Catholic Fire

Source: U.S. News & World Report Last Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). Marriage as the union of one man and one woman is the first foundation of a stable and healthy government. The federal Defense of Marriage Act affirms the commonsense definition of natural marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Same-sex unions would establish an irresponsible and dangerous policy that children do not need moms and dads. The Obama administration brief alleges that DOMA is discriminatory because it does not extend federal benefits to same-sex couples. President Obama and his Administration have been the most hostile in American history towards marriage and the family. Obama’s radical policies will undermine marriage and morality and ultimately will harm children and society. Obama’s advocacy of anti-family policies is shameful. Read the News Release for more details.

Today, Liberty Counsel is filing two amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court on two marriage cases, the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) ( U.S. v. Windsor) and California’s Proposition 8 ( Hollingsworth v. Perry), a state marriage amendment. The High Court will decide both cases by the end of the term in June 2013. America’s very existence is at stake.  Marriage is not simply an artifact of law to regulate Social Security benefits, but an institution of God to procreate and nurture perpetual generations. The natural family is fundamental to our very existence. Thriving societies need healthy children who grow up into responsible citizens. Healthy children require committed parents who will sacrifice their own desires for the well-being of their children. This is all created within the context of natural marriage between one man and one woman. Please pray that the Supreme Court defends the natural definition of marriage during this pivotal point in America's ...

Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii reminds of the St. Joseph novena which starts today and ends on March 14 or if you start tomorrow on Friday, you can finish it on his feast day, March 15. Jay at Pro Ecclessia * Pro Familia* shares some frightening quotes from Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama concerning his desire to repeal the defense of marriage act. Here's just one example: "As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws." ~ Barack Obama The Catholic Knight has A Word of Advice for Alan Keyes. Leticia at Causa Nostrae Laetitiae asks Is There a Day of Silence in your Child's School? She's not referring to prayer here either.