Category: Consistent ethic of life
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Vatican approves Beatification of Fulton Sheen
Announced yesterday. Below the brief video is one of Sheen’s more famous quotes. And also,very nice coverage in the NY Times. Hit the link below for the NYT article. Here’s the NYT coverage including the miracle ascribed to him. The Vatican will allow an American archbishop, who was one of the best-known Catholic clergy of…
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Another stab in the back from Notre Dame
Not the first and no doubt won’t be the last. Quite a few years ago a professor there told me that the students were more prolife than the faculty. I know the largest Notre Dame campus club is the prolife club and Notre Dame always has a big turnout at the March for Life. Scroll…
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A few pictures from the March for Life
Just a sample – may post more or get them over to the currently being reconstituted LifeNet blog – part of the Hudson Valley Coalition for Life. These four young women were from Montana State University – quite a trip for them. They are staying over until Monday and since they are from Montana probably…
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Senate Committee questions on chemical abortions; then Gov. Hochul’s name comes up
Chemical abortions at 20 weeks when drug only approved up to ten weeks? And no need to even talk to an MD – just fill out the form online for a prescription? What could go wrong? Our fine “Social Justice Catholic” Governor Hochul’s name comes up after four minutes as she blocks an extradition. If…
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Pope Leo’s important address to Vatican Diplomat Corp.
I love it. “Peter among us.” this is from The Pillar, a Catholic online publication. —Pope Leo XIV gave last week his first annual address to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps — a speech which customarily sets out diplomatic priorities for the year, and is the pope’s “state of the world” address. Edgar Beltran broke down…
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Kentucky bishops: Nations have right to borders, but actions in US causing ‘hostility, anxiety, and fear’
This is from CatholicVote “Nations have a right and responsibility to control their borders and to enforce laws meant to protect the population, but all laws must be enforced in a just and predictable manner that respects the God-given dignity of each human person,” the bishops wrote in the statement. The bishops quoted Pope Leo’s…
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Pope Leo on the Venezuela situation
No condemnation of anyone as he prays for the intercession of Mary under the title of Our Lady of Coromoto as well as two recently canonized Venezuelan Saints – both were canonized by Pope Leo this past October. Jose Gregorio Hernandez & Sister Carmen Rendiles.
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Nobel Prize winner Venezuelan Machado releases letter after Maduro capture.
This is from CBS News. Hit the link for the full text of the letter. “The time for freedom has come!” Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, wrote in the letter posted on X. María Corina Machado released a letter addressing the Venezuelan people after leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were…
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Gov. Hochul signs bill; doctors can kill their patients.
Hochul writes that doctor assisted suicide is a “civil rights” issue on a par with gay marriage. Here’s an excellent article in the NYP on her decision. I’m surprised it took this long for the Democrat Party – in total control of NY State government – to get this passed. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she’ll…
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Pope Leo condemns “Transhumanism”
Nice presentation by Fr. Mark Gorman with an amusing analogy at the end of this brief video.