration began to attack the 1st Amendment, Catholic bloggers rose up. When the U.S. Bishops called for rallies for religious freedom, Catholic bloggers posted links and dates and places. When the USCCB and Card. Dolan and Bp. … Read More
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Was a Council necessary? Explain in 200 words or less.
Fr. Bede Rowe of A Chaplain Abroad has an amusing post about the observance of the anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. He begins: There was a world wide consultation of Bishops before the initial preparation of the Council began. I … Read More
U.S. Bishops Issue Call To Action To Defend Religious Liberty
From the website of the USCCB: April 12, 2012 Urge strong lay involvement Outline threats to First Freedom at all levels of government and abroad Call upon dioceses to pursue religious liberty fortnight, June 21-July 4 [Mark your calendars. Get … Read More
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Condom-promoting Nun v. U.S. Catholic Bishops. The Magisterium of Nuns is still shrill.
On Indy.com we find this. There is a backstory which the article will explain: There’s good news and national news at RecycleForce, the Eastside non-profit that provides jobs and re-entry assistance to ex-offenders. Less than a month after having $20,000 … Read More
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Good piece by Catholic League on links between Obamacare, HHS mandate, and ACLU
Be sure to review and file away for reference this piece from the Catholic League: OBAMA ENLISTS ACLU TO WAR ON CATHOLICS April 4, 2012 On April 3, Catholic News Service published a story on an internal memo from the … Read More
Pres. Obama invokes “social Darwinism”. Mr. President, look in the mirror.
Please use the sharing buttons! The President called the budget plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), “social Darwinism“. Do you want an example of true social Darwinism? Look at Pres. Obama’s eager support of abortion and even infanticide. Only … Read More
‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands
From CNN: ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands From FNC: MasterCard warns of possible security breach, Visa also reportedly affected Fr. Z’s Litany for the Conversion of Internet Thugs (2.0)
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