This week: A passionate explanation of the Eucharist. Worship the earth and be forgiven. Planned Parenthood caught in lies, yet again. The nature of pro-aborts demonstrated, yet again. The black genocide in America today. Stephen Colbert, Catholic and proud of it. Saturday Evening Blog Post.

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This young lady does a remarkable, and somewhat unique, job explaining the Eucharist:

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An unnamed priest in Brazil advises penitents to skip confession and plant trees instead. This is good for the soul and the environment I guess. Father Z covers the story aptly calling it too stupid for words.

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Planned Parenthood is throwing a fit because Indiana wants to stop giving them taxpayer funding. Their claim that they are vital for when’s wellness care is just a wee bit disingenuous:

evil = Planned Parenthood = abortion = death

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The contrast in age and approach between the pro-abortion and pro-life forces continues to be reinforced. The pro-lifers are young, respectful and numerous. The pro-aborts are…

About what you would expect from those who gleefully promote the death of the most innocent and vulnerable among us.

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Imagine a group of people suffering genocide. Imagine a political party devoted to this atrocity. Imagine a business whose founding principle was the elimination of these “undesirables.” You would never think that the victims support all of this would you? That is exactly what is happening today to black people, under the direction of the Democratic party implemented by Planned Parenthood. Why do black folks go along with it?

The National Black Pro-life Coalition hopes to change that. From their excellent website:

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Stephen Colbert is an odd guy. He’s Catholic, so I guess that explains it…   but I digress. He appears to know his faith and does not hide it. Doubly impressive considering his young, often anti-Christian audience. I think he does a lot of good. Check-out this clip (warning: salty language):

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Elizabeth Esther kindly hosts a feature she calls The Saturday Evening Blog Post. Published monthly every first Saturday, it features the best post in the preceding month on each of a few dozen Christian blogs. The “best” entries are chosen by the authors themselves (so they should know!).

It is a great way to discover new blogs. Be sure to check-it out. My entry for last month was Hijacking CST.

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: Pentecostal Alex Jones and the early Church Fathers. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his actions. A new Dominican vocation video. A touching piece on the sudden death of a faithful Catholic. Christian militants, not Islamic radicals, are the focus of one Congress woman. Public sector unions declare Gov. Chris Christie the Hitler of our times.

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Caution Protestants! Do not study the early Church and the writings of the Church Fathers. What happened to this guy could happen to you:

Deacon Alex converted a few years back, but his story has been reappearing in the blogosphere lately. It is a powerful story and honestly, I just like this guy! Other video parts of Alex Jones’ story are here , here and here . Deacon Greg Kandra wrote about Alex a few years ago here.

P.S. Protestants — you may be surprised how often this happens.

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In a recent piece, I mentioned the Governor of New York as an example of someone whose public acts warrant condemnation. As a high-profile Catholic, his actions continue to be in major schism with Holy Mother Church. Unrepentant, he has now spearheaded into NY law the fantasy of “gay marriage.” Expert canonist Ed Peters has written about it. In his inimitable style, Father Zuhlsdorf adds to it. Bishop DiMarzio has commented (also with commentary from Father Z).

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The Dominican Friars of England and Scotland have a new vocation video produced by one of their own, Fra’Lawrence Lew OP. Good stuff!

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Christina King recounts an unexpected turn from a trip to her parish picnic. This is an excellent, horrifying yet ultimately touching piece.

For those of you who believe in heaven, then you realize what an amazing blessing it was that the hour of her death was 15 minutes of union with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, followed by 15 minutes of suffering, surrounded by people in prayer and a priest anointing her and comforting her. The prior 30 minutes was the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. For me, that would be a blessing. I pray her family sees it that way.

Please read it all: Divine Providence Or Coincidence?.

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Christian militants might bring down the country. So says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat) at a congressional hearing on Muslim radicalization. She repeatedly pushed a witness to agree with her, but he could only answer “I don’t know that Christian militants have foreign country backing or foreign country financing.”

Obviously, something must be done to control Christians before they do something like, I dunno, maybe overturn the right of a woman to kill the baby in her womb (Rep. Lee did mention abortion).

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Hitler executed a million people at Auschwitz. A comparatively grave holocaust is under way in New Jersey right now (as Gov. Chris Christie struggles for solvency by reducing taxpayer-funded pensions in an economic crisis). That is the thinking of public sector unions as they sing “Sent to Auschwitz.” A proud day for all union members.

Actually, Christie as Hitler is their recurring theme. Here, a union leader declares war on “Adolf Christie” explaining “it took World War II to get rid of the last Adolf Hitler, it’s going to take World War III to get rid of Adolf Christie! Are you ready for World War III?” Yes, a proud day to be a union member.

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: Tornado destruction of Catholic institutions in Joplin. Hearing a prayer or “religious words” found to be the cause of “irreparable harm.” Catholic life at Texas A&M. LGBT demonstrate tolerance of differing viewpoints. Some Wisconsin public sector union members in action. Another “cool dad.”

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The recent tornado’s have taken a toll on many. One of the worse hit Joplin, MO, killing well over 100 people and destroyed much property. Among the loses was St. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Before:

After:

Kevin Kikta tells what it was like to be on duty at St. John’s emergency room when the tornado hit.

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Christa, Danny and their graduating son dodged a bullet. They almost had to “suffer irreparable harm” at his upcoming graduation. Federal judge Fred Biery, an obvious advocate for diversity, tolerance, free speech and the constitution, ruled that student troublemaker Angela Hildenbrand (valedictorian of Medina Valley High School) may neither pray nor use religious words in her speech. The judge went on to order sweeping restrictions to protect the Schultz family from the irreparable harm hearing such words cause. This is not the first time Judge Biery went to bat to save people from harmful exposure to Christianity.

Fred Biery is a graduate of Southern Methodist University Law School. He was appointed by Bill Clinton and confirmed in 1994 by the the Democratic controlled senate.

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Where might your children attend college and come out with a stronger Catholic faith vs. a weaker one? If the choice was between Notre Dame and Texas A&M, for example, I would bet on the later. This article in the National Catholic Register gives a good overview of the Aggies. If you missed it in February, also be sure to read George Weigel’s article. As to Notre Dame, if you follow them at all, you know how deeply troubled they are these days.

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Speaking of students, I have mentioned TFP Student Action before and their defense of Catholic moral values. As usual, the tolerance, understanding and acceptance of differing viewpoints is promptly rejected by those demanding the same:

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Wisconsin public sector union members are classy, considerate champions of the disadvantaged in our society. Just kidding. Here they are in action:

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In the cool Dads department, I give you Dale Price. Dale waved to his son’s school bus ever morning when it passed, dressed in a different costume every day.

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Elizabeth Esther kindly hosts a feature she calls The Saturday Evening Blog Post. Published monthly every first Saturday, it features the best post in the preceding month on each of a few dozen Christian blogs. The “best” entries are chosen by the authors themselves (so they should know!).

It is a great way to discover new blogs. Be sure to check-it out. My entry for last month was The Body of Christ.

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: Girl Scouts work to expose their slide to pro-death. People in Texas live their faith. Tim Staples “Jimmy Swaggart made me Catholic.” Father Barron on papal infallibility. A mother learns to forgive her son’s murderer. What rapture? Talking dog.

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These young ladies are very impressive. They are were dedicated Girl Scouts until they witnessed how that organization has joined with pro-abortion forces to influence our children. Not only have they left and are speaking-out, but they have also created SpeakNowGirlScouts.com to publicize the sad truth about this once loved organization.

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Does red state vs. blue state equate to pro-life vs. pro-death? What do everyday people on the street believe? Answer: if you are an unborn baby, hope that your mother lives in Texas and not New Jersey. ABC News reports:

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Tim Staples is a convert, Catholic Answers apologist and excellent speaker. Here is a sample from one of his DVDs – Jimmy Swaggart Made Me Catholic:

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Father Barron gives an excellent explanation of papal infallibility:

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The power of forgiveness, changes 2 lives. Oshea Israel murdered Mary Johnson’s son in 1993. He is out of prison now. NPR has the story.

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Sigh. I wrote about the May 21st rapture people in a previous 7 Quick Takes Friday. This sincere but misguided lunacy seems to happen almost yearly now. My Are you ready? piece gives a much better perspective (if I say so myself!).

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Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: Universae Ecclesiae is out. Why no women deacons, explained again. Why we don’t offer the Eucharist to everyone. A reminder on keeping priorities properly ordered. The absurd proposition that Christianity was a fabrication. A unique wedding proposal. The perfect ceiling mural for a smoker’s lounge.

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Universae Ecclesiae is out. It is a Motu Proprio instruction from the Holy Father that clarifies and strengthens Summorum Pontificum. For those who do not follow this stuff, it applies directly to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. However, it is part of the reform of the reform and it will ultimately influence the ordinary form (and the post-Vatican II excesses often seen there).

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Women deacons – still no. A while back I wrote about this issue. It is raised by the misguided liberal / progressive (toward Church teaching) crowd who see it as a matter of “equality” and as a stepping stone to women “priests.” No and no, and that will not change (ever). Daniel G. Van Slyke tries to explain (once again) why not for Crisis Magazine.

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This is a good video out of the Diocese of Rockford (IL) by their Monsignor Eric Barr (Episcopal Vicar for Clergy & Religious). Here, he answers “Why can’t non-Catholics go to Communion?” This is a good follow-up to my recent piece The Body of Christ.

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Here you are, online again. That’s OK, but keep your priorities right!

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A Lutheran group put together this excellent animated video showing how absurd those who posit that Christianity is a fabrication.

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Right here in Georgia, Matt wants to propose to Ginny. How to? Maybe a nice restaurant, waiter brings champagne, ring in bottom of glass? No. Why not have Charlie (her brother) take her to the movies and planting a surprise there? Bring along friends and family (sneak them in after the movie starts) to share the moment…

Where does Marcel find these things (he was the first one I saw publishing it)?

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This is a mural in a smoker’s lounge. Appropriate, no?

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!