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Category Archives: Emanations from Penumbras
A March for Life in London?
From His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan: The Catholic Herald is floating the idea of holding a March for Life in London. This is an excellent idea: we wouldn’t be able to match the scale of the US March but we could … Read More
Bp. Tobin (D. Providence) on Pres. Obama’s speech in Tucson! NOT impressed!
The newspaper of the Diocese of Providence, RI, has a column by His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin. We have heard from Bp. Tobin before (here and here). My emphases and comments. The President’s Speech; Why I Wasn’t Impressed … Read More
The fruits of the pro-abortion culture of death: horror in Philadelphia
The young Papist alerted me to this, and the always informative Jill Stanek has a lot more, about a developing story in Philadelphia. The details are ghastly. Two notes as you read more, if you chose. First, a bill is … Read More
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Bp. Finn on the defense of human life
On the The Catholic Key, blog of the newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph comes this, which will also be in print. The great Bp. Robert Finn… with my emphases. March for Life: Culmination of Many Efforts to … Read More
ALERT! Introduction in House of Reps. of “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” WDTPRS POLL!
I understand that there is a vote in the House of Representatives tomorrow which concerns the repeal of the pro-abortion “Obamacare” legislation as well as the introduction of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” If you have a strong … Read More
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NCR’s very first “Person of the Year”: Sr. Carol Keehan
National Catholic Reporter has named Sr. Carol Keehan as their very first “Person of the Year”. Even though she was head of the Catholic Health Association, a political lobby group, before 2009 Sr. Keehan was relatively unimportant. Then Sr. Keehan, … Read More
Kathryn Jean Lopez on MTV’s pro-teen abortion reality show
Kathryn Jean Lopez has a new article on the disturbing special run on MTV (aka evil media sewer) earlier this week, in which a young woman from the reality TV show 16 and Pregnant decides to have an abortion, and … Read More
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One of the dumbest things I have read about Bp. Olmsted and St. Joseph’s formerly Catholic hospital
Via The Motley Monk I picked up this statement the President of Catholics for Choice, Jon O’Brien. Even if you are not sure what to think about Bp. Olmsted (D. Phoenix) declaring that Sr. McBride was excommunicated for her approval … Read More
The sad canonical tale of Sr. Margaret McBride
The distinguished canonist Ed Peter’s on his blog In The Light Of The Law has a good examination of the canonical censure incurred by Sr. Margaret McBride of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Sr. McBride played a crucial role … Read More
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Clarification… Ding… Dong… Ding
I had posted here that Lloyd Dean is the Catholic Healthcare Association’s Chairman. At this time he is not. He was in 2008. But he is now on the Executive Committee of CHA. You begin to see the interlocking players … Read More
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