Category Archives: Culture of Death

Why March for Life? Because Women Deserve Better

H/T New Advent                                                                                                    By Danielle Bean An unborn baby’s heart begins beating 18 days after conception – a tiny heartbeat, a human heartbeat, and a vulnerable one. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade made itlegal … Continue reading

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Miracle! “Vegetables” Wake and Speak

The Guardian reports (H/T Mere Comments) Reborn We have always been told there is no recovery from persistent vegetative state – doctors can only make a sufferer’s last days as painless as possible. But is that really the truth? Across … Continue reading

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The Scandal of Christians Who Support Torture

Bill Knight (of GateHouse News Service) writes, H/T Mark Shea:  A favorite Psalm sings, “You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day.” But when modern “arrows” are explosives, it’s awfully difficult to be … Continue reading

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Prohibiting Late Term Abortions Kills Jobs

The Des Moines Register editorial staff has finally jumped the shark.   Their latest argument for even late term abortions: kill babies and create jobs: There is a business that wants to move from Nebraska to Iowa. It would bring some … Continue reading

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Pro Abortion Extremist in Chief

Are you Pro life?   Do you want to end tax payer funding for Planned Parenthood?  Well then you are an extremist. At least according to pro abortion politicians. This has been especially true in the fight to deprive PP of … Continue reading

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Controversial Black Genocide Billboards Featuring Obama Go Up in Chicago

The billboards are quite aggressive, and in very bad taste.                                                          H/T Deacon Greg Kandra CHICAGO, March 28, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Thirty pro-life billboards featuring the image of Barack Obama are going up in South Chicago, U.S. president Barack Obama’s … Continue reading

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Fast and pray to fight porn addiction

Porn addiction is becoming increasingly prevalent in our sex saturated culture.  Active Catholics—including seminarians—are not immune from the allure of pornography.  The problem is that it can be hard to avoid.  It arrives, unsolicited, in our email in boxes. The … Continue reading

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Women against mothers

I don’t know who Mary Elizabeth Williams is, but her world view is tragic. She  writes: Is motherhood Natalie Portman’s “greatest role”? In her acceptance speech, the “Black Swan” star suggests that pregnancy trumps a career. She’s wrong. Continue reading … Continue reading

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House GOP Leader Won’t Rule Out Funding Planned Parenthood

Add this to my “Why I don’t belong to a political tribe” file:  “(CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) today would not rule out that the Republican House leadership would permit taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood in the final … Continue reading

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Anti Abortion Billboard Removed

You may have heard about an anti-abortion billboard in New York that was taken     down after massive pressure. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan has weighed in with some Unpleasant Truths . (H/T Deacon Greg). Excerpt: “Here in New York, a … Continue reading

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