Thursday begins the “Fortnight for Freedom” which is a two week event organized to spread information on the threat to our religious liberty through prayer, catechesis and public action. It is being organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Of course the secular media is claiming it is all about politics – …
Category: Religious Freedom
You Think It’s Easy Being A Tea Party Catholic?
When I first became affiliated with the tea party movement I was pretty much prepared for the, let's say resistance, I would receive for my views, but never would I have expected the push back I would receive when I came out as a Catholic as well. Being Catholic and a tea party member are quite similar. People …
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HHS Mandate: Public Commenting
As citizens of the United States of America, we all have the chance to comment on legislation. As I hope you are all aware, there Obama administration is dilegently working to take away of Frist Amendment right to religious freedom. They have proposed a mandate as part of Obamacare which will require all religious institutions to provide free …
A Massachusetts Judge – Really?
As a resident of Massachusetts, I am used to dealing with liberal judges and courts which is why it is quite a surprise when the "Good Guys" win one. This is exactly what happened on Friday though, when a Superior Court Judge, S. Jane Haggerty, ruled that the words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, …
It All Has to Start at Home
I am always heartened when I read something about youth involved in our faith. The latest was a blog post I found this morning. As I have written here before, I feel in one way I have failed my children by not practicing my faith when I was younger, now they don’t either. This means …
Religious Freedom Rallies and the Rosary, A Connection
Did you go to any of the religious freedom rallies today? If you did great, if you didn't I understand, I couldn't make it either. There was one in the city where I work, but I don't have a job where I can just disappear for an hour.I had an interesting revelation about the "Stand up …
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The War on Catholics Or Women Or Something
When you get to be my age is is so easy to get confused. Earlier this week 43 Catholic institutions filed 19 lawsuits in federal court to stop the HHS contraception mandate from going through. Didn't you see it on the mainstream media?Even though it is strictly a religious freedom issue, you would never know it. Instead …
The Wayward Catholic 