Joseph Stack, the enraged man who flew his plane into the IRS building in Austin, was initially seen by several liberal-left pundits as prototypically right wing; the most common suspicion was that he was a tea party activist. But then it was shown that he was also anti-Catholic, and that confused the left to no end. [...]
There is no end to the comedians who like to rip the Catholic Church for the sexual abuse scandal, but precious few seem to have any interest in the contribution that the public school industry has made to this problem. That’s too bad, because there is plenty of script available. Take New York City, for instance. [...]
Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition, wrote an op/ed in the New York Daily News called "It's the NAACP vs. the schoolchildren." Please clickhere to read this important article.
Please click here to see which Catholic senators voted against the Nelson amendment to the healthcare bill. The amendment would prohibit federal funding of abortion.
We could not help but notice New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery's comment in support of gay marriage yesterday: "The churches would not exist if there weren't choir directors, many of whom are gay."
Here’s a challenge to all those pro-abortion Catholics masquerading as pro-life by citing their allegiance to economic policies that may reduce the incidence of abortion: Check out the latest Rand Corporation study on teens who watch a lot of sexual content on TV and join with real pro-life Catholics in calling for a more responsible Hollywood. [...]
A front-page article in today’s New York Times reads, “Some Roman Catholic Bishops Assail Health Plan.” Some? It cites not a single bishop who supports the Obama health care bills. So why the qualifier? The bishops, while supportive of universal health care, have said they will not support any bill that provides for abortion coverage. Unfortunately, the bills [...]
Frances Kissling, former head of Catholics for Choice, is known for two things: her hatred of all things Catholic and her love for abortion. In a piece she did for Salon.comshe says she speaks for “feminists and progressive Catholics” when she proclaims her “love” for nuns. Has Kissling had an epiphany? Not quite. Her is what she [...]
Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research has released a study showing that men and women entering the priesthood and joining an order of nuns are more likely to be non-white and conservative than their predecessors. Asians, Pacific Islanders, Latinos and Africans make up an increasing share of the new recruits. Also, young women joining an order of [...]
The Milwaukee affiliate of Voice of the Faithful is calling it quits. They correctly diagnosed the problem: they lost their way, ticked off conservatives and became a clone of Call to Action. Their last event will be September 26—Father Richard McBrien of Notre Dame has been tapped to preside over the funeral. We expect it won’t [...]
