Saturday, October 27, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales...repost
http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2012/10/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales.html
May they pray for us and for our Church.
May they pray for us and for our Church.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Public Witness and Faithful Citizenship-Archbishop Chaput
Archbishop Chaput has posted this article on his weekly column October 18, 2012. He discusses the duty a Catholic citizen to vote, and to vote using their Catholic-formed conscience.
"As a result, if we believe that a particular issue is gravely evil and damaging to society, then we have a duty, not just a religious duty but also a democratic duty, to hold accountable the candidates who want to allow that evil. Failing to do so is an abuse of responsibility on our part, because that’s where we exercise our power as citizens most directly — in the voting booth."
To read the whole text, follow the link.
http://catholicphilly.com/2012/10/archbishop-chaput/weekly-message-from-archbishop-chaput/public-witness-and-catholic-citizenship/
"As a result, if we believe that a particular issue is gravely evil and damaging to society, then we have a duty, not just a religious duty but also a democratic duty, to hold accountable the candidates who want to allow that evil. Failing to do so is an abuse of responsibility on our part, because that’s where we exercise our power as citizens most directly — in the voting booth."
To read the whole text, follow the link.
http://catholicphilly.com/2012/10/archbishop-chaput/weekly-message-from-archbishop-chaput/public-witness-and-catholic-citizenship/
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Changing Hearts US
Worth Sharing:
Changing Hearts Newsletter -- Oct 21, 2012
Pray for the conversion of America! (Remember how we prayed for Russia. It works!)
Dear Prayer Warriors,
JUST 2 WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY – BE INFORMED
You can be informed by checking out this voter guide from AFA Action! It showed the specific federal and state races for my address and yours, with a grade for each candidate. There is also supporting data like record votes, issue surveys, donation records and endorsements. You will have the choice of a simple ballot list with grades or subs… AFAAction Voter Guide is at http://afaaction.net/?type=F
Does Planned Parenthood perform Mammograms?
NO, but they do perform abortions. During the Presidential Debate it was stated that defunding Planned Parenthood, would take away women’s rights to free mammograms. I asked the question “Is Planned Parenthood Licensed to do Mammograms?” Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_planned_parenthood_perfo... The answer is:
NO “Planned Parenthood does not perform mammograms but they do refer low income women to centers that do. Is a referral necessary? NO, says the Nat’l Breast Cancer Foundation. Go to their website at http://www.imaginis.com/ Can a women get a free mammogram in the USA. Yes, over 2,200 centers participate, go to http://www.imaginis.com/breast-health-news/free-or-reduced-cost-mammograms-offered-across-u-s-on-national-mammography-day-dateline-september-6 Support Hobby Lobby's fight for religious freedomsAnother business is working to have religious freedom. Let Hobby Lobby and CEO David Green know you support his company's faith-based efforts to challenge HHS pro-abortion mandate. For details and to e-mail him go to http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147527617
Home Depot also promoted homosexuality in the military. This month Home Depot set up a booth at the Atlanta Gay Pride festival. They have done this for many years and continue to support events that push "gay" marriage. Posted on the back of the Home Depot float was a huge sign promoting OutServe. OutServe is a national organization promoting homosexuality in the military, including FORCING chaplains to conduct same-sex weddings on military bases. AFA is promoting a boycott of Home Depot until it agrees to remain neutral in the homosexual culture war. Sign their petition at http://action.afa.net/item.aspx?id=2147496231 Pray: this week for Michigan, Nevada and Virginia. May each citizen, each voter listen for God’s words of wisdom which speaks to each heart as they do their civic duty and vote.
FAST: Our suggestions are to eat no meat, and do no snacking on your fast day or do the fasting suggested by God in Isaiah 58:7 “share your bread with the hungry.” Eat less at home and donate that food to a local food pantry.
ACTION: Please choose to support Hobby Lobby or boycott Home Depot or do both.
WWW.CHANGINGHEARTS.US Subsidiary of Summit Seekers, Inc. changingheartsus@gmail.com
Changing Hearts Newsletter -- Oct 21, 2012
Pray for the conversion of America! (Remember how we prayed for Russia. It works!)
Dear Prayer Warriors,
JUST 2 WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY – BE INFORMED
You can be informed by checking out this voter guide from AFA Action! It showed the specific federal and state races for my address and yours, with a grade for each candidate. There is also supporting data like record votes, issue surveys, donation records and endorsements. You will have the choice of a simple ballot list with grades or subs… AFAAction Voter Guide is at http://afaaction.net/?type=F
Does Planned Parenthood perform Mammograms?
NO, but they do perform abortions. During the Presidential Debate it was stated that defunding Planned Parenthood, would take away women’s rights to free mammograms. I asked the question “Is Planned Parenthood Licensed to do Mammograms?” Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_planned_parenthood_perfo... The answer is:
NO “Planned Parenthood does not perform mammograms but they do refer low income women to centers that do. Is a referral necessary? NO, says the Nat’l Breast Cancer Foundation. Go to their website at http://www.imaginis.com/ Can a women get a free mammogram in the USA. Yes, over 2,200 centers participate, go to http://www.imaginis.com/breast-health-news/free-or-reduced-cost-mammograms-offered-across-u-s-on-national-mammography-day-dateline-september-6 Support Hobby Lobby's fight for religious freedomsAnother business is working to have religious freedom. Let Hobby Lobby and CEO David Green know you support his company's faith-based efforts to challenge HHS pro-abortion mandate. For details and to e-mail him go to http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147527617
Home Depot also promoted homosexuality in the military. This month Home Depot set up a booth at the Atlanta Gay Pride festival. They have done this for many years and continue to support events that push "gay" marriage. Posted on the back of the Home Depot float was a huge sign promoting OutServe. OutServe is a national organization promoting homosexuality in the military, including FORCING chaplains to conduct same-sex weddings on military bases. AFA is promoting a boycott of Home Depot until it agrees to remain neutral in the homosexual culture war. Sign their petition at http://action.afa.net/item.aspx?id=2147496231 Pray: this week for Michigan, Nevada and Virginia. May each citizen, each voter listen for God’s words of wisdom which speaks to each heart as they do their civic duty and vote.
FAST: Our suggestions are to eat no meat, and do no snacking on your fast day or do the fasting suggested by God in Isaiah 58:7 “share your bread with the hungry.” Eat less at home and donate that food to a local food pantry.
ACTION: Please choose to support Hobby Lobby or boycott Home Depot or do both.
WWW.CHANGINGHEARTS.US Subsidiary of Summit Seekers, Inc. changingheartsus@gmail.com
Monday, October 22, 2012
Standing up for Religious Freedom
Sunday was a bit on the drizzly side, and a bit cool. About 150 people showed up for the Rally, but we were resolute in our desire to be there, to stand up for our faith and our RIGHT to live our faith. Four members of St. Michael's Parish attended.
The foundational Right is the right to live. The foundational Freedom is the freedom to live one's faith.
To help others understand WHY this issue is so important to Christians, and especially Catholics, it is important to study and research. The congregation of St. Michael's has been challenged to take some time to understand the problem, and to study the law. So, these links seemed like a good idea:
USCCB Forming Conscience for Faithful Citizenship:
2 page overview (bulletin insert pdf).
Full version (pdf)
The Free Republic notes 6 things you should know about the HHS Mandate.
The USCCB issued a 4 page comment on the HHS Mandate.
The full text of the Affordable Care Act.
The full text of the Reconciliation Act.
The text of the Supreme Court decision regarding the Individual Mandate within the Affordable Care Act.
For more information about the Stand Up For Religious Freedom movement, go here.
The foundational Right is the right to live. The foundational Freedom is the freedom to live one's faith.
To help others understand WHY this issue is so important to Christians, and especially Catholics, it is important to study and research. The congregation of St. Michael's has been challenged to take some time to understand the problem, and to study the law. So, these links seemed like a good idea:
USCCB Forming Conscience for Faithful Citizenship:
2 page overview (bulletin insert pdf).
Full version (pdf)
The Free Republic notes 6 things you should know about the HHS Mandate.
The USCCB issued a 4 page comment on the HHS Mandate.
The full text of the Affordable Care Act.
The full text of the Reconciliation Act.
The text of the Supreme Court decision regarding the Individual Mandate within the Affordable Care Act.
For more information about the Stand Up For Religious Freedom movement, go here.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Plan B for our children...
I must start by saying that Plan B is a method of "birth control" with a lot of controversy following it. The Church teaches that birth control is a form of pride, taking the control of God's Will out of the act of marital union. So, as Catholics, all birth control is evil, in that it is in direct opposition to God's Will and Church teaching. Some studies say it is not an abortifacient. Others say it is. Either way, it carries horrible side effects that are much more common than most of the educational material is willing to admit. Progesterone, the main component of the pill, lists some, but not all, possible side effects: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); lower stomach pain; missed menstrual period; spotting instead of your usual period.
Is the slope that sends us speeding into a Culture of Death so steep that we cannot stop? Giving children, with unformed, immature minds and bodies, the option to chemically abort their babies is going to cause irreparable harm to generation after generation.
Parents can opt-out, but the articles indicate that not every parent received the paperwork to be able to do it. Why isn't it an OPT-IN program? Why is it automatically assumed that every child is allowed to participate instead of the other way around? Please know that this is one more step away from the God of eternal life and towards the true death of the human soul.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York blogged about it, and did a better job of it than I ever could.
And even though that is true, I still tried. Click here for my opinion about this mess.
Is the slope that sends us speeding into a Culture of Death so steep that we cannot stop? Giving children, with unformed, immature minds and bodies, the option to chemically abort their babies is going to cause irreparable harm to generation after generation.
Parents can opt-out, but the articles indicate that not every parent received the paperwork to be able to do it. Why isn't it an OPT-IN program? Why is it automatically assumed that every child is allowed to participate instead of the other way around? Please know that this is one more step away from the God of eternal life and towards the true death of the human soul.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York blogged about it, and did a better job of it than I ever could.
And even though that is true, I still tried. Click here for my opinion about this mess.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Bishop Jenky and the Emperor's New Clothes
http://amethystkatsworldview.blogspot.com/
I have a new blog post about how I feel about the persecution Bishop Jenky is experiencing. May God support and strengthen him through this difficult time of martyrdom.
I have a new blog post about how I feel about the persecution Bishop Jenky is experiencing. May God support and strengthen him through this difficult time of martyrdom.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Marriage between one man and one woman is Pro-Life
"The only benefits of marriage from which homosexual couples are restricted are those that are costly to the state and society."
This sentence says it all when it comes to the secular argument against "gay" so-called marriage. For the whole article by Adam Kolasinski, go here.
For the Church's teaching on marriage, go here The abridged letter is very easy to read and understand.
This sentence says it all when it comes to the secular argument against "gay" so-called marriage. For the whole article by Adam Kolasinski, go here.
For the Church's teaching on marriage, go here The abridged letter is very easy to read and understand.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
I have a new blog entry regarding Bishop Jenky's controversial Homily. You can read and comment upon it, here.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Project 180
Project 180 shows how much people don't know and don't realize why and how the holocaust of Abortion is worse than the tragedy of the Holocaust of 6 million Jews, and 4 million Catholics, Christians, Gypsies, homosexuals, and mentally challenged people.
It is not a move that is easy to watch. It is not a movie that very young children should see. But it is a movie that you should see. The questions it asks, the answers it gives, are there to help you do the same in simpler conversations.
Last night, Mike Wallace died. On Sept. 9, 1957 he interviewed the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. Her philosophies are the foundation of Planned Parenthood even today.
Mike Wallace Interview of Margaret Sanger
To me, the most chilling comment was her response to Mike Wallace when he asked if she believed in sin.
Margaret Sanger responded: " I believe the greatest sin in the world is bringing children into the world...<pause>...that have disease from their parents, that have no chance to be human beings, practically. Delinquents. Prisoners. Just marked when they're born. To me that that is the greatest sin."
Click the link above to hear the whole interview.
Something else that occurs to me as I watched this interview is that oral contraceptives will be the cigarettes of the future. Cigarettes were once touted as healthy and good, but were found to be horribly bad for you. Think about it.
Mike Wallace Interview of Margaret Sanger
To me, the most chilling comment was her response to Mike Wallace when he asked if she believed in sin.
Margaret Sanger responded: " I believe the greatest sin in the world is bringing children into the world...<pause>...that have disease from their parents, that have no chance to be human beings, practically. Delinquents. Prisoners. Just marked when they're born. To me that that is the greatest sin."
Click the link above to hear the whole interview.
Something else that occurs to me as I watched this interview is that oral contraceptives will be the cigarettes of the future. Cigarettes were once touted as healthy and good, but were found to be horribly bad for you. Think about it.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The conscience protections enjoyed by Americans for decades is threatened and all but gone. Go here to make your voice heard and to fight for our rights as Americans.
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