Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States of America voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops has not issued a press release yet. But, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has. So, what have they […]
Archives for June 2012
Well, so illegal aliens are not really criminals?
On Monday the Supreme Court decided a case in which several sections of the Arizona immigrant law were struck and one section upheld. However, in reading the decision, it is important to note some of the language that is used. For instance, look at the following sentence from the ruling: Among other things, federal law […]
Roman Catholic bishops call for fasting over healthcare issues
The paragraph below is posted in the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The fourteen days from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day, are dedicated to this “fortnight for freedom”—a great hymn of prayer for our country. Our liturgical calendar […]
Changing the world or letting the world change us?
Just saying!
Revenge, revenge most dastard
“By proof we feel Our power sufficient to disturb his Heav’n, And with perpetual inrodes to alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatal Throne: Which if not Victory is yet Revenge.” — John Milton, Paradise Lost I think that Milton had it right. Satan knows that he cannot win the battle. But, his revenge involves not victory, […]
Comfortable religion? – NOT
Source: Uploaded by user via C. S. on Pinterest C.S. Lewis was always good at making pithy statements. This is most certainly one of the better ones. Proponents of “black theology” back in the 1960’s and 1970’s were most certainly correct when they stated that Christianity had been reduced to a religion that was meant […]
Good news on the life front
The following is from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics report issued just earlier today. Quoting from the abstract will give you the gist of it: Results—In 2008, an estimated 6,578,000 pregnancies resulted in 4,248,000 live births, 1,212,000 induced abortions, and 1,118,000 fetal losses. The 2008 pregnancy rate of 105.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–44 […]
President Obama gives Latino youth an opportunity; Tea Party is back to its old tricks
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today President Obama correctly used his Executive authority to carry out those parts of the Dream Act which he could implement without the approval of Congress. Is it election year politics? Absolutely! After all, Senator Marco Rubio (R) of Florida proposed an almost […]
How to pretend that you believe in voting while preventing your opponents from voting
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Purge Overkill – John Oliver & Florida’s Voter Registration Law www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Fortunately, the Federal courts have struck down parts of the Florida laws that have to do with purging […]
Random thoughts on confession
From the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Church: The gift of God’s forgiveness is received through private prayer, corporate worship, the disciplines of prayer and fasting, penitential services and above all through the sacrament of Holy Confession. We are a people who believe in Holy Confession. We encourage people to go to […]
