January 2012
Michelle Obama Fails Women Victimized by Planned...
via liveaction.org Traditionally, the wives of Presidents use their role as First Lady of the United States to champion feel-good, relatively nonpartisan causes. Rosalynn Carter promoted the arts. Laura Bush spoke about reading. Current First Lady Michelle Obama’s cause has been encouraging healthy habits among children. But as Steven Ertelt reports, some of Mrs. Obama’s guests at a...
Jan 27th
Heroic News: “How modern eugenics discounts human...
How modern eugenics discounts human dignity Too Little, Too Late? Firefighter saves little girl’s life Under storm of criticism, CBS decides accurate reporting in order ‘I regret my abortion:’ one mother’s tale Bishop: Obama Telling Catholics ‘To Hell With You’ NBC Chicago Refuses to Air Super Bowl Ad in Open Violation of FCC Law How...
Jan 27th
The SIGA scandal: Calls for investigation mount By...
 •  January 27, 2012 02:13 PM Back in November, I spotlighted Obama’s half-billion-dollar crony drug deal involving a no-bid contract with politically-connected SIGA. Refresher course here. In November, Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill — chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting and Oversight and up for re-election in less than a year — asked HHS to review the contract. Last week,...
Jan 27th
Vandalized, decapitated Jesus statue deemed a...
Bill Brett for The Boston Globe The statue of Jesus in front of Blessed Mother Thresa of Calcutta Catholic Church on Columbia Road at Dorchester Avenue was vandalized during the night. via boston.com A statue of Jesus was decapitated this weekend outside a Columbia Road church named after Mother Teresa. The Reverend Jack Ahern, of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta at St....
Jan 27th
Contraception mandate prompts Peoria bishop to...
via ewtnnews.com Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Ill. has asked parishes, schools, hospitals and religious houses to insert the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel into the intercessions at Sunday Mass to pray for Catholics’ freedom. The move comes in response to a new federal requirement that will force many Catholic organizations to provide insurance coverage for sterilizations and...
Jan 27th
In San Diego, baby saved on Saturday, candlelight...
“We did not meet by accident” News from the Trenches SUNDAY, JAN. 22, 2012  More than 180 pro-life people joined Helpers of God’s Precious Infants of San Diego to mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v Wade at a candlelight prayer vigil and public witness along Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego on Sunday, Jan. 22. Pro-lifers have joined together at this spot on the anniversary of Roe v Wade...
Jan 27th
Mary TV Daily Reflection 1/27/2012
January 27, 2012 Dear Family of Mary! “Dear children! With joy, also today I call you to open your hearts and to listen to my call. Anew, I desire to draw you closer to my Immaculate Heart, where you will find refuge and peace. Open yourselves to prayer, until it becomes a joy for you. Through prayer, the Most High will give you an abundance of grace and you will become my extended...
Jan 27th
[video] Introduction to Direction for Our Times
Introduction to Direction for Our Times Direction for Our Times (DFOT) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to spreading God’s messages as revealed in the Volumes. We have offices in both the U.S. and Ireland.We are governed by a Board of Directors. Our staff is quite small and includes a number of volunteers working from several different countries. Anne plays an...
Jan 27th
TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH: Daily renewal for busy...
Friday, January 27 FEAST OF ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN Step out and step up Saint Angela Merici did two things that may seem small now but in her time (16th-century Italy) were huge: She organized a group of single laywomen to teach the uneducated girls of her town. In her time, very few women had any schooling, let alone became teachers, and the ones who did have some education were nuns, who,...
Jan 27th
The Love March
via campaign.r20.constantcontact.com Dear HLI Family, This was not my first March for Life in the nation’s capitol, but it was my first with Human Life International. And while I’ve seen the huge crowd before, I was struck again by the sheer numbers of young women, of families, of clergy and ministers of other faiths — really of so many people of different backgrounds...
Jan 27th
Religious Liberty Undermined in America. We Must...
On August 1, 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services, directed by Kathleen Sebelius, adopted the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation that “the full range of FDA-approved contraceptive methods” be determined a “preventive care service for women.” Under these new guidelines, mandatory coverage will be provided for surgical sterilization, all prescription contraceptives approved by...
Jan 27th
Pro-Life Activist Prevails Against the U.S....
via thomasmoresociety.org Thomas More Society Successfully Blocks Preliminary Injunction Request DENVER, Jan. 27, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — Yesterday, Thomas More Society attorneys defeated a request by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for a preliminary injunction against longtime Denver area pro-life activist Ken Scott. After a full-day hearing, U.S. District Judge Philip A....
Jan 27th
Least We Forget . . .
Image via Wikipedia January 27, 1945 Auschwitz liberated… On this day in 1945, forces of the Soviet Red Army liberated the infamous Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Estimates put the death toll at the camp at just over a million people. http://www.humanevents.com/
Jan 27th
Bp. Zubik (D. Pittsburgh) on Obama to Catholic...
Decision unchanged on HHS exemptions HHS Edict Will Force Catholics to Violate Conscience ‘To Hell With You’ By Bishop David A. Zubik It is really hard to believe that it happened. It comes like a slap in the face. The Obama administration has just told the Catholics of the United States, “To Hell with you!” There is no other way to put it. In early August, the Department...
Jan 27th
Believe like you mean it
Dear Friend in Christ, The world would most definitely be a better place if more Catholics lived, professed and fought for their Faith as what it really is - the fullness of Truth on Earth. Please watch this episode of The Vortex and pass it on to as many people as you know. GOD Bless you and your loved ones, Michael Voris ~senior executive producer at RealCatholicTV.com
Jan 27th
ABORTION STUDY FLAWED, OXYMORONIC: A.L.L.
via campaign.r20.constantcontact.com Wire services reported this week a new study suggesting that abortion is safer for mothers than childbirth. American Life League says that such reports have periodically surfaced for decades and are neither news nor science as they omit half of the patients involved. “These studies compare mortality rates of the mother at the moment in time of an...
Jan 26th
Heroic News: “So this is love” plus 8 more
  So this is love DC Cardinal thinks Church can win contraception fight Congressman Frank to ‘wed’ same-sex partner in Massachusetts Madonna may treat Super Bowl viewers to a gay old time Major victory for life in Europe: ‘Euthanasia must always be prohibited’ Starbucks wades into gay ‘marriage’ fray Obama dumps the Constitution for...
Jan 26th
ALL Pro-Life Today: Action Alert: Obama...
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Action Alert: Obama administration and Planned Parenthood attack religious freedom  By Rita Diller          The chairman of the USCCB pro-life committee, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, said this week that the religious exemption in the HHS ruling to require health insurance plans to cover sterilization and contraception free of charge is so narrow that...
Jan 26th
Obama Machine Kicks in Against Terry for...
via terryforpresident.com Terry Pursues Legal Recourse “This is a conflict between the rule of law and free elections on one hand, and the abuse of power and suppression of free speech on the other. We will fight NBC, and we will win. Chicago will see the bodies of babies who are murdered under Obama’s policies, and have a chance to vote for a pro-life candidate: me.”...
Jan 26th
'Today, I returned to the clinic where I aborted...
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Donate to LifeSite - Subscribe to LifeSite Daily News - Send us News Tips Click here to View Full Text, With Photos, of all Today’s Stories On One Page Dear readers, Yesterday Kelly Clinger, a performer and former backup singer for pop star Britney Spears, returned to the abortion clinic where she aborted her babies 12 years ago. Today we bring you her...
Jan 26th
Children Stone Jesus
Children Throw Grenades And Worse At Jesus In New Blasphemous Play… Stand Up For Our Lord And Protest Today Dear Deacon Giglio, I pray you will join our protest of a blasphemous new theater play called On The Concept of the Face… Because in the play the Holy Face of Jesus is subjected to the most vile possible insults and mockeries! (READ WITH CAUTION… this is highly...
Jan 26th
Oklahoma Senator correct – mainstream media wrong:
via cogforlife.org Aborted fetal cells are used in development of flavor enhancers for food products. (Largo, FL) An onslaught of articles reported by the mainstream media earlier this week ranged from utter disbelief to crass remarks denigrating Oklahoma Senator Ralph Shortey (R) over the bill he introduced banning food products developed using aborted fetal material in his state. ...
Jan 26th
AbortionDocs.org Reveals Little Known Abortion...
  AbortionDocs.org Reveals Little Known Abortion Death in Nevada, Other Injuries January 26, 2012 Wichita, KS - The new web site AbortionDocs.org continues to add documentation daily, detailing abuses at abortion clinics in order to draw attention to the history unsafe and illegal abortion-related practices across America. “Abortionists have been able to hide their dirt...
Jan 26th
Didn't Humanae Vitae predict this?
Dear Friend in Christ, The Catholic Church is learning a hard lesson right now in irony as the acceptance of sex as nothing but a pleasure in society is turning into a war that attacks our right to be Faithful Catholics.  Please watch this episode of The Vortex and pass it on to as many people as you know. GOD Bless you and your loved ones, Michael Voris ~senior executive producer at...
Jan 26th
Obama administration and Planned Parenthood...
via stopp.org While the majority of Americans who value the sanctity of human life mourned the loss of some 53 million innocent babies and all the generations of the families that those children would have parented, President Obama joined Planned Parenthood in celebrating 39 years of abortion-on-demand in the U.S. on January 22, 2012, as he released a statement in support of the tragic...
Jan 26th
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - US/Headlines -...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Donate to LifeSite - Subscribe to LifeSite Daily News - Send us News Tips Click here to View Full Text, With Photos, of all Today’s Stories On One Page Today’s blog posts: What the…? The only people at the March for Life were…abortion supporters?!? - John Jalsevac ‘The Rebellion’: Thousands upon thousands of youth dominate March for Life - Kathleen...
Jan 25th
March for Life Re-energizes the Pro-Life Movement
Check out this website I found at priestsforlife.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, the organization’s Pastoral Team and staff head home today refocused and re-energized following three days of non-stop pro-life activism surrounding the March for Life. “These days in Washington, and in San Francisco for the Walk for Life West Coast, are...
Jan 25th
The Conversion of Saint Paul by Fr. MacRae
If there is anyone in your life for whom you have come close to giving up any hope for redemption or fundamental change, then this week’s post on These Stone Walls is for you.  Please read and share with others “The Conversion of Saint Paul and the Cost of Discipleship.” by FR. GORDON J. MACRAE on JANUARY 25, 2012 ·  … Saint Stephen, the first martyr in the Christian...
Jan 25th
Heroic News: “9 year old boy saves toddler brother...
9 year old boy saves toddler brother from choking Docs slam ‘abortion vs. childbirth’ study New York Times ignores March for Life for 5th year in a row HHS mandate is attempt to end Catholic healthcare in the USA Romney cleared abortion stance with pollster, church before shifting LA archbishop calls on faithful to oppose HHS mandate Ok. state sen. intros bill...
Jan 25th
Activists Will Stand for Life Outside NARAL's...
    Activists Will Stand for Life Outside NARAL’s Macabre “Celebration” of Abortion DeathsJanuary 25, 2012 Washington, DC — Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation encourage all pro-life activists to join Nancy Tanner and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign on Thursday, January 26, 2012, as they pray and protest NARAL’s...
Jan 25th
COURT RULING ON ULTRASOUND LAW WORTH CELEBRATING
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS  COURT RULING ON ULTRASOUND LAW WORTH CELEBRATING Image via Wikipedia January 25, 2012 Click here to read Star Parker’s syndicated column on how sonograms and ultrasound technology are changing the face of the abortion industry. Contact our director of communications about Donohue’s remarks: Jeff Field Phone: 212-371-3191...
Jan 25th
January 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message
January 26, 2012 Dear Family of Mary! Image via Wikipedia The Monthly Message of Our Lady of Medjugorje for January 25, 2012  (through Marjia): “Dear children! With joy, also today I call you to open your hearts and to listen to my call. Anew, I desire to draw you closer to my Immaculate Heart, where you will find refuge and peace. Open yourselves to prayer, until it becomes a...
Jan 25th
Rep. Smith: HHS mandate is attempt to end Catholic...
via catholicnewsagency.com Washington D.C., Jan 24, 2012 / 06:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Representative Chris Smith thinks that the Obama administration’s decision to force religious organizations to purchase health insurance plans in violation of their consciences is an attempt to force “Catholic health care to cease to be.” “That’s the end goal here. I think we have to be very blunt...
Jan 25th
LA archbishop calls on Catholics to oppose HHS...
via catholicnewsagency.com Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 25, 2012 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles urged lay Catholics to defend the faith after the Department of Health and Human Services refused to reverse a contraception mandate set to take effect in Aug. 2013. “In this case, the government is imposing a narrow, radically individualistic idea of...
Jan 25th
WHY WARREN BUFFETT IS ANTI-CATHOLIC
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS WHY WARREN BUFFETT IS ANTI-CATHOLIC January 25, 2012   Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an aspect of Warren Buffett’s finances not ordinarily discussed:   Warren Buffett’s comment that the rich should pay higher taxes, now enshrined by President Barack...
Jan 25th
Homeschoolers React to State of the Union...
via hslda.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — Last night in his State of the Union address President Obama called on all states to raise their school compulsory attendance age to 18, unnecessarily adding to bureaucratic requirements for homeschoolers. Homeschool advocates at the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) are dedicated to protecting the...
Jan 25th
TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH: Daily renewal for busy...
Citing of the Week “To what degree must we admit that the problem side of things is profoundly related even to what gives life in a particular situation? How many of us know someone whose very gifts are tied up with what makes them difficult at times?” —© Bryan Froehle, 2012, Pastoral Trends, PrepareTheWord.com Promote vocations Send spiritual seekers to...
Jan 25th
VISnews: 1/25/2012
          SUMMARY:   - Christian Unity Requires Individual Conversion - All Christians Have the Duty to Announce the Gospel - Other Pontifical Acts   ___________________________________________________________   CHRISTIAN UNITY REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL CONVERSION   VATICAN CITY, 25 JAN 2012 (VIS) - Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis during this morning’s general audience to...
Jan 25th
Asia Bibi Update
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Hopes for Asia Bibi, but “the extremists would not accept her release” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “Even if her accuser changed his mind and withdrew the false accusations that led to Asia Bibi’s sentence for blasphemy, the Islamic extremists would not accept her release. Asia Bibi, for them, remains blasphemous for life and is in danger of life”: is...
Jan 25th
ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES - Press...
                                                                                                       Saint Michael the Archangel Organization            P. O. Box 41257  •  Memphis, Tennessee  38174  •  U.S.A.                            PatrickBenedict@SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org                                           www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org...
Jan 25th
Mary TV Daily Reflection 1/25/2012
Image via Wikipedia   January 25, 2012 The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle   Dear Family of Mary!   One of the main messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje is conversion. Conversion is the process of turning our hearts and lives towards God and His will for us, much like a flower turns towards the sun from which it draws its strength for life. God’s will is our life source....
Jan 25th
[video] St. Paul Encountered Christ
: Encounter Christ Reflection for 1/25/12www.apostleshipofprayer.org More
Jan 25th
Daily Pro-Life Quotes: Saints in the Womb
No. 506 / Wednesday, January 25, 2011 BIBLICAL PROPHETS AND SAINTS IN THE WOMB January 24 was the feast day of St. Francis de Sales. This week during the 39 anniversary of Roe vs Wade it would be good to reflect on God’s call from the womb. There are many times in the Old and New Testament that Biblical figures were called by God or mentioned in the Bible while still in their...
Jan 25th
Rick Santorum Uses 'ObamaCare' to Highlight His...
Rick Santorum pushed his long and deep opposition to President Barack Obama’s health-care plan Monday as the defining difference between himself and the two Republican candidates he’s trailing in Florida presidential primary polls. Speaking at a campaign town hall sponsored by the Tri-County Tea Party in Lady Lake, Florida Monday afternoon, Santorum characterized “Obama...
Jan 25th
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - US/Headlines -...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Donate to LifeSite - Subscribe to LifeSite Daily News - Send us News Tips New York Times ignores March for Life for fifth year in a row: WaPo focuses on pro-aborts John Jalsevac Tue Jan 24 18:40 EST Opinion That’s outright censorship, lying, and deception. No one accidentally mistakes a crowd of three hundred thousand for one of about thirty. Full...
Jan 25th
Catholic News Roundup 01-24
Today’s stories - - Canning Catholic Identity - Generational Genocide - San Francisco Standoff - Egypt’s Islamist Takeover - Political Jihad   
Jan 25th
[video] What Happens In DC Stays In DC? The March...
Dear Friend in Christ, The secular media goes out of its way to make the hundreds of thousands of people attending the March for Life seem like a small group of overzealous demonstrators. Please watch this episode of The Vortex and pass it on to as many people as you know. GOD Bless you and your loved ones, Michael Voris ~senior executive producer at RealCatholicTV.com
Jan 25th
[video] March For Life 2012 [Nice scenes]
March for Life 2012.mov Young people from across America made up a significant amount of the huge crowds that gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. Read the full story here: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/youth-a-strong-presence-at-dc-march-for-life/ More
Jan 25th
Heroic News: “Nearly 80% of Americans back major...
Nearly 80% of Americans back major abortion restrictions Boy’s anti gay adoption op-ed lands him in hot water NJ Gov Says He’d Veto Gay ‘Marriage’ Bill Archbishop Gomez holds Requiem Mass for unborn US Senator: ‘March for Life has greater impact than you know’ Eyewitness account: March for Life 2012 SCOTUS refuses to recuse Kagan from...
Jan 25th
ALL Pro-Life Today: USCCB Pandering to Obama Reaps...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012   USCCB Pandering to Obama Reaps Cruel Result   By Judie Brown           Leaders within the Catholic Church must take every opportunity to teach the sanctity of each and every human being’s life. From the tiniest human person to the weakest, and all stages in between, it must be the goal of the Church to protect and to cherish life-and to...
Jan 25th