Archdiocese ends partnership with DC rather than compromise faith

In Washington, D.C., the same-sex marriage bill is expected to become law within a couple of weeks.  Because of this, the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. through Catholic Charities will be forced to recognize those unions if it will remain in partnership with the city.  Rather than compromise the Church's teaching on marriage, the archdiocese ended its foster care program.

WaPo Report Reference:  click here or go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/16/AR2010021604899.html 
 
Commentary:  Thank you Abp. Wuerl for standing fast to keep the integrity of the faith.

Bishop Robert Vasa Strips Hospital of Catholic Title because it could not meet the Catholic standard.

"It is my responsibility to ensure the hospital is following Catholic principles both in name and in fact," Bishop Vasa said. "It would be misleading for me to allow St. Charles Bend to be acknowledged as Catholic in name while I am certain that some important tenets of the Ethical and Religious Directives are no longer being observed."  So, the Catholic Diocese of Baker announced that the Catholic Church will no longer sponsor St. Charles Medical Center-Bend.  In particular, it is because of sterilization procedures performed at the hospital that goes against the Church's teachings.  Bishop's notice found here http://www.sentinel.org/node/10753

Commentary:  Thank you Bishop Vasa for defending the faith.

iCarly's Dancing Bra, Suite Life of Zack & Cody & St. John Bosco's "Goodnight Talk" before the "Great Silence"

Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7z2RR1CgnQ  or click here
In this video, the dancing bra tells ghosts stories.

While snowed in, I watched the same shows with my kids. There’s Nickolodeon iCarly about 3 tweens and their web-based show. There's a voluptuous dancing bra that makes an appearance from time to tome like the segment above. It seemed harmless enough until I found a Google search for ‘Boobs and Tits’ in my computer's history.

Then there's “The Suite Life on Deck” where smart-alecky kids lie all the time. And the show finds it acceptable and humorous most of the time. So, my 10-year old lied about feeding the dog until the poor animal foraged for food in the garbage last night.

These are Disney shows but they’re nothing in moral content like those from the Wonderful World of Disney decades ago. So, I'm cutting out cable TV. And I’ll give a good-night talk in the way St. John Bosco did to his homeless youth. The good-night talk is done after night prayers and contains a moral lesson from something that happened during the day. That is how St. John Bosco made faith part of life. And psychologically, it is a most effective time to instill good thoughts. The talk is followed by the great silence – in the monastic tradition where no one talks unless it is an emergency. That silence ushers in sleep but also combats dissipation and distractions. The serenity and stillness brings recollection and a sense of God’s awesome and mysterious presence.

The reckless distractions from TV has to be not only filtered out but replaced with wholesome and spiritual thoughts.

Geological Anomaly to be named after US president

The Obama Administration will be honoring the 43rd President of the United States by naming the gap between the tectonic plates beneath Haiti after him. The area will now officially be referred to as "Bush's Fault." 

The ending of legalized abortion in the USA

Would you spend $2.5 million to show a 30-second video clip where a mother talks about how tough it is to have a child?  The group Focus of the Family did just that during the Superbowl commercial break last Sunday to make people aware of what a pregnancy can turn into – in her case a football star.  Why is that message worth $2.5 million?  In my opinion, it is a cry of protest against the culture that allowed 50 million children to be killed legally since 1973 in the USA alone.  So, that would be 5 cents per life if only that could bring them back.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIOTItUwvk

Two weeks ago, there were around half a million protest marchers around the country on the anniversary of that court rulling, Roe V Wade, that legalized abortion. .  http://divine-ripples.blogspot.com/2010/01/video-2010-right-to-life-march-300000.html

And this has been happening every year since 1973 and will continue until abortion is outlawed in this country because abortion is abhorred by nature.  It has caused death, barrenness, depression among others because, women are wired to nurture their young not kill them.  The only way to trick them into doing that is by lies but, that is harder nowadays with the sonogram and Doppler heart monitors that present images of developing persons and sounds of heart beats.  That debunks the lie that the child is only a lump of cells.

Then, there are changing attitudes; because, since1973 everyone who was born had a parent who is either pro-life or a pro-choice person who opted for the child.  So, this attitude has been caught by those children who are now the GenXers and GenYers who value life.  

Another place is verify this is in the Manhantan Declaration web site where close to 500,000 have committed themselves to acts of public disobedience if pro-abortion legislation and policies get pushed  in the so-called health care reform.   http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/

The tide has changed.  There are a few who are still for choice for the sake of others even if they themselves are pro-life.  The liberated women who burned their bras are now in nursing homes while others have sobered up to the real meaning of feminism.  There might be some who still prefer career over children but those are the exceptions.

So, the real advocate of abortion rights is an industry with a lot of money to buy political support from Obama and air time from the media.  That same industry that tries to penetrate the educational system to separate kids from their parents guidance and encourage fornication, pregnancies then abortion.

Knowing this, gives the battle for the unborn a new impetus because of the allies that will soon arrive.  Businesses and politicians all depend on popular appeal so when they realize that the market and support for choice is waning, they will rethink their investments and platforms.  CBS is an example of one who adjusted their sails to the winds of change.  The Democrats if they do not pick up on this will doom their political careers - specially if they keep supporting a healthcare reform with abortion funding.

It is darkest just before the dawn and the current times cannot get any darker.  But then we know that the dawn is coming and the culture of death will disappear in the light because life is from the Creator who lives and has power over all.

Video: PP pushes teaching joys of sex to 10 yr olds in public schools

Watch for yourself and see how Planned Parenthood wants to force 10 year olds to learn about sexual intercourse as part of the school curriculum.  And can you guess what their motivation is?  When all these kids start getting pregnant, who would provide abortions?  There you have it.  So, what are you going to do about it?

Video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwodt3JAT00

Video Description: International Planned Parenthood Federation's recommendation to teach joys of lovemaking to 10-year-olds in school

Video: School Choice Example Shows Why Government Monopolies Are Bad

Vouchers and tax credits can support school choice.  Please contact your representative.
Video Source:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIGmU2wJm-A or click here
Video Description:
Competition promotes innovation and results in higher quality and lower costs. Government-run schools are a tragic example, by contrast, of why monopolies generate bad results. This video uses the example of school choice to explain why competition is a better approach. www.freedomandprosperity.org