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Boycott Ends: PepsiCo will not use aborted fetal cell lines for flavor enhancers
A “Good Job, Soldier!” goes to Curt Jacobsen for his relentless campaign to end this horror. Curt proves to all of us that our seemingly small efforts can make a BIG difference. From LifeSiteNews: LARGO, FL, April 30, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Children of God for Life announced today the stunning news that PepsiCo will not [...]
Pope: U.S. Catholics must lead Church revival
From St. Louis Review: COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI wants the Catholic Church in America to be in the forefront of reviving Catholicism worldwide, the apostolic nuncio to the United States said in Columbus. “The Church in the United States should lead the entire Church in the world” in a revitalization effort, Archbishop [...]
Slow Down and Pray, Says Pope Benedict XVI
From Zenit: VATICAN CITY, APRIL 25, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Continuing with his reflection on prayer in the early life of the Church, Benedict XVI today at the general audience commented on the apostles’ discernment as they faced the problem of finding time to preach and serve. Referring to the sixth chapter of Acts, the Pope spoke [...]
Catholic Attorney Fights Court Corruption
“Local Catholic defense attorney, Joseph Sommers, has been attempting for years to get someone in a position of authority to address the documented evidence of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct, and corrupt law enforcement practices that he has uncovered. He has submitted the evidence to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Wisconsin Attorney General’s Office, and [...]
The costs of contraception
From LifeSiteNews: April 20, 2012 (thePublicDiscourse.com) – A great deal of public discussion has been sparked by the recent determination of the Department of Health and Human Services that it would, under the legal authority of the new health care law, require health insurance plans to cover the costs of hormonal contraception. Much of that [...]
Raising “Alleluia” Kids in a “Whatever” World
From National Catholic Register: I saw an 18 year old girl yesterday put air quotes on the word “love.” She was asked by her friend if she loved her boyfriend. And she shrugged, saying, “I guess I ‘love’ him whatever that means” with the air quotes. You see, she wasn’t questioning her feelings for him. [...]
Prayer, not strategic campaign, is needed during crisis, pope says
From the Catholic Sun: VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When a community is faced with crisis, persecution and trouble, it should come together in prayer for strength from God, not formulate strategic plans to defend itself from difficulties, Pope Benedict XVI said. Unity is fundamental, he said, and the community needs to come together and [...]
Truth in Advertising: How We Talk About NFP
From Catholic Vote: Yesterday, I exercised heroic virtue. No, I didn’t stare down any lions, crawl to Jerusalem on my knees, or give away all my pretty Anthropologie dresses to the poor. I simply passed up the chance to eat the last turtle brownie in my kitchen. Okay. Maybe “heroic virtue” is a stretch. But [...]
Cohabitation’s Dirty Little Secret
From Archdiocese of Washington: Back the 1970s there was a lot of talk that living together before marriage was a “wise” thing to do. After all, said its proponents, “You need to try a shoe on before buying it” and “You take a car for a test ride before negotiating the deal.” Never mind that [...]
Bishop calls for ‘heroic Catholicism,’ rips Obama’s ‘radical pro-abortion agenda’
From Catholic Culture: Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria told the 500 men who attended the diocese’s annual men’s march and Mass that “the days in which we live now require heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism.” “We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but instead [must] be Catholics by conviction. In our own families, in [...]
