Britain imposed socialized healthcare in 1948 with the creation of the National Health Service [NHS]. Then Labor Minister Dr. David Owen predicted, “We were going to finance everything, cure the nation and then spending would drop.” This was pure blind hubris. Sixty-four years were wasted in an attempt to prove that socialized … Read more
It has been said that “the road to Hell is paved with religious exemptions.” There are always those who are willing to cut a deal with the devil to avoid having to confront a thorny moral issue. This is certainly the case of the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate … Read more
""""[vc_column_text] How Obamacare Forces Americans to Pay for Abortions They Don’t Want The current debate on Obamacare’s contraception mandate is focused on forcing Catholic institutions and all pro-life Americans to violate their consciences and pay for insurance policies that provide sterilization, and contraceptive and abortifacient drugs. The uproar tends to make us … Read more
If euthanasia follows as a logical consequence of abortion, then why not kill those who are deemed to have lost autonomy and functional abilities in order to harvest their organs? Such arguments can be found in a recent article in the Journal of Medical Ethics titled “What Makes Killing Wrong?” by Walter … Read more
It is not every day that concerned Catholics can get together and discuss the crisis facing the Church and society. However, Tradition, Family and Property — Louisiana managed to put together a full day of talks and Catholic conviviality at its annual regional conference held in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 11. The … Read more
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The fascinating autobiography of Muhammad Moussaoui, who narrates his conversion from Islam to Catholicism, shows miracles of grace and of human correspondence, on the one hand, and on the other hand the terrible harshness of Islamic mentality and persecution of Christians. The book’s title, The Price to Pay, summarizes well what this … Read more
The Federal Supreme Court has ruled on a case brought by the Christian Legal Society [CLS] at Hastings College that appealed an “accept-all-comers” policy, which mandates all campus organizations to accept anyone as a member and even allow them to run for office – no matter what they believe. Or so it … Read more
It is said that today’s world is profoundly against penance and mortification. This is quite true. However, the main reason why we have this aversion is not that we want to avoid the physical pain of penance (which does exist). Rather, we tend to be against penance because of the principle behind … Read more
Thousands of traditional marriage supporters held a rally at the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis on Monday, January 30, to oppose the recent push by the Governor and State Legislature to legalize same-sex “marriage.” Between speeches, the lively crowd chanted, “one man, one woman” and “kill the bill” and “Adam and Eve: YES! … Read more
Update: Since this article was first published, the remaining U.S. Catholic bishops have also denounced the religious persecution expressed in the rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act promulgated by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS). This now means every single U.S. Catholic … Read more