March 2009 – Stepping Out of the Boat

A Conversation about Politics

Last week, I attended the Family Life Conference sponsored by the Family Life/Respect Life Office, held at St. Joseph’s Seminary. It was a great event, with excellent speakers and lots of important information. The most interesting part of the day, though was a conversation I had after one of the talks. Kathy Gallagher, the Pro-LifeContinue reading “A Conversation about Politics”

Disgrace in South Bend

The University of Notre Dame describes itself as a Catholic institution of higher learning. They consider themselves to be a great university, and something of an exemplar of Catholic higher education. The school is, it must be noted, named in honor of the Mother of Our Savior. Well, now we all know something else aboutContinue reading “Disgrace in South Bend”

Hey, It’s St. Patrick’s Day — Let’s Attack the Church

Perhaps people have forgotten, but St. Patrick’s Day is a religious day, of special significance to Catholics. It is a memorial of the great missionary saint who evangelized Ireland for the Faith. It is especially important to us Catholics of New York — those of Irish descent like me and all others — because St.Continue reading “Hey, It’s St. Patrick’s Day — Let’s Attack the Church”

The Sisters Go to Albany

On March 10, I travelled with three of the Sisters of Life to attend the New York State Catholic Conference’s Forum Day in Albany. The purpose of the day is to bring Catholics from around the state to the Capitol to lobby our legislators on behalf of Catholic interests — pro-life issues, Catholic schools, charitableContinue reading “The Sisters Go to Albany”

How Not to Form Conscience

Those who have been paying attention to the Catholic media have known for years that the periodical that calls itself “The National Catholic Reporter” has long been a self-parody of sorts — a collection of all the usual suspects saying all the usual things about what Cardinal George called the “exhausted project” of “liberal Catholicism”.Continue reading “How Not to Form Conscience”

Threats to Life and Our Church

The man who was a 100% anti-life Senator and a 100% anti-life candidate, continues in his path to be a 100% anti-life President. And now he has shown either disrespect or disregard for the Catholic Church with his two most recent moves. On Friday, the Administration announced that they would be rescinding some important regulationsContinue reading “Threats to Life and Our Church”