Manhattan Declaration

LifeSiteNews has an article stating that Over 150,000 Sign Manhattan Declaration in Less than a Week.
November 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The unprecedented pro-life, pro-marriage and pro-religious freedom Manhattan Declaration, unveiled in a press conference last Friday, has already been signed by over 150,000 individuals in less than a week, and the numbers are continuing to [...]

The Passing of a Real Hero – Robert Schindler, Sr.

Spirit & Life®

“The words I spoke to you are spirit and life.” (Jn 6:63)
Human Life International e-Newsletter
Volume 04, Number 28 | Friday, September 4, 2009

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The Passing of a Real Hero
Today the pro-life movement mourns the loss of Mr. Robert Schindler, Sr., the father of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, whose fight for life captured the heart of the [...]

More on the Fr. Corapi Conference

This blogger has a good article on the conference. He was on the main floor and was much closer to the action on the stage. He also has a good commentary on the protestors outside the arena.
So then we arrived at HSBC Arena about 7:30, half an hour before the first sermon. My seat was [...]

Sts. Joachim and Ann

Today is the feast of grandparents, and in particular we are honoring Jesus’ maternal grandparents, Saints Joachim and Ann.
In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to show that Jesus is the culmination of great promises. Not only is his mother’s family neglected, we also know nothing factual [...]

More on “Caritas in Veritate”

Zenit published an article yesterday, Jennifer Roback Morse: Primacy of Culture in “Caritas in Veritate” – Encyclical Offers Opportunity to “Think With the Church”. It’s “just” another overview of Pope Benedict XVI’s great social encyclical, and it’s well worth your time to read it. Her overall point is that if we live in line with [...]

Fr. Z and Children at Mass

Fr. Z steps on the 3rd rail – noisy children at Mass. There are all different circumstances for all different people and Fr. Z comments on a few of them, and at the time of this posting he received 143 comments from his readers. Peace to you and to those around you.
And… searching a bit [...]

The Little Mermaid Promotes Heterosexuality

Wow, just plain wow. Researchers at U of M have grudingly concluded that Disney’s  well loved fairy tales are encouraging children to think of the heterosexual relationship as normal!! Boy meets girl and they fall in love. It’s so romantic and just “taken-for-granted” and it really grates on the researchers, Emily Kazyak and Karin Martin.
“Characters [...]

God-given Moments for Prayer

I found this on the USCCB website while writing the previous post.

Create an atmosphere for prayer in our home
Choose a time and place for prayer
Find God at work
PUT ON HOLD? STUCK IN TRAFFIC? MAYBE GOD’S CALLING YOU TO PRAY, SAYS SHEILA GARCIA, USCCB FAMILY LIFE OFFICIAL
WASHINGTON—Long moments on hold or stuck in [...]

Choosing Life Even Tho Death is Moments Away

In this pro-abortion society many will just shake their heads at this wonderful family. They were given the gift of a 6th child that had a rare condition that is 100% fatal. But the mother carried the child to term and the family lived in his presence as long as God allowed. God Bless baby [...]