Topic: practice

Today, the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) praised the U.S. House of Representatives, led by courageous pro-life women, for passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Ac ... discuss

Today's anniversaries are all due to illegal abortions, two perpetrated by physicians and one by a midwife. This would put them all solidly in the category of "safe abortions" as defined by the aborti ... discuss

Open Doors USA Offering Daily Resources to Pray in Names of Jesus for Believers, Muslim World Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Director, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA AN ... discuss

young pro-lifers praying outside BPAS Bedford Sq.Top stories:Central London abortion centre to stop performing abortionsThe central London centre of the British Pregnancy Advisory Services (BPAS) is ... discuss

  In Fall 2012, an unnamed parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (presumably its pastor) hired the Villanova University economist and Director of its Center for the Study of Church Management ... discuss

June 19, 2013. (Romereports.com) The Pope has approved a new addition to the Latin Rite Mass. The name of St. Joseph, will be included after the usual prayer to the Virgin Mary.The change in the text ... discuss

The following article was originally published by Dr Peter Saunders, the campaign director for the Care Not Killing Alliance in the UK, on June 17, 2013 on his blog. It was originally titled: Belgium ... discuss

House Passes Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeksby Steven Ertelt  The House of Representatives today approved a that bans abortions from after 20-week ... discuss

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians urge Canadians to Talk About Hospice Palliative Care FirstThe French version follows after the englis ... discuss

  Belgium and the Netherlands escalate t ... discuss

The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved a late-term abortion ban which prohibits abortion after 20 weeks post-fertilization which is equivalent to 22 weeks of pregnancy, the beginning of ... discuss

was born into a Sikh family in the village of Rampur (Punjab state) in northern India. Sikhism, founded about 1500 AD, is a religion that teaches belief in one God and rejects the caste system; it had ... discuss

” All those thoughtless, unskilled, unproductive, self-indulgent, and eminently dupable Americans – where have they been and what did they learn there?” As Richard Mitchell was pointing out ... discuss

   Obama: Banning late-term abortion shows ‘contempt’ for ‘the Constitution,’ assaults women’s rights by Ben Johnson ... discuss

Alex SchadenbergBy Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionThe Quebecgovernment recently introduced a bill to legalize euthanasia. The bill is rife with false claims, euphem ... discuss

Recently, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Editorial Board interviewed Senate Leader Chris Larson on several issues, the first being abortion. The issue of contention is over a Republican sponsored bill ... discuss

Who is the chief of the evangelicals? Is it John Piper? Mark Driscoll? Joel Osteen? Rob Bell? All of the above are marked as evangelicals in one place or another. Two are Calvinists and two very clear ... discuss

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced two amendments to protect the religious liberties of military service members, both of which passed last week in the Sen ... discuss

LiveAction.org Exposes America’s Late Term Abortion Industry The infanticide horror show of the Dr Kermit Gosnell trial has brought to light the barbaric realities of late-term (third trimester) ... discuss

by Gary Bauer: Kudos to my friend Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ). In the wake of the horrific Gosnell trial, Rep. Franks sponsored legislation to prohibit late-term abortions performed after 20 weeks b ... discuss

Holly Paz, a former IRS Supervisor in Washington has some interesting things to say: A Washington-based IRS supervisor acknowledged she was personally involved in  reviewing Tea Party applic ... discuss

By Elizabeth Scalia, released 2013, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 168 pages, Paperback and Kindle. Available from Ave Maria Press, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, Major books stores and Catholic a ... discuss

Jenny brought home snacky treats from the Philippines. We have some out of the ordinary for Americans snacks and treats on hand courtesy of our five years in Japan and a recent visit to the Asian groc ... discuss

I read a story at The Blaze over the weekend about a lesbian who was kicked out of Grace University, a private Christian college, in Omaha, NE and then billed $6000. The school says this to cover the ... discuss

If you haven't seen 3801 Lancaster yet, here it is, a powerful short documentary about the horrors at Kermit Gosnell's squalid Philadelphia abortion mill:The producers have continued to put out amazin ... discuss

Glasgow, Scotland, Jun 16, 2013 / 04:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking at the launch of a foundation at the University of Glasgow, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith stressed ... discuss

At long last we have an explanation for the Eric Holder appointment. A recently uncovered memo has revealed the hiring practices of the Department of Justice focus on employing those with intellectual ... discuss

The fetal homicide bill about which I wrote last week, HB 217, is on Wednesday's NH Senate calendar after being put off a week. Last-minute objections regarding the bill's potential unintended effect ... discuss

Next up: panel with Sen. Nancy Stiles, Rep. Laurie Sanborn, and Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker, discussing how they decided to run and what it's like being in office.NS: three terms in House before being ele ... discuss

Today, many believe that one’s political views should in no way be shaped by his or religious convictions…at least on “moral issues” like abortion (economic issues are another matter, as man ... discuss

It seems that the kinds of arguments that the Jehovah’s Witnesses use mostly rest on a version of the sola scriptura doctrine – i.e., the teaching that the Bible, alone, is authoritative for ... discuss

...if your soul wishes to pray in its own and not in other men's words, give it freedom." - St. Theophan the Recluse ("The Art of Prayer") In a recent conversation, a Jehovah's Witness ... discuss

This essay was published in Ethika Politika. Today, many atheists (not all, to be fair) have expressed the view that it’s wrong for parents to instill their religious beliefs in their children. ... discuss

Scholar and blogger, David Dunn, invited several guest contributors to comment on why they became Orthodox. Here's my very short contribution (I pasted it below, as well)... I am ... discuss

   I have heard many people who are pro-choice make the claim that Pro-life people do not really care anything about the women that we only care about the babies. Really most of them ... discuss

This may be one of the most important things that I think I have ever shared. Regardless of what party you belong too, what your religious beliefs are, or what stance you take on abortion you need ... discuss

There are a ton of opinions on this subject and we’ll get to those in a moment. But first the story: The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US ... discuss

Cardinal Bergoglio kissing the feet of an AIDS patientPope Francis was elected less than a week ago, and it seems everyone already has opinions about him. The most critical seem to be coming from tra ... discuss

We have now come to the eleventh station of the Cross - Jesus is nailed to the cross.The following is a description from frugalsites.net about what it meant to be nailed to the cross:At the site of ex ... discuss

The United States presidency, like any other institution populated by human beings, has had many scandals during its history.  For baby boomers like me, we automatically think of Watergate, in wh ... discuss

Undercover Video made by Live ActionMark Shea has written a column, which you can read here, entitled "Why I Believe Live Action’s Tactics Are Wrong", denouncing the tactics of Lila Rose and Live Ac ... discuss

Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams’ “Report of the Grand Jury” that led to the trial of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell should be required reading for people on all sides of the abor ... discuss

II Peter 3:1–7: This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of th ... discuss

An ancient book in a modern world: How the Bible Should Influence our lives today The Bible was written by approximately 40 different men over a period of 1500 years, ranging from around 1450 B.C. t ... discuss

I have often been asked this question by church members and pro-lifers: “How did abortion get so deeply rooted in our culture?  How did we manage to let it go this far?”  Abortion is not ... discuss

By Denise Hunnell, M.D. I am the wife of an Eagle Scout and the mother of three Eagle Scouts. I spent many years as a Cub Scout leader, my husband did a stint as a Scout Master, and one of my sons ser ... discuss

Dear Brother Bishops,Since we last wrote to you concerning the critical efforts we are undertaking together to protect religious freedom in our beloved country, many of you have requested that we writ ... discuss

Experts: Abortion Not Medically Necessary to Save the Life of a Mother | LifeNews.comby Committee for Excellence in Maternal Healthcare and The Life House | Dublin, Ireland | LifeNews.com | 9/11/12 6: ... discuss

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 In 1974, a certain Dr. Bernard Nathanson wrote an article for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) titled “Deeper into Abortion.” In this article, he articulated his growing doubts and ... discuss

I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity; I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due;I will practice my profession with conscience an ... discuss

I share some of my collections of Viktor Frankl quotes. Below each is a short commentary that I have made."An incurably psychotic individual may lose his usefulness but yet retain the dignity of a hum ... discuss

Pregnancy usually lasts 9 months and based on this fact, it has been traditionally divided into three trimesters, each comprising of 3 months. Trimester comes from Latin Trimestris meaning “of three ... discuss

“An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. ChestertonRecently, the Department of Health (DoH) in the UK released the statistics of t ... discuss

When I got pregnant with James, my husband asked me if I was going to breast-feed. I didn't know how to answer. All the children in my family were formula-fed. I guess I just kinda assumed I'd formula ... discuss

Would Savita have lived if Ireland was a pro-choice country?On October 28th Savita Halappanavar, a 31 year old dentist who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicaemia after doctors failed to ind ... discuss

Josh Shepherd, Morning Bell, Heritage Foundation: Every day, more Americans get trapped by big government. In addition to groups targeted by the IRS, upstanding citizens going about their normal ... discuss

The First Amendment to the Constitution, which also applies to the states via incorporation into the Fourteenth Amendment, reads in its entirety:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment ... discuss

Riddle me This:  Why are some Republicans in the House and Senate jumping on the 'grant amnesty bandwagon'?    Why are they turning their back to the 2010 mandate to stand fast for ... discuss

Early on the morning of June 15, 1984, 14-year-old Germaine Newman's mother found her dead on the bathroom floor. Just the day before, Germaine had undergone a second-trimester abortion performed by ... discuss

I got an email from the National Liberty Federation because some Pauler, who is from my neck of the woods and thinks deoderant will rot his bones, thought it would be funny to give them my email addre ... discuss

Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 05:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Members of the Congressional Values Action Team of the House of Representatives gathered at a special order to voice their concerns over thre ... discuss

by Thaddeus Baklinski SAGUENAY, Quebec, June 13, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Quebec mayor's long fight to defend the practice of saying a prayer at the beginning of city council me ... discuss

June 13, 2013/Orlando, FL/Operation Rescue -- By Cheryl Sullenger Police raided the Orlando Women's Center today and seized assets, including abortion equipment, in partial payment of a $37 millio ... discuss

Blessed Pope John Paul II’s Evangelium vitae just about says it all when it comes to discussing the sanctity of human life, the numerous threats to life in the modern world, and the Catholic Church� ... discuss

“This chilling suppression of religious freedom is driving faith underground in our military and will eventually drive it out. This not only deprives those who serve of the benefits that flow from ... discuss

O Lord, Our God, have mercy on us sinners! Today is Friday, the day in which we commemorate Our Lord's passion and death. It was our own sins that condemned our glorious Lord to death on Good Frid ... discuss

You don’t say? Are you shocked that this would ever happen?  But the problem seems to go beyond the patients simply becoming drug dealers. There’s evidence that the doctors might be in on ... discuss

Brooklyn, N.Y., Jun 14, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At a Brooklyn Mass where six Little Sisters of the Poor made their first vows, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan emphasized all the good that the orde ... discuss

by Ralph Benko, Contributing Author:“The most important human resource, the only true natural resource, is the human mind.” — John Allison (now Cato Institute president), quoted in Knowledge and ... discuss

Question: "I am/was a Baptist convert to Orthodoxy, and though it's been many years (about 20) that I was accepted into Orthodoxy through Chrismation, I have read things in the Rudder, and Canons whic ... discuss

Image: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Until 1955, the Exsultet ended with a long prayer for the Holy Roman Emperor: Respice etiam ad devotissimum imperatorem nostrum [Nomen] cujus tu, Deus, desid ... discuss

by Judie Brown, American Life League: The struggle to defund the abortion-marketing giant, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, continues. We find it increasingly absurd that American taxpayers ... discuss

The CBC news published a report of the press conference that was organized by the Physicians for the Total Refusal of Euthanasia. The report, that includes a video link, was based on interviews with s ... discuss

A friend of my wife’s recently had her twins at the 21 week mark, they are home with her now and in perfect health. Of course the left claims aborting those two babies would not have been murder. V ... discuss

A few days ago, Pope Francis met with a group of children. He pitched his 5-page prepared speech, gave a brief summary, and then answered questions. One was on politics. Now, frankly, I hate politics, ... discuss

It might seem at first blush that banning abortions after 20 weeks is drawing the line too far from viability since a 20-wee baby wouldn't survive even if she was born alive.This page addresses error ... discuss

That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled ... discuss

Once again I'm linking up with CatholicMom.com's Lawn Chair Catechism series. This week we're reading and discussing Chapter 2 of Forming Intentional Disciples, "We Don't Know What Normal Is."Even if ... discuss

“The Three Boxes of Liberty” By Chris HorrocksThe founding fathers, of the United States, bequeathed to us a constitution, predicated upon inspired and enduring principles of government.  ... discuss

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Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 651 Psalter: Thursday, Week II, 916 Common of Doctors of the Church: 1763 (verse) Proper of Seasons: 331 (first reading) Proper of Saints: 14 ... discuss

“Where is the evidence to support the rhetoric surrounding ‘Common Core?’ This is not data-driven decision making. This is a decision grasping for data…” ~ Dr. Christopher Tienken, Seton Hal ... discuss

Matt Whitaker was the first to make his intentions known about running for U.S. Senate shortly after Congressman Steve King announced that he would not be running for Senate.  He officially entered t ... discuss

 Syphilis rates at ‘epidemic proportions’ among Vancouver gay/bisexual men by Thaddeus Baklinski VAnCOUVE ... discuss

e to God for Learning to Read The praises of my tongue I offer to the Lord, That I was taught, and learnt so young To read his holy Word. That I am taught to know The danger I was in, By nature and b ... discuss

Paris, France, Jun 11, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).- Bishop Yves Boivineau of Annecy in southeastern France has barred a local priest from public ministry after he was exposed as an active Freemason. Fathe ... discuss

Ania Joseph, President of Pro-Life RevolutionAlliance Defending Freedom released audio today of a phone conversation that an IRS agent had with Ania Joseph, President of Pro-Life Revolution.  In this ... discuss

Series Introduction: I live in a small house. I work in a small office in a small church. For those reasons and others I will never have a huge library. When I add a book I almost always remove a book ... discuss

By MARY REZAC/CNA/EWTN NEWS | WASHINGTON — A lack of information about the dangers of surrogate pregnancy could soon allow the practice to become legal in Washington, D.C., warned the fo ... discuss

I have asked Rev. Robert Pasley, CMAA Chaplain, to give a bit of an explanation of something we will be seeing at this year's Sacred Music Colloquium, June 17-23 in Salt Lake City:  the catafalqu ... discuss

Oriane Shevin, age 34, died of infection following off-label use of RU-486 for a safe and legal abortion in California in 2005. Oriane got the drugs at the Eve Surgical Center. She took the mifeprest ... discuss

Washington D.C., Jun 8, 2013 / 06:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A lack of information about the dangers of surrogate pregnancy could soon allow the practice to become legal in Washington, D.C., warned the f ... discuss

related: http://harrold.org/rfhextra/privacy.html (dated, but germane) plus read about "PRISM" and "ECHELON" and it's descendants -- rfh From: NO REPLY Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 201 ... discuss

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Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro is the woman in the infamous photo used by abortion advocates to illustrate the horror of illegal abortion. The photo showed Gerri, nude, face-down with her knees under her ... discuss

I discovered this speech when a friend sent me a link from OrthodoxyToday.com. This is one of the most relevant and prophetic speeches concerning the dangers of modernism and secular humanism that I h ... discuss

The survivors of 32-year-old Joyce Ortenzio filed suit against Edward Allred, his Family Planning Associates Medical Group (FPA), the San Vicente Hospital FPA facility, and abortionist Ruben Marmet. ... discuss

An article that is written by Giuseppe Valiante and published by the Sun News Network on June 7, is reporting on how a group of Quebec doctors plan to fight a euthanasia bill that is expected to ... discuss

“I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.”  WEB Read this scripture and more at http://prayerpivot.com) Let’s address the re ... discuss

How and why has Christianity come to decline in many countries in the West? This is the central question of Mary Eberstadt’s latest book, “How the West Really Lost God,” (Templeton P ... discuss

by Leslie Grimard June 6, 2013 (Heritage Foundation) - Religious practice and the family are intricately intertwined, according to Mary Eberstadt, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. ... discuss

"Gosnell is an extreme outlier when it comes to medical practice or abiding by the law," said National Abortion Federation president Vicki Saporta in late April. The day after Saporta’s comment, the ... discuss

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Reformation Heritage Books. They’ve put together five prize packages, each of which consists of five new books. Each of this week’s fiv ... discuss

 The truth on abortion history in Ireland by Fr. Marcel Guarnizo  & ... discuss

Here we are again. The Weekly Town Crier again. Links again. Browse again. Be my Facebook friend. It’s not real until it’s on Facebook. Follow my Twitterings. Browse the music I’ve been liste ... discuss

 Sonya’s Law: Allowing a Woman to See Her Baby Through Ultrasound Editor’s note. “Sonja’s Law” had its first hearings yesterday– one on the Wisconsin Assembly’s ve ... discuss

Today, Catholics of the Western tradition celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart.Outside of devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, there is none more popular or more identified with the traditional pi ... discuss

A Facebook friend posted a story from Jill Stanek about Biola University not allowing a senior nursing student, Diana Jimenez, to display graphic photos showing the effects of abortion on its unborn v ... discuss

This week the Supreme Court decided that it is not a violation of the 4th Amendment for law enforcement to take a DNA sample from people who are arrested. The Court said that a cheek swab was no ... discuss

Irene Neller, Biola Vice President of University Communications and Marketing Biola University has issued a statement (link here) in defense of their treatment of Biola alumnus Diana Jimenez when she ... discuss

Vatican City, Jun 6, 2013 / 09:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Breaking with the practice of his predecessors, Pope Francis will not take a long summer vacation and will stay in Rome, just making short trips ... discuss

The moment Martin Luther nailed his “Ninety-Five Theses” to the door of the university chapel at Wittenberg, he set into motion a series of events that brought about a great Reformation. T ... discuss

Roy Costner IV ended his high school career with a bang. As valedictorian, Costner had the honor of giving a speech in front of the entire school, and he certainly made an impact. The school distr ... discuss

This column by SFLA President Kristan Hawkins originally appeared on Townhall.com Pro-abortion zealots want you to believe that convicted killer Kermit Gosnell was an exception. That his “Ho ... discuss

Click Image For More Info by Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum: The Gang of Eight can’t defend the Gang’s own amnesty bill, S.744, or even explain it to public or TV audiences. The Gang’s premier ... discuss

Nicey Washington was 26 years old when she underwent a safe and legal abortion at Ambulatory Surgery Center in Brooklyn, New York, on June 6, 2000. Her heart stopped after the abortion. She was rushed ... discuss

by Patrick B. Craine MONTREAL, June 5, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Barely a month after party leaders in Ottawa quashed a non-binding motion to condemn sex-selective abortions, one of Quebec&rsquo ... discuss

by Patrick B. Craine MONTREAL, June 5, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Barely a month after party leaders in Ottawa quashed a non-binding motion to condemn sex-selective abortions, one of Quebec’ ... discuss

Planned Parenthood left out some key details when they recently announced to the media their new location at 818-5th Avenue in downtown Des Moines.First, Planned Parenthood told the media that the new ... discuss

  U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVES NATIONWIDE PROTECTION FOR PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN, 6 TO 4 Congressman Trent Franks (R-Az.), chairs, U.S. House Judiciary ... discuss

On June 5, 1915, 25-year-old homemaker Mary Balcznska died at Chicago's St. Bernard's Hospital from an abortion perpetrated by midwife Veronika Rypczyski who was arrested and held by the Coroner on Ju ... discuss

Chicago, Ill., Jun 5, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An Illinois Catholic leader says that the state's failure to advance a “gay marriage” bill is a significant victory for grassroots a ... discuss

Contact: Walter V. Marshall, 248-469-8272 DETROIT, June 5, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The diverse crowd of nearly 450 people filled the seats of the AMC Star Southfield Theater Tuesday, May 28th fo ... discuss

Last week,  as Breitbart notes, “… the Supreme Court granted review in what could be the biggest religious liberty victory for Americans of faith in decades,” when it agreed – a ... discuss

And also, the best way to save a mother at risk in pregnancy is to safely deliver the baby. Devastating testimony to the pro-abort side, not that the media will ever let you hear about it. The whole a ... discuss

By Simcha Fisher | The phrase "custody of the eyes" always gets a lot of play in modesty discussions.  (Yes, it's another post about modesty!  If you are tired of the topic, just pra ... discuss

On May 14, 1884, a young woman arrived in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on the train from Quincy, Illinois. She was so terribly ill that the conductor of the train telegraphed for authorities to have a carriag ... discuss

I don't know about y'all but I always start off a new routine with a lot of energy... and somewhere along the way (of the first week), I feel like crashing and burning because I tried to make too many ... discuss

In a previous post more or less on courtship (The Mop Top’s perspective of his relationship with Pip), I linked to yet an earlier post, where I shared yet another link, this time to an article w ... discuss

Today’s unfortunate U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Maryland v. King, by a vote of 5-4, expands government power, invades our liberty, and undermines our constitutional rights. The Court held that the ... discuss

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "Never let a good crisis go to waster." Though others have not articulated it quite that clearly, he summed up a political and social strategy that the abortion advoca ... discuss

Two for the price of one. Yesterday Wesley Smith published on his blog two excellent articles concerning the Dutch and euthanasia. The Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002 after their courts - def ... discuss

Sonya, mother of two children, learned she was pregnant with her third child this past November.  Sonya was stunned – how could this be?  She had taken precautions — but now she was pregnant ... discuss

Series Introduction: I live in a small house. I work in a small office in a small church. For those reasons and others I will never have a huge library. When I add a book I almost always remove a book ... discuss

UK Targets Disabled for Euthanasia as a Cost-Saving Measureby Bobby Schindler  In a chilling story by Rebekah Maxwell, people with disabilities in the UK are being targeted to be euthanized bas ... discuss

Would the federal government actually discourage that colonoscopy that might well save your life by revealing an early cancer that needs to be treated? Would it take a similar line against the practic ... discuss

Pornography is ubiquitous today; addiction to pornography, especially among men, is equally widespread. Young men are often introduced to pornography long before they are able to understand what it is ... discuss

Over the years I and other Climate Realists have consistently pointed out that Warmists rarely practice what they preach, and, at best, only take token measures within their own lives, such as replaci ... discuss

Barbara LofrumentoLike the Jacqueline Smith case in the previous decade, the strange events surrounding the death of 19-year-old Barbara Lofrumento have become almost an urban legend. But the tale of ... discuss

"Susanna Chisolm" (name changed at the request of the family) was a pretty young mother of four when she went to Biogenetics Ltd. in Chicago for a safe and legal abortion on June 3, 1975. (NOTE: The c ... discuss

This is outrageous.Our troops in Afghanistan aren't getting hot meals but the IRS blows $50 million on conferences!WASHINGTON (AP)-- A government watchdog has found that the Internal Revenue Service s ... discuss

Pope Saint Pius X was one of the first to warn about the dangers of moral relativism. A recent study by the Knights of Columbus revealed more than 80% of Catholic young adults subscribe to some tenant ... discuss

We have a non-deacon seminarian staying at out parish for the summer. He seems like a nice fellow.But today he preached.Father got up, gave a brief message, then turned the rest of the homily tim ... discuss

At an early hour yesterday morning coroner Stanton, acting under the advice of Health Officer Barger, had the body of Abbia Richards, who died on June 2d, and was buried two days later, exhumed and ... discuss

Deceived or lying?A common claim among abortion advocates is that although legal abortion deaths are indeed sad, they're only a pale shadow of the carnage that would ensue were legal protection restor ... discuss

Want to see what EPA stonewalling looks like? Below's article by Sheryll Poe shows that for years the agency has shown little regard for government openness. The latest example is EPA dodging requests ... discuss

This article is written by Dr. Peter Saunders, the campaign director for the Care Not Killing Alliance in the UK. It was originally published on his blog.By Peter Saunders - May 30, 2013Michael IrwinP ... discuss

 The police and GMC should be investigating the London psychiatrist that Michael Irwin is protecting By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeo ... discuss

The political theater in El Salvador has ended as doctors prepare to decide when the best time is to perform the c-section that life advocates had been advocating for all along to protect the ailing m ... discuss

Almost every day brings revelations in the IRS scandals. Reuters reports today that the IRS staff reported to be involved are still in their jobs. “They've been scorned in televised congression ... discuss

c. 1 June AD 167 Born in Flavia Neapolis, Palestine around AD 100, near the close of the New Testament period, Justin was the son of pagan Greek parents. He was a philosophy student who studied in Ale ... discuss

Mary Ellen Legge, a 24-year-old department store clerk, died June 1, 1938, from a criminal abortion. Otto Lucy, an Oklahoma City psychiatrist and teacher, was sentenced to 25 years after pleading g ... discuss

In Part 1, I gave some background on post-viability abortions, which were invented by the Supreme Court in 1973. In Part 2, I described the advent of the procedure that came to be known as Partial B ... discuss

by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent ROME, May 31, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In all, 15 European countries currently have laws on the books that effectively restrict the freedom of religious prac ... discuss

by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent ROME, May 31, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In all, 15 European countries currently have laws on the books that effectively restrict the freedom of religious prac ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The woman from El Salvador whom abortion advocates have been claiming (for weeks) would die if she didn’t get an abortion will have an early Caesar ... discuss

Tweetby Alanna GomezThis past week, my colleague Jonathon and I met the international best-selling author Khaled Hosseini. We waited in line outside Indigo in downtown Toronto, got seats in the fourth ... discuss

Tyranny is not around the corner. It is here. Not in an overt takeover, but in myriad small steps. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/05/30/with-irs-it-your-money-and-your-life/#ixzz2UtSu ... discuss

Delaware's attorney general has filed a complaint against abortionist Timothy Liveright based on the testimony of former Planned Parenthood nurses.  Liveright was presumably fired from his duties ... discuss

The woman from El Salvador whom abortion advocates have been claiming (for weeks) would die if she didn't get an abortion will have a early Caesarean section delivery of her child next week, according ... discuss

Deakin University Australia - May 24, 2012http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/2013/240413alzheimersandeuthanasia.php?Megan-Jane JohnstoneThe way Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed by advocacy groups and the ... discuss

If you are in the San Francisco area, please join us at the 2013 UFL “Life and Learning” Conference.  Registration is available from 12 to 5 p.m. at the University of San Francisco From ... discuss

In Part 1, I gave some background on post-viability abortions, which were invented by the Supreme Court in 1973. In Part 2, I described the advent of the procedure that came to be known as Partial Bir ... discuss

In Part 1, I gave a bit of background to the whole practice of post-viability abortions, which were invented by the Supreme Court in 1973 and embraced wholeheartedly by a select group of intrepid abor ... discuss

Washington D.C., May 31, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill introduced in congress allowing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate crisis pregnancy centers has sparked a fiery reaction that ... discuss

The Democrats are shameless. They've launched a fundraising effort that uses their own IRS scandal, abuse of power, and practice of targeting conservatives. There's something especially twisted about ... discuss

May 31 is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary .And Mary rising up in those days went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda. [Lk. 1:39]How lyrical that is, the openin ... discuss

If you have a question you would like to submit, you can e-mail me (my address is on our parish website)."How exactly do the commemoration lists work? I know I write the names of Orthodox or non-ortho ... discuss

Abortionist CarhartThe Kermit Gosnell verdict and Live Action's release of the Carhart video offer us a chance to reflect on how the Partial Birth Abortion (PBA) Ban changed and didn't change abortion ... discuss

Rome, Italy, May 30, 2013 / 12:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis says that even though solidarity is an idea “frowned down upon by the world,” people need to practice it by spiritually ... discuss

The following article represents a synthesis of the findings, with commentary by myself about the study: Parental Perceptions of Forgoing Artificial Nutrition and Hydration (FANH) During End-of-Life C ... discuss

I'm digging into the archives here to share a post from May 9, 2007 As timely now as it was then and maybe even moreso considering the HHS mandates for Christian organizations to cover contraception. ... discuss

Yesterday, I testified before the Assembly Health Committee in favor of AB 217, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.  The main provision of AB 217 is:  “No person shall intentionally perform or ... discuss

With the IRS it's now your money and your life FRC President Tony Perkins recently wrote an op-ed that appeared on Fox News discussing the recent IRS scandal.  Perkins noted that it is not just t ... discuss

 This is an alarming trend not only in Europe, but here in America as well.A statement from the Holy See warned that prejudice against Christianity is growing in Europe, often under the guise of ... discuss

  Premature Twins Thrive with a “Rescuing Hug”By Liz Townsend Editor’s note. We received some very nice feedback to yesterday’s ... discuss

May 29, 2013/Baltimore, MD/Operation Rescue -- Operation Rescue has learned more about the death of an abortion patient at a shoddy Baltimore abortion clinic located in a residential condo complex. T ... discuss

  Sentencing of former Gosnell employees ... discuss

     All signs are that Gosnell will plead guilty June 6 to illegally writing thousands of pr ... discuss

NARAL's latest email lamentation is that the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would "ban abortion for women who face a tragic diagnosis later in pregnancy."This drive to mobilize the masses is ... discuss

“The dead babies. The exploited women. The racism. The numerous governmental failures. It is thoroughly newsworthy.” he question…are there those that would defend this man or this p ... discuss

Jakki Jeffs at Alliance for Life Ontario's blog, quoting a Parliamentary brief Henry Morgentaler gave: The time period at which a foetus can survive and live a life independent of the mother’s bod ... discuss

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The mother of a newborn child found in a sewer pipe in China allegedly alerted her landlord to the child’s presence. She claims she tried to catch ... discuss

  Gosnell worker who put aborted baby remains down garbage disposal sentenced to probation by LifeSiteNews staff Philadelphia, PA, May 28, 2013 (OperationRe ... discuss

Baby 59 via Getty imagesThe mother of newborn child found in a sewer pipe in China apparently alerted her landlord to the child's presence.  She claims she tried to catch the child after deliveri ... discuss

Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 651 Proper of Seasons: 275 Psalter: Thursday, Week IV, 1210 Office of Readings for Thursday in Ordinary Time God, come to my assistance.̵ ... discuss

(Vatican Radio) The Vatican Secretariat of State issued a tweet on Monday: “Intolerance against Christians, especially in the name of ‘tolerance’, should be condemned publicly.” The tweet r ... discuss

But Gosnell is just an outlier! A man who may be the only late-term abortion practitioner in Australia has lost his medical license for a year after he was found to be inappropriately prescribing add ... discuss

The horrific practice of late-term abortion was brought to the forefront of the abortion debate due in part to the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The reality is that late-term abortion pe ... discuss

With two more American states legalizing unmarriage, with the Boy Scouts organization adopting a wholly unworkable compromise, with media and political figures in America throwing up their hands and t ... discuss

28 May AD 1577 After Martin Luther's death, political changes altered the face of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church. Emperor Charles V exercised control over all of southern Germany and most of the no ... discuss

By Paula Glennon I ran across a top ten list from a pro-abortion website that was being used by someone making comments on a pro-life article.  This inspired me to compose a rebuttal.&nbs ... discuss

In the television program “Vaderretro” of the SAT 2000 channel of the Italian Episcopal Conference, a video was shown of Pope Francis praying while imposing his hands on a young man in a w ... discuss

This article was written by Paul McHugh, a former psychiatrist in chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This article was printed on page A13 of the US edition of the Wall Street Journal on May 25, 201 ... discuss

By Senator Chuck GrassleyMemorial Day really is a community-oriented holiday. The first observances of what we now call Memorial Day were spontaneous expressions of gratitude and remembrance on the pa ... discuss

One theme I’m going to try to keep at KTracy.com is the use of Sundays to post spiritual and religious content on the blog.  While this will probably center around my family’s Catholic fa ... discuss

'To abstain from sinful actions is not sufficient for the fulfillment of God's law. The very desire of what is forbidden is evil." - St. John Baptist de la Salle As we are aware, one of the key ... discuss

Denver, Colo., May 26, 2013 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An Italian Benedictine monk who became the “Apostle of the English,” Saint Augustine of Canterbury is honored by the Catholic Churc ... discuss

From an article by Allan Carlson, posted in Contra|Diction!: In rejecting lifelong celibacy, in casting marriage as the highest order and calling on earth, in elevating motherhood and homemaking, in ... discuss

Christie Blatchford: “My understanding,” he wrote, “is that one of the most fundamental rules of good journalism is to always — always — obtain a corroborating source for any material alle ... discuss