Prayer Saved Me From Abortion, Three Days Beforehand
My birth-mother, Alisha, was 16 and afraid. She discovered she was pregnant in December 1991 and the most terrifying thing to her at that moment was telling her father. He immediately scheduled an...
View ArticleStay Absurd, My Friends
Details here. I’m not calling for Democrats to be as hysterically anti-Muslim as they are hysterically anti-Christian at the moment, but their willingness to suppress cognitive dissonance rivals if...
View ArticleCanada’s new ‘brain death’ criteria slammed as scheme to increase organ...
by Peter Baklinski OTTAWA, Ontario, 4 September, 12 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As Ontario’s organ donation agency aggressively campaigns to grow a list of registered organ donors, a legal scholar has slammed...
View ArticleWhy Life Matters
I am heartened to see that abortion has become a central issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. I am even more happy to see that the Democratic Party is spending far more time discussing it this time...
View ArticleLk 4:38-44 The God Touch
Lk 4:38-44 The God Touch(Click here for readings)After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever. He stood over her, rebuked...
View ArticleClint Eastwood: Mission Accomplished!
Clint Eastwood gives a fascinating interview on his empty chair lambasting of Obama at last week’s Republican convention: For five days after he thrilled or horrified the nation by talking to an...
View ArticleChristians, Muslims to hold vigil as Lebanon papal visit approaches
Rome, Italy, Sep 10, 2012 / 12:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians and Muslims will come together for a prayer vigil on Sept. 12 to invoke the protection of God and the Virgin Mary over Pope Benedict...
View ArticleTop Vatican Cardinal to bishops: correct yourselves when validly criticized,...
by Kathleen Gilbert ROME, September 13, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Vatican’s Secretary of State told a group of new bishops Wednesday they must be ready to eschew the “fashion of the moment” in...
View ArticleCan we have a moment of silence for the 1st Amendment.
When Fidel Castro wanted Elian Gonzalez the Clinton Administration complied. When the President of Egypt wanted a filmmaker arrested: Though to be fair he is only being taken in for an “interview”...
View ArticlePoisoned Ivies: Sex and God at Yale
by Michael W. Hannon September 17, 2012 (Mercatornet.com) - They say everyone is entitled to his fifteen minutes of fame. My mom had her brief moment in the spotlight a couple years back, when the New...
View ArticleRomney and Voters Who Don’t Pay Taxes
It seems like leftist pundits have decided that remarks by Romney at a fundraiser that were secretly taped and distributed by Mother Jones constitute the latest “now Romney has lost the election”...
View ArticleDivine Privilege of the Pretty
The awful moment when you realize that bring pretty doesn't get you anywhere with God.
View ArticleLuke 8: 4-15 Fuming All Over!
Luke 8: 4-15 Fuming All Over!(Click here for readings)When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to Jesus, he spoke in a parable. “A sower went out to sow his...
View ArticleYou say you want a Revolution – no not me
I totally agree with Dale Price’s review of this new television show which he titles “A completely impartial TV program review.” For the moment, I’m going to completely bracket the fact that NBC’s...
View ArticleThe #1 Way to Know if You’re Complicit in Atrocity
By Jennifer Fulwiler | The other day I was leafing through some old family papers, and I came across a document that showed that one of my distant ancestors owned a slave. It was an unsettling moment,...
View ArticleLuke 10:1-12 Laborers
Luke 10:1-12 Laborers(Click here for readings)Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The...
View ArticleLuke 10:17-24 Lighting and Shining
Luke 10:17-24 Lighting and Shining(Click here for readings)The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said,...
View ArticleLuke 10:38-42 Lord, Do You Not Care?
Luke 10:38-42 Lord, Do You Not Care?(Click here for readings)Martha, burdened with much serving, came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?...
View ArticleYear of Faith opening will relive iconic Vatican II moments
Vatican City, Oct 9, 2012 / 10:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A procession of over 400 bishops from around the world will form a key part of the ceremony to open the Church’s Year of Faith on Oct. 11, a day...
View ArticleA strange moment while on the road for 40 Days for Life
by Shawn Carney - 40 Days for Life A 40 Days for Life campaign can be very intense … but we often find there is at least one moment that lets us laugh at ourselves. My moment came last week. If you’ve...
View ArticlePope calls Vatican II a ‘moment of grace’ in Church history
Vatican City, Oct 10, 2012 / 10:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Benedict XVI described it as a “moment of grace” in the recent...
View ArticleVP Debate: Not What I Expected
I’m sure many of you will disagree with me, seeing as how this is a mostly conservative blog, but I do not think Paul Ryan won tonight’s debate. In fact, I was disappointed in his overall performance,...
View ArticleSorry, Mr. Vice President, that is not a ‘fact’
by Steven Mosher October 16, 2012 (Pop.org) - For me, the most jaw-dropping moment of the vice presidential debate came when Vice President Joe Biden asserted that Obamacare’s contraception mandate...
View ArticleWhen the Believers Lose Their Faith In The Religion Of Big Government
President Barack Obama’s debate performances could never equal the expectations of the secular faithful. Many on the far left envisioned an American society where religion was about as important to the...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl: ‘The New Evangelization is Not a Temporary Moment in the Church’
Synod Fathers Vote on Final Propositions
View ArticleOct 28, Office of Readings – Feast for Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 615 Common of the Apostles: 1675 (psalmody, first reading) Proper of Saints: 1512 (second reading, responsory, concluding prayer) Christian...
View ArticleSt. Maximilian Kolbe: He gave his life so another might live
by Stephanie Gray He was 47. The other man was 41. The latter man would go on to live for 53 more years, because of the former man who went on to live for only a couple more weeks. Maximilian and...
View ArticleI Figured Out The Problem. You.
By Pat Archbold | I am stunned that I was stunned by the election. I am a fool. I convinced myself that the polls were not real. I convinced myself that the world I see around me every day is not...
View ArticlePope Benedict on Sacred Music and the New Evangelization
"The second aspect that I propose for your reflection is the relationship between sacred song and the new evangelization. The conciliar constitution on the liturgy recalls the importance of sacred...
View ArticleThoughts on ‘forced pregnancies’
by Kristi Burton Brown November 15, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Thanks to modern science, it is unarguable today that the unborn child – from the earliest moment of his or her existence – is a living...
View ArticleSimplifying the Simply Simple
"Take this and eat it. This is my body." this apologetics moment brought to you by: Jesus Christ."I am the king of the universe and created the world,so why don't you think I can do that up there?"
View ArticleWinston Churchill: Thanksgiving 1944
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the...
View ArticleJohn 18:33-37 A King Like No Other
John 18:33-37 A King Like No Other (Click here for readings) Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?”...
View ArticleKiko Argüello Releases Autobiography
Founder of Neocatechumenal Way Recounts His Encounter with Christ in the Midst of Existential Crisis
View ArticleLuke 21:34-36 Come, Lord Jesus!
Luke 21:34-36 Come, Lord Jesus! (Click here for readings) Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life,...
View ArticleVisions Of Eternity
In addition to all the official teachings of the Church, which come from the Bible and Sacred Tradition, Catholics believe God can also grant private revelations to persons of His own choosing. The...
View ArticleDec 13, Office of Readings – Memorial for Lucy, V & M
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I: Ordinary: 649 Psalter: Thursday, Week II, 873 Common of Martyrs: 1404 (verse) Proper of Seasons: 233 (first reading) Proper of Saints: 1242 (second...
View ArticleSDG Reviews ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
By STEVEN D. GREYDANUS | There is an early moment in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that captures the evocative poetry of Tolkien’s songs — something that The Lord of the Rings films, for all their...
View ArticleSmall town’s Christmas tree brings splendor to Vatican
Vatican City, Dec 14, 2012 / 04:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A young boy named Mario had the honor of lighting a majestic Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on the evening of Dec. 14. At 5:00 p.m., the...
View ArticleMt 17:9-13 They Did Whatever They Pleased
Mt 17:9-13 They Did Whatever They Pleased(Click here for readings)As they were coming down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus, “why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He said...
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Top 10 Pro-Life Quotes
Yes, this is completely subjective and in no particular order.Please add others in the comments.Top 10 Pro-Life Quotes:"It is a poverty that a “child must die”, So that you may live as you wish."...
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Video: Merry Christmas from LSN!
by Steve Jalsevac Dear readers, We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: without you LifeSiteNews.com would not exist! As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, we want to take a moment once again to...
View ArticleDec 27, Office of Readings – Feast for John, Ap and Evangelist
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I: Ordinary: 649 All from Proper of Saints: 1261 Christian Prayer: Does not contain Office of Readings. Office of Readings for the Feast of St. John, Apostle...
View ArticleNavigating the New Year
By Dan Burke | Lay people often overlook a source of deep spirituality and safety. One of the spiritual secrets of those in the religious life is a kind of spiritual guardrail system that helps them to...
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Mt 10:17-22 How You Are To Speak
Mt 10:17-22 How You Are To Speak(Click here for readings)Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led...
View ArticleMake the Most of the Time God Gives You
By Joseph Pronechen | Each moment matters, so use each day well. | As the calendar turns from 2012 to 2013, many will surely be wondering where the year went. How have you used the 365 days? How will...
View ArticleCards, Cats Both Got Something
At just the moment in the Louisville-Kentucky basketball game when it looked as if the Cards, up by 17 early in the second, were going to kick the Cats all the way to Waddy-Peytona, the slowest guy...
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