Archive for June, 2012

The History of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) 2010 to 2012
in Politics, The Dailies (Current Events)

The History of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) 2010 to 2012

The History of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) 2010 – 2012.

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Saint John the Baptist: Our Champion of Religious Liberty
in Feast Days, Memorials, & Solemnities, Lectionary Cycle B, Reflections on Mass Readings

Saint John the Baptist: Our Champion of Religious Liberty

What would Saint John the Baptist be doing if he were with us today and living through this challenge to our Church? He would be calling Obama’s HHS Mandate exactly what it is and he would be pointing us to follow Christ Jesus at any cost; even if it should cost us our lives. Are you ready?

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Sister Carol Keehan’s New Proposal Is Not the Right Fix (Religious Liberty)
in Politics, The Dailies (Current Events)

Sister Carol Keehan’s New Proposal Is Not the Right Fix (Religious Liberty)

Inasmuch as Sister’s Keehan’s proposal addresses the institutional church’s concern about having it’s religious liberty inveighed upon, it still falls dramatically short of protecting all American citizens from this attack on them to be able to practice their faith without government interference or coercion – the right given them in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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Response: Michael Greiner’s ‘Why I Am Not A Catholic’
in General Interest

Response: Michael Greiner’s ‘Why I Am Not A Catholic’

Protestant Preacher Michael Grenier blogged four reasons why he is no longer Catholic. In response I blogged four reasons why he is doesn’t actually know why he’s not Catholic.

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David L. Gray as a Guest on  ‘God’s Praises Tell’ Talking about the NAACP’s Support for Gay Marriage
in Media Appearances, Politics, The Black Conservative, The Dailies (Current Events)

David L. Gray as a Guest on ‘God’s Praises Tell’ Talking about the NAACP’s Support for Gay Marriage

Guest David L. Gray, Catholic blogger, and host Devin Jones discuss the recent statement of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in support of same-sex marriage, it’s implications for the African American community and what Black Catholics can do to promote authentic marriage.

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The Audacity to Be the Father that God Created You to Be
in Lectionary Cycle B, Reflections on Mass Readings

The Audacity to Be the Father that God Created You to Be

It is the Theology of the Body and how we Cooperate with God when men accept their call to Fatherhood. Indeed, fatherhood is the highest form of masculinity – it is what every man has been created for, and must aspire to. And while ones life in fatherhood may not always be the direct result of his own seed planted in woman, it is still his natural calling to be precisely the type of father that called has called him to be.

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Dude Tip: The 3 Things that Dudes Don’t Swing At
in Dude Tips (Humor/Advice)

Dude Tip: The 3 Things that Dudes Don’t Swing At

What I really don’t get is dudes awswinging at the wrong things. There are Three Things that dudes are never supposed to swing at unless they want to be laughed at by other dudes and/or have their manhood brought in question by society. In case you didn’t know, as some dudes obviously don’t, I’m going to list those Three Things for you in this Dude Tip.

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On the Feast of Corpus Christi and Pickle Farming
in Feast Days, Memorials, & Solemnities, Lectionary Cycle B, Reflections on Mass Readings

On the Feast of Corpus Christi and Pickle Farming

What we Catholics believe about the Corpus Christi as the Holy Eucharist is what Jesus actually taught, what Saint Paul actually taught in 1 Corinthians, and what the Fathers of the Church taught from the beginning. The most beautiful thing about our teaching on the Holy Eucharist is it’s consistency with sacred Scripture and fulfilled theology; all of which I talked about in three apologetic articles on the subject:

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