Grassroots Group Pushing U.S. Legislators to Read Health Care Reform Bill

Editorial: Passing Unread Laws

~ Via letfreedomringusa.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Admits to Supporting Eugenics as a Legitimate Reason for Abortion

This is truly shocking! Operation Rescue President Troy Newman shared the quote below (in bold) from Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg this evening after we finished watching Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America and it was horrible to hear her words.

Via Deacon Keith A. Fournier at Catholic Online:

Emily Bazellon of the New York Times Magazine conducted an interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg entitled “The Place of Women on the Court” which appeared in its’ July 7, 2009 issue. Justice Ginsburg was amazingly candid about her support of unrestricted abortion. In response to a particular question she supported even eugenics as a legitimate reason for a woman “choosing” to take the developing human life growing in her womb.

Here is an excerpt:

Q If you were a lawyer again, what would you want to accomplish as a future feminist legal agenda?

JUSTICE GINSBURG: Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means without choice anymore. That just seems to me so obvious. The states that had changed their abortion laws before Roe [to make abortion legal] are not going to change back. So we have a policy that affects only poor women, and it can never be otherwise, and I don’t know why this hasn’t been said more often.

Q: Are you talking about the distances women have to travel because in parts of the country, abortion is essentially unavailable, because there are so few doctors and clinics that do the procedure? And also, the lack of Medicaid for abortions for poor women?

JUSTICE GINSBURG: Yes, the ruling about that surprised me. [Harris v. McRae — in 1980 the court upheld the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of Medicaid for abortions.] Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.(emphasis added) Read the entire article here.

This is so sick! And someone like this is on the Supreme Court? Lord, have mercy!

Related Information:

LifeSiteNews.Com: Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Would Help Eradicate Unwanted Populations Through Abortion

WorldNetDaily: Ginsburg: I thought Roe was to rid undesirables

What Does The Prayer Really Say? Justice Ginsberg originally thought Roe v Wade was about control of undesirable populations


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NC Remembers Sterilization Program; Margaret Sanger's Eugenics Program Continues Today

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Video: Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood's Racist Founder

Barack Obama and Abortion From a Black Man's Perspective

The Evils of Planned Parenthood; What You Can Do to Stop Them

Catholic Church Offers Stem Cell Grants

HOPING to contribute to the end of the use of embryos in research, the Catholic Church is offering a $100,000 grant for research into the medical use of adult stem cells.

The Sydney Archdiocese announced the grant on Wednesday, saying it is still vehemently opposed to embryonic stem cell research but approves of the use of adult stem cells.

Sydney Archbishop Cardinal George Pell says adult stem cells can already be used in the treatment of heart and liver disease.

"The Catholic Church promotes and encourages medical research and we strongly support stem cell research and other forms of biotechnology that respect the dignity of every human life," Cardinal Pell said in a statement.

"Advances in adult stem cell research have been extremely impressive."

The Catholic Church says the grant will be awarded by an independent assessment panel.

This is the fourth adult stem cell grant the Church has awarded since 2002, with $300,000 already given.

~ Via The Northern Star.

Soul of Christ, Sanctify Me!

This is a must see video, filled with holy and heavenly images! The music is divine!

Anima Christi (Soul of Christ) a beautiful prayer, often said after receiving Communion, dates from the early 14th century.



Anima Christi, sanctifica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.
Passio Christi, conforta me.
O bone Jesu, exaudi me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me.
Ne permittas me separari a te.
Ab hoste maligno defende me.
In hora mortis meae voca me.
Et iube me venire ad te,
Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te.
In saecula saeculorum.
Amen
~~~
Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me (refresh me)
Water from the side of Christ, wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Separated from Thee let me never be
From the malicious enemy defend me
(from the malignant enemy defend me)
In the hour of my death call me
And bid me come unto Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints
and with Thy angels
(That with thy saints I may praise Thee)
Forever and ever. Amen.

~ Via Catholiques1

Catholic Author Creates Comic to Spark Abortion Discussion

What a great idea!

CNA reports:

Matthew Lickona, author of “Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic,” is now releasing a five-part comic series about a fetus named Alphonse who survives an abortion attempt and “sets out on a mission of revenge,” while his only friend persistently reminds him that payback isn’t the answer.

The first issue, titled, “Untimely Ripp’d” is described as a story about the intersection of eight lives following an attempted abortion on Alphonse.

For readers unfamiliar with the Japanese cartoons known as “Manga,” the powers attributed to Alphonse might seem ridiculous. But the exaggeration of emotions, actions and powers is part and parcel of the Manga style, which has become quite popular with American youth in the form of “Anime.”

The comic’s website explains that Alphonse is "grotesquely abnormal" due to his mother’s “use of controlled substances” which has left him “both sentient and coordinated.”

“He is also deeply wounded, twisted by fear and rage after the attempt on his life, and bent on revenge,” the site says. “But violence begets violence. Alphonse is pursued even as he is pursuing, and haunted by the claim that there may be another way... .” Read the entire article here.

Archbishop Chaput: News Media Fails to Fulfill its Role

Once again, the articulate and eloquent Archbishop Chaput speaks very candidly and truthfully about one of the most crucial issues of our day -- the bias in the mainstream media.

Via CNA:

At a Wednesday evening gathering of the Catholic business group Legatus, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver analyzed the influence of the media upon American Catholics. The news media, he said, has the important role in our democracy of protecting truth and pursuing reason, but it is failing to deliver.

"America’s news media have enormous opinion-shaping power," Chaput explained. "Therefore it’s vital for Catholics to understand how the media work, and especially how they work on us."

"The media’s power to shape public thought is why it’s so vital for the rest of us to understand their human element."

Instead of some impersonal organization, Catholics need to realize that the men and women who report the news bring their own cultural and political views, economic pressures and social ambitions to their reporting and editorial decisions, the Denver archbishop said.

"When we don’t recognize the personal chemistry of the men and women who bring us our news … then we fail the media by holding them to too low a standard. We also –and much more importantly—fail ourselves by neglecting to think and act as intelligent citizens."

But the media also has "an obligation to the public," Archbishop Chaput stated, "a duty to illuminate public discourse by presenting the facts of a story in a full and truthful context, regardless of the intellectual fashions of the moment."

While he noted that while "many of the reporters I talk with try to be diligent and fair," the prelate lamented, "too many news professionals don’t live up to this standard. And some, quite candidly, don’t seem to try."

Read the entire article here.

He certainly hits the nail on the head!

St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

Today is the optional memorial of St. Augustine Zhao, priest and companions.

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 companions in 1815. Among their number was an eighteen year old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried out to those who had just cut off his right arm and were preparing to flay him alive: "Every piece of my flesh, every drop of my blood will tell you that I am Christian."

Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China's relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was free to grow or was forced to operate secretly.

The 120 martyrs in this group died between 1648 and 1930. Most of them (eighty-seven) were born in China and were children, parents, catechists or laborers, ranging from nine years of age to seventy-two. This group includes four Chinese diocesan priests.

The thirty-three foreign-born martyrs were mostly priests or women religious, especially from the Order of Preachers, the Paris Foreign Mission Society, the Friars Minor, Jesuits, Salesians and Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese soldier who accompanied Bishop John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (Paris Foreign Mission Society) to his martyrdom in Beijing. Augustine was baptized and not long after was ordained as a diocesan priest. He was martyred in 1815.

Beatified in groups at various times, these 120 martyrs were canonized in Rome on October 1, 2000.

More information is available on The Vatican website and at American Catholic.

Video: Canadian Prime Minister Pockets the Eucharist!

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in hot water over a video that caught him taking Holy Communion in a Catholic Church, despite being a non-Catholic Christian. To make matters worse, the video shows him walking away without consuming the host.

LifeSiteNews.com spoke with Harper's spokesman Dimitri Soudas who explained that the Prime Minister was offered Communion and therefore "accepted it and consumed it." He said, "Any allegation that he put it in his pocket is absurd and ridiculous."

When questioned about the video showing the PM walking away without consuming the Host, Soudas replied: "He was holding a program in his hand and he went to put the program down and then consumed it." That took place, he said, after the camera stopped following the PM.

Asked why the PM as a non-Catholic would receive Communion, which in Catholic teaching is reserved for Catholics and even only those Catholics who are properly disposed to receiving Communion, Soudas replied: "Who is the Prime Minister to judge once Communion has been offered to him?"

Soudas added, "It is a well known fact that he's a Christian."Soudas then turned to the Prime Minister's upcoming meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Saturday. "He's very much looking forward to his audience with the Pope this Saturday," said Soudas. He would not state if the PM had any agenda for that meeting, but did acknowledge that Mr. Harper would be accompanied by his wife and children.

~ Via LifeSiteNews.Com

This is One Sick Woman In Need of Our Prayers

Via CNA:

‘Absolutely vile’ advice column tells men how to pressure pregnant women to abort


Please add Isabella Snow to your prayer list -- she is deeply entrenched in the culture of death and has not only bought all the lies, but is dishing out this dirt to men, thus endangering them as well as their partners and children -- psychological, spiritual, and physical damage / death are the result of her unhealthy advice.

Pro-life Groups Ask for Comprehensive Investigation of Late-term Abortionist Carhart

A coalition of four pro-life groups have sent a letter to Nebraska Attorney General Jon Buning asking him to open a "comprehensive" investigation into late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart and his Bellevue abortion clinic.

Signing the letter were Troy Newman of Operation Rescue headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition in Washington, DC, Larry Donlan of Rescue the Heartland in Omaha, Nebraska, and Ann Bowen of Nebraskans United for Life, also of Omaha.
The group expressed concerns about the legality of certain aspects of Carhart's abortion business as well concerns about the condition of Carhart's run-down abortion clinic that was damaged by an accidental fire earlier this year.

Carhart has indicated that he wants to begin doing risky third trimester abortions at his Bellevue clinic.

"There is concern that this decision will create an unacceptable safety risk to women," the group stated in their letter dated July 6, 2009.

“The safety of the public is our paramount concern, thus we are requesting the most comprehensive investigation of Carhart and his Nebraska abortion business as possible from the Attorney General’s office, and that your investigation not be limited solely to the concerns listed in this letter. Women’s lives and future health literally depend on it.”

Along with the letter, the groups filed a packet of documents, including information about incidents of botched abortions involving Carhart that required emergency transport to the hospitalalong with photos of the ambulances involved in those incidents. Also included were photos of dilapidated conditions at his abortion clinic, a complaint filed in Kansas about Carhart’s part in the third-trimester abortion death of Christin Gilbert, and several news stories that raise questions about the safety and legality of Carhart’s abortion operation.

Read the letter

~ Via Operation Rescue.

Related Information:

LifeNews.Com: Pro-Life Group Starts Research on Late-Term Abortion Practitioner LeRoy Carhart

LifeSiteNews.Com: Late-Term Abortionist LeRoy Carhart “One Sick Individual”: Nebraska Attorney General

BeliefNet -- Crunchy Con: LeRoy Carhart, butcher

Catholic Fire: BOARD SHOULD REVOKE THE MEDICAL LICENSES OF 4 KANSAS DOCTORS INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL LATE-TERM ABORTIONS

Pope Benedict's New Encyclical "Charity in Truth" is Here!

The Holy Father's third encyclical, "Charity in Truth" came out yesterday and can be found online in its entirety here. A summary of it is available here. I need to spend some time digging into it.

Isn't it amazing how the secular media is able to speed read it and to understand it immediately?

Prayers Needed for Archbishop Chaput

American Papist shares the following:

Via a friend of the Archbishop's, I am told he is to undergo spine surgery soon. Nothing too serious, I understand, but prayers should be offered up for the health and safety of this leading light in the Church in America.

Let's lift up this faithful servant of the Lord in our daily prayers.

All Things Work for Good for Those Who Love God

Will You Speak for Me?

This video was originally blocked by YouTube for no apparent reason.

An important and unique look at abortion:

Saint Jeanne-Marie Kerguin

Franciscan Missionary and Martyr

Today's saint of the day is St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin, also known as: Giovanna Kerguin, Juana María Kerguin, Marie Santa Natalia, and Marie de Sainte Nathalie.

Jeanne-Marie was born on May 5, 1864, at Belle-Isle en Terre, France to a poor peasant family. Her mother died when she was quite young, and she was forced to take over the household chores for the family. With her home obligations fulfilled, she joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1887, taking the name Marie Santa Natalia. There she happily threw herself into a life of prayer and devotion to the simplest and most menial tasks of her house. She was assigned first to Paris, then to Carthage in north Africa. She encountered health problems and was sent to Rome to recover. There she answered the call of her Order to work as a missionary. She arrived in China in March 1899, and was almost immediately hospitalized for several months with typhus. Her short lived career ended during a crackdown on foreign missionaries during the Boxer Rebellion. St. Jeanne - Marie Kerguin was beheaded on July 9, 1900, at at Taiyuanfu, China. She was one of the Martyrs of Shanxi and one of the Martyrs of China. She was canonized on October 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Rome.

Saint Quote:

"Do not be afraid. Death is only God who is passing by."


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Sarah Palin Explains Her Decision to Step Down

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is revealing more about why she made the decision to step down as the state's governor at the end of the month. She said her decision came from her independent, maverick personality and she left the door open for a pro-life presidential bid in 2012 taking on President Barack Obama.

Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee last year, told CNN that "all options are on the table" for her political future and that she wants to stay involved in the political process. Read the rest here.

Check out her thoughts on her FaceBook page here.

I can certainly understand it. These are my thoughts, not Sarah's. I think she is a very independent woman who doesn't like to be controlled by the Obama administration or by the biased media or the radical left who are terrified of her. She's an intelligent, outspoken woman who not only speaks the truth, but lives the truth. They have been unrelenting in their harassment of her. To fight them off (She has won every case against her.) is draining the state's budget and wasting her time. She needs a break from this ongoing harassment and needs to conserve her energies and make plans for the 2012 election. She wants to enter the race and give it all she's got and win this time. She's has so much more going for her than B.O. (who basically bought his way into the presidency). It makes sense to me. If I were in her position, I would do the same thing.

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Thank You, Readers!

I want to thank all those who nominated and voted for Catholic Fire in the Catholic New Media Awards. Catholic Fire came in second in the category of Best Blog by a Religious. I was really surprised to even be nominated for this category. I suppose Catholic Fire was nominated because I am an Oblate with the Community of St. John.

The zealous Fr. Z took first place (beating this blog by a landslide) and I'm very happy for him. Congratulations, Fr. Z.! It's only appropriate that a priest should win in this Year for Priests, right? :)

You can check out the results here and be sure to stop by and visit all the great blogs listed there as well as those in my sidebar.

God bless you!

Blessed Peter To Rot

Matryr for Marriage


Peter was born in Rakunai, New Britain, an island off the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea, in 1912. His parents were Angelo To Puia, a village chief, and Maria la Tumul, adult converts who were part of this region's first Catholics.

A pious young man, Peter had an intense prayer life and received Communion daily. At the age of 18, he became a a lay catechist and ministered to the people of his own village. He frequently quoted the Bible and carried it everywhere with him.

In 1936, at the age of 24, he married Paula la Varpit, who was also Catholic. The couple had three children: Andrea, who died after the war; a little girl, Rufina La Mama, who is still alive; and the third child (name unknown), who was born soon after Peter's death in 1945 and died a short time later.

In 1942, the Japanese invaded the island and arrested all the missionaries and their staff, housing them in concentration camps. Peter continued to lead the village as best as he could, caring for the sick, Baptising and teaching the faithful, helping the poor. He assisted other catechists who were confused by the changes brought about by the Japanese.

When the war began to go against them, the Japanese began to repress the locals, banning all forms of worship. They had imagined that the people were praying for the defeat of the Japanese. They tried to get the people to return to their pre-Christian ways, legalizing polygamy. Any resistance to the law was a punishable offense. Peter openly opposed the regulations, and was arrested in 1945 for conducting religious gatherings. Imprisoned in a cave, he was so well known, supported and beloved by those who knew him that he was a source of strength to his people, and of annoyance to his captors. On July 7, 1945, Peter was murdered by his captors and died as a martyr for the faith.

Pope John Paul ll beatified Peter in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on January 17, 1995 declaring the heroic virtue of the devout catechist.

Saint Quote:

"I am here because of those who broke their marriage vows and because of those who do not want the growth of God's kingdom".

~ St. Peter ToRot, referring to his imprisonment, from From L'Osservatore Romano, 25 January 1995

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Sexual Wisdom for Catholic Adolescents: A Home–Based Comprehensive Course for Older Adolescents

Written by Richard Wetzel, M.D.
Published by Sex Education for Advanced Beginners, Inc.
Publication Date: 2009
222 pages



“The world needed a sexual revolution, but got the wrong one. We needed the one based on truth and love, the one Pope John Paul II presented in The Theology of the Body. Instead, we got one based on lies, pleasure, and freedom, which has turned into a hideous monster of a revolution marred by rampant diseases, death, divorce, abortions, sexual enslavement, etc., which is sweeping away hopelessly ignorant young people in droves and robbing them of the awesome potential of an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.”

These are the words of Richard Wetzel, M.D. in his new book, Sexual Wisdom for Catholic Adolescents, which was written specifically to address the catastrophic crisis in Catholic sexuality education today.

In Sexual Wisdom for Catholic Adolescents, Dr. Wetzel, a devout Catholic physician, who has been a chastity educator for the last 20 years, provides parents with a comprehensive, intimate, one-on-one program which they can use with their children, personalizing it in their own way, sharing their own tales, experiences, struggles, and knowledge to present an individualized course of instruction.

The curriculum Dr. Wetzel presents is very unique from other courses that have been around for decades that cater to the needs of younger adolescents (13 – 14 year olds) in group settings and are necessarily restricted in scope. While these programs are valuable and vital, Dr. Wetzel’s curriculum addresses the needs of older adolescents (17 – 18 year olds) in an individualized, comprehensive manner, presenting the whole story of human sexuality, leaving nothing out.

To say that I was impressed with the wide range of material presented in this book would be an understatement. Dr. Wetzel shares clear, concise, candid, and complete information on: the biology of human sexuality (which is accompanied by beautiful, full color illustrations); sex without love, pre-marital sex, pornography, artificial contraception and sterilization, natural family planning, abortion, misconceptions about sexuality, sexual addiction and sexual abuse, homosexuality, sexual codependency, victims of the sexual revolution, good sex, sexual morality, the four levels of happiness, and entertainment and dating guidelines for teens. He effectively engages the reader and shares the truth of the Catholic teachings on sexual morality through: personal stories, the words of the saints, Catholic prayers, excerpts from the Bible, the Catholic Catechism, and papal encyclicals.

Sexual Wisdom for Adolescents was specifically written for older teens and young adults, but anyone who reads it will learn valuable information that they won’t find anywhere else. It is an essential resource for all Catholics – a treasure chest of information containing keen insights that will aid in their spiritual growth and understanding of human sexuality in our culture today.

I believe that every parent who reads this book will wish they would have had this curriculum as a teenager. Every teen who reads this book will be thankful to their parents for giving them the tools to know the truth of the Catholic teachings and to enjoy the beautiful gift of human sexuality as it was meant to be experienced.

I highly recommend this book and encourage homeschooling groups, parents’ groups, dioceses, high schools, parishes, and other organizations to take advantage of the publisher’s pledge – a special offer, which is available at Dr. Wetzel’s website http://www.sexualwisdom.com/ .

St. Maria Goretti

Martyr for Purity

Patron Saint of Youth, Young Women, Purity and Victims of Rape


Maria Goretti was born on October 16, 1890, in Coranaldo in the province of Ancona in Italy, the third of seven children of Assunta and Luigi Goretti. When Maria was six, her father, realizing he could not support his growing family on the barren countryside, took them south to a village near Anzio, believing that in the rich, warm farmlands of the Mediterranean he would find a more prosperous living and a make a better life for his family. Luigi was a hard worker, but suffering from malaria, typhus, meningitis and pneumonia, he died in 1900, leaving his family penniless. Maria, now a child of ten, was doing the work of a grown woman.

Maria impressed everyone with her radiant purity. She was naturally pious, kind, and helpful. She was also outstandingly beautiful.

In 1902, at age twelve, Maria was attacked by the 19-year-old farm hand Alessandro Serenelli. He tried to rape her but she resisted and fought back, yelled that it was a sin, and that he would go to hell. Enraged, Alessandro stabbed her fourteen times and left her bleeding and unconscious. She did not die, but was taken to hospital and was operated on for more than two hours. She lived for twenty hours more, received the Last Sacrament, and specifically forgave her murderer. She died holding a crucifix and a medal of Our Lady.

Alessandro was tried and sentenced to thirty years’ in prison with hard labor. For the first seven years or so he maintained a defiant attitude, but he repented, and dreams of Maria herself were largely responsible for his repentance and conversion. In 1908, six years after her death, Maria came to Alessandro in a dream or a vision, so real, it was for him reality. His prison cell was transformed into a beautiful garden filled with fragrant flowers and surprising masses of lilies. A figure in white was gathering the lilies. She turned to him and he cried out: "Maria! Oh, Mariettina!" and she came to him, carrying an armful of white lilies, which she handed to him, one by one, each representing a wound he had inflicted on her. And she repeated her dying wish that one day his soul would reach her in Heaven.

Maria was beatified in 1927. Alessandro was released in 1928; and he and Maria’s mother received Communion side by side on Christmas Day 1937, and they spent Christmas together. Maria was canonized in 1950. Her mother was present at the ceremony, the first time this has ever happened. Some people say that Alessandro was present, too. Eventually, he found peace as a gardener in a Capuchin monastery and as a lay brother of the Secular Third Order. His favorite flower was the lily. He died in 1970.

Maria is a beautiful model of purity, chastity, love and forgiveness for those in our society today -- both young and old. She took to heart the words of the priest who upon reception of her first Holy Communion told her,"A Catholic will always rather die than sin against God." She chose to die rather than to sin, and to become a shining saint of purity. She received strength to die as a martyr for purity through her frequent reception of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. She forgave the man who murdered her and helped him repent and turn back to his faith. Impossible, you say? How could anyone forgive someone who committed such a horrible crime? Nothing is impossible with God.

This brief story does not do justice to this great modern day saint. You can find more detailed information here. You can also find more information here.


Official Prayer to St. Maria Goretti

Oh Saint Maria Goretti who, strengthened by God's grace, did not hesitate even at the age of twelve to shed your blood and sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal purity, look graciously on the unhappy human race which has strayed far from the path of eternal salvation. Teach us all, and especially youth, with what courage and promptitude we should flee for the love of Jesus anything that could offend Him or stain our souls with sin. Obtain for us from our Lord victory in temptation, comfort in the sorrows of life, and the grace which we earnestly beg of thee (here insert intention), and may we one day enjoy with thee the imperishable glory of Heaven. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

St. Maria Goretti, pray for us!

Prayer Before a Dance or Party

Prayer Before a Date

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Catholic Blogger Hits The Campaign Trail

Our friend and fellow blogger Paul Mitchell at Thoughts of a Regular Guy hit the campaign trail this 4th of July. He is running for the Illinois General Assembly in District 62. Paul has four children, has been married for 14 years, and is a devout Catholic.

Cao's blog has the scoop along with some super photos and videos. Isn't he doing a great job?

Let's all keep Paul and his campaign in our prayers. He deserves our support and IL can certainly use a man of his high morals and many talents.

Paul’s Campaign Website is here.

What's up with Sarah Palin?

Sarah Palin announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska at the end of the month.

Palin decided not to seek a second term as Governor. Instead of serving as a lame duck, she has decided to resign and relinquish her office to the Lieutenant Governor.

She sounds really fed up with the stupidity of the Obama administration (my words, not hers), who have been trying to dig up dirt on her and have been wasting the state's time and money on ridiculous "ethics" complaints. She wants to "build" up the state and our country, rather than tear it down like the current administration is trying to do. She refuses to deal with politics as usual. Watch the whole video, which is very revealing.

Is she getting ready for 2012? I certainly hope so! Go, Sarah! You are awesome!

Fr. Barron on the Fourth of July

For Independence Day: Great Quotes by Great Americans

"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."

~ George Washington (1789 - 1797), first President of the United States









"The care of human life and happiness, not destruction, is the first and only object of legitimate government."

~ Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826) third President of the United States, Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence






As the Declaration of Independence was being signed, 1776, Samuel Adams declared:

"We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His kingdom come."

~ Samuel Adams (1722 - 1803) is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

"Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it."

~ Abraham Lincoln, (1809 - 1865) the 16th President of the United States







"If the Declaration of Independence states our creed, there can be no right to abortion, since it means denying the most fundamental right of all, to human offspring in the womb. But if human beings can decide who is human and who is not, the doctrine of God-given rights is utterly corrupted. Abortion is the unjust taking of a human life and a breach of the fundamental principles of our public moral creed."

~ Ambassador Alan Keyes