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March 5, 2017

Before you get your hopes up about the overturn of Roe…

… that is surely gonna happen now that Trump is here, note this interview with Neil Gorsuch, his SCOTUS nominee: “She said they had an extended discussion about precedent and that Mr. Gorsuch said he believed that “it is not sufficient to overturn a long-established precedent for five current judges to believe a previous decision [Read More...]
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Published on March 05, 2017 23:30

A reader has a question about artificial contraception

He writes: Thanks for all your writing. I really enjoy it and find it uplifting when I’m feeling exhausted with the world. I have found your critique of Catholics who are overly focused on abortion at the expense of other Life issues to be compelling and personally convicting. So thanks for that! On that note, [Read More...]
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Published on March 05, 2017 23:18

March 4, 2017

Today’s crazy for the Christian Trump defender to defend…

…instead of the unborn or the gospel. Without citing evidence, Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping him during the race More classic Orwellian tactics from this authoritarian liar. I wonder how many suckers will buy this? Of course, all this means more chaos at the White House and in our intel community: Was there a classified [Read More...]
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Published on March 04, 2017 08:54

Update on Sky, the little baby we were praying for

Her Mom writes: Sky was moved out of the icu last night. Doctors and nurses were thrilled with her progress. Sky was pretty “drugged” for a while but quickly started getting back to herself. She began grabbing for her toys, smiling and then progressed to drinking water from a straw to eating jello. From last [Read More...]
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Published on March 04, 2017 08:46

March 3, 2017

The Bishop of Mostar-Duvno could not be clearer

Quoth he: “The Virgin Mary has not appeared in Medjugorje,” said Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno, the diocese in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which includes Medjugorje. There is no apparition of Mary at Medjugorje. Account for it how you will (I think “fraud” is the obvious explanation), the only important takeaway is that the machine must be unplugged, [Read More...]
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Published on March 03, 2017 23:50

Hey Olympia and Lake Stevens, Washington!

I’m coming to speak at St Michael parish in Olympia tomorrow, March 5, at 11 AM on “The Roots of Catholic Social Teaching”. Then, tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM, I will be speaking at Holy Cross parish in Lake Stevens on Mary, Mother of the Son. I look forward to seeing you!
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Published on March 03, 2017 23:44

A lovely Lenten gift in the Sincere Searching of Another

…is what happened to me earlier this week.  I wrote about it over at Catholic Weekly.
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Published on March 03, 2017 23:37

“Because God has taken all of human reality, except sin. There is no God without Christ…

A God without Christ, ‘disincarnate,’ is a god that is not real” – Pope Francis This is why the Church can’t avoid getting down in the muck with every ordinary person. It’s where God is found.
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Published on March 03, 2017 20:49

Maria Steen Battles for Life

in Ireland.
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Published on March 03, 2017 18:47

Trump Administration Wants to Separate Mothers from their Children at the Border

Tell me, Christian, “Prolife”, “Pro-family” Trump Defender: How do you look yourself in the mirror in the morning and cheer for this? How do you sleep at night? This is not complex. Stop tearing families apart.
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Published on March 03, 2017 15:27

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