Category Archives: Politics

Faith, Politics, and Another Deacon’s Wife

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Kathy Obradovich is a political columnist for the Des Moines Register and the wife of a newly ordained deacon. I know her to be an intelligent and generous women. She began a recent article entitled Let’s Mix Faith-based service and … Continue reading →

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President Obama:Frodo?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Heh. This is  another reason, in addition to the post below, why I am a political atheist. (H/T Mark Shea) All that  Power that you didn’t like when someone else had it, you decided to keep it. Oh my God … Continue reading →

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Political Twist And Shout

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

While I believe that our faith should inform our political choices, politics should not inform our faith.  In the increasingly divided country that we live in, Christians are too often influenced by the tribal party that they identify with instead … Continue reading →

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Speaker Pelosi the Theologian?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Madame speaker, who is a Catholic, has a history of contradicting the Pope, the Bishops and the teachings of the Catholic Church.  It has not been widely reported for some reason, but here she goes again, only this time she … Continue reading →

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The Church and the Public Square

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

A young woman asked me a question, during a fundamentals of the faith class that I offer , called Roots of Faith, She asked, “why does the Church get involved in political issues: what about the separation of Church and … Continue reading →

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Simply Catholic

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

This video produced by Spirit Juice Studios was shown at the Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Chicago. HT: Thomas Peters This says it all.  I am simply Catholic. Not Liberal. Not Conservative. Not a Democrat. Not a Republican. Not a … Continue reading →

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