Keep Praying for Justina!

Prayer vigil at 1:00pm on March 17, 2014 

on the steps of the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston 

before the beginning of the 2:00pm hearing 

to decide the fate of Justina Pelletier.

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Note that the court hearing is happening on St. Patrick's Day. Please pray through the intercession of St. Patrick who himself was kidnapped and unjustly held in captivity. May Justina be freed on his feast day!

More Americans Without Health Insurance...

...than 2008 when Obama was elected. Good going, Mr. President!

Gallup: Percentage of Uninsured Americans Higher Now Than in 2008

Note that employer coverage is declining which is what the liberals want -- a single payer program run by the government with bureaucrats, not doctors, deciding what is "appropriate" care. Welcome to the brave new world where the elderly will be deemed expendable because they are too expensive to treat. 

Remember This? Who Would You Rather Have Making Foreign Policy Decisions?

...the low information community organizer or the man with the brain?



Consider the crises we've faced. How differently do you think Romney would have handled Benghazi, for example?

 We have a lightweight in the White House who cares nothing for Americans on the front lines or Americans in the big cities or small towns. The only Americans he appears to care about attend Democrat fundraisers carrying big, fat wallets. The sooner he's gone, the better for America.

Check Out Bob Marshall for Congress

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Another Whopping Scandal from Cardinal Dolan

Cardinal Dolan Says "Bravo" to Gay Football Player Michael Sam

I really don't understand Cardinal Dolan. Supposing I "came out" in public declaring that I am oriented toward adultery. There I am shouting from the rooftops, "Hey I'm really attracted to having sex with other women's husbands. And, as a matter of fact, I've dated a few." Would Cardinal Dolan cheer me on and say, "Bravo, good for her? I can't judge." Somehow I doubt it. 

But isn't that what Michael Sam is basically saying, "Hey, I'm attracted to having sex with other guys. And I've dated a few." (He said that in a interview.)  What's to celebrate in that? Didn't Jesus say even to look at another with lust was to commit the act in one's heart? Aren't our sinful "orientations" something to save for the confessional?

Cardinal Dolan needs a reality check. What does it do to the faithful when a shepherd blesses the immoral inclinations of others? Frankly, I feel like I've been sucker-punched! I don't judge Michael Sam; that's God's job. I do judge his choices to "date" other men. So I hope readers will pray for him. 

But pray even harder for Cardinal Dolan because scandal by someone in his position is serious indeed! 

Equal Time for a Scandalous Catholic College...

If you read my previous post about feminist studies at UC Santa Barbara, you no doubt noted the fixation of "feminist studies" with sex, porn, and prostitution. But, hey, I don't want to just pick on the secular institutions when Catholic universities are so busy competing. Here's an article about Georgetown with a few chosen paragraphs following. What a way for a so-called Catholic school to prepare for Lent, eh?

Georgetown University student group hosts ‘Sex Positive Week’ with erotic dancing instruction

Director of Student Activities?

And now...some of the highlights. Note the "clever" double entendre in the first line. Isn't that precious, as Gollum would say?

“Bring Your Semester to A Climax with Sex Positive Week," states the United Feminists’ Facebook page which encouraged students to take part in the week of activities. “Beginning this Hump Day, February 26th, until next Hump Day, March 5th, we will be celebrating Sex-Positive Week!”

The week was scheduled to begin with a social media campaign with twitter hash tags including “#HoyaSexa and #SexPositive.” They requested that “all graphic visuals [be] rated between PG-13 and R.”

Illustrating What's Wrong With College These Days

Can you imagine making a living on "feminist studies" looking at pornography and sex work? Wow! But it's no doubt more riveting than basket weaving. Here's the article that got me thinking about college wasting disease.

UC Santa Barbara professor incites violence against peaceful student demonstrators

Instead of engaging students in argument, this "professor" attacked the pro-life students and destroyed their property. Could it be she had no argument? Take a look at her background and ask yourself whether you'd want your kids in her classes:

Meditations for Lent: Jesus is Tempted in the Desert

Sometimes a picture says it better than words. Rubens certainly did. The devil always comes bringing something he says we can't and shouldn't resist. After all, bread is a good thing isn't it?

For Lent: Do You Pray the Daily Rosary?

Read the article below and consider the power of praying the rosary in union with Mary and the Holy Trinity and the angels and saints. Outside of the Mass there is no more effective prayer than the devotion of the Holy Rosary. If you aren't praying the daily rosary why not start for Lent? If you already pray the rosary, consider adding another set or at least another decade. What a blessing to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries every day contemplating the great love of Jesus who gave Himself up FOR YOU, not humanity in general, but FOR YOU. If you can't say an entire five-decade rosary, how about choosing one decade. It won't take you five minutes and you will be giving ten blows to the devil's head and ten kisses to a loving mother! Lent calls for us to focus on prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving. Increasing your recitation of the rosary is a prayer that will bless your Lent!

The Power of the Holy Rosary: Beautiful Reasons for Praying the Rosary Even More Often

By Father Gabriel Amorth

One day a colleague of mine heard the devil say during an exorcism:

"Every Hail Mary is like a blow on my head. If Christians knew how powerful the Rosary was, it would be my end."

The secret that makes this prayer so effective

Have You Signed the Petition to Rescue Justina Pelletier?

If you haven't, please go here. Imagine Justina was your daughter, removed from your family because you followed the recommendations of a team of expert doctors treating her. How would you feel watching your daughter be treated like a prisoner, denied schooling, denied religious services, treated worse than a prisoner in one of our penitentiaries? That's the reality for Justina. Please sign the petition and pass it on. To allow a bunch of Child Services bureaucrats to abuse a child and kidnap her from her parents is shocking and horrifying. Please help end the Pelletier's nightmare!