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Check out the following: American Papist: Save the Date: Humanae Vitae Today (Sep. 20) On Sep. 20th, Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit is hosting a conference to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the encyclical Humanae Vitae entitled "Humanae Vitae Today, Co-Creating with God" . Get the details here. Carl Olson's Sen. Obama's "open mind" about abortion , which shares some keen insights into Kmiec’s perception of Obama and Obama himself. Father Fox's four part explanation of For Whom Can I Vote ? Marie's Obama's Hurricane of Change Fr. Pavone's Election Related Conference Call on June 25 Jill Stanek's Mother locked up for 18 years for illegitimate pregnancy

It's late and I really didn't think that I would be talking about politics tonight, but a voice inside is telling me that I must speak out on this. Today I received an email from the Director of Catholics for McCain, attempting to convince me what a great guy John McCain will make for President. He shared an AP article on KS Senator Sam Brownback backing McCain. When it comes to pro-life issues, I don't like to mince words. Here is my response to him: As a pro-life Catholic Kansan, I cannot and will not support John McCain . My reasons are as follows: 1. He is not 100% pro-life, pro-family. He supports gay marriages and recreational embryonic stem cell research. He even voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment. 2. He is supported by criminal George Soros , who also backs Obama and Hillary Clinton. His views on human life are not vastly different than theirs. Either you support human life or you don't. 3. He will not protect our borders (as evidenced by his actions) ...

You can find some assistance here: Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics by Father Frank Pavone A Brief Catechism for Catholic Voters by Fr. Stephen F. Torraco, PhD U.S. Bishops Address Catholic Politicians and Voters Voting - A Guide For Making Moral Choices At The Voting Booth An Election Prayer To Mary

The U.S. Catholic bishops have written “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” which consists of summaries of Catholic teaching on seven key issues of concern to the Catholic Church and an enumeration of 10 goals for political life which could be the starting point for personal or group reflection. The seven key issues discussed are: protecting human life, fostering conditions that allow humans to flourish, such as ensuring freedom, peace, a just and impartial legal system, and opportunities for education and work, providing care for the most vulnerable members of society, and being wise stewards of the earth’s resources. Their aim has been to enable Catholics to better “evaluate policy positions, party platforms, and candidates’ promises and actions in light of the Gospel and the moral and social teaching of the Church in order to help build a better world.” “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: a Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the Unit...

I have seen Fr. John Corapi in person on two separate occasions and have watched him on EWTN and really admire him for boldly speaking the truth. He is a holy priest who pulls no punches. Here are some of my favorite pro-life quotes from Fr. Corapi. "If you do not live and vote a Catholic conscience, then don't complain that you live in a pagan nation." "It is not morally possible for any Catholic to support abortion, euthanasia, fetal stem cell research, human cloning, or same-sex marriage. There are no ways around this, no justifications whatever. Why? For the simple reason that the Church holds these things to be intrinsically evil. They are evil in themselves, and no circumstances or subjective conditions can ever change that." "Catholic office holders, whether presidents, senators, congress men or women, or judges at any level must adhere to Catholic teaching or run the risk of separating themselves from the Body of Christ. In such egregious and chro...