Posts Tagged ‘catholic’

Cor Jesu alumna Ann Wagner named Roy Blunt’s campaign chairman

27th October 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Here’s to an inspirational conservative woman–and to Roy Blunt for selecting a brilliant chairman for his Senate campaign.

Mrs. Wagner and I graduated from the same high school. She sent the kindest words of encouragement to me a few years ago when I passed along a blog post I wrote defending myself from a nasty attack. [...]

Being Catholic in the Public Square: Modern Lessons from the First Bishop in America by Kevin Roberts

26th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

via catholicexchange.com
This is a must-read article from Kevin Roberts, historian of Catholicism in America and founder and executive director of Catholic Family Caucus.

Posted via web from Katie’s posterous

Join Religious Leaders in Their Quest to Stop the Abortion Mandate

23rd August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

Quite a cast came together to make this video, including both Catholics and Protestants, Democrats, students and more. Please consider sharing it with your friends and family.

Calling Former Catholics: Why Did You Leave the Church?

9th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 16 Comments

I’ve always been interested in what motivates people–and lately, I can’t stop thinking about religious motivations. Why do folks who are raised Catholic stop going to Mass? Marry outside the Church? When people stop going to Mass for a long time, what makes them come back?
Any Catholics out there who no longer attend Mass on [...]

More Americans Consider Themselves Pro-Life: Turning Public Opinion into Public Support for Republicans

16th May 2009 by Catherine Favazza 3 Comments

For the first time in the 15 years that Gallup has been asking the question, more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice.”
As conservatives in general and the Republican Party in particular work to regroup after their devastating election results of 2008–and 2006 before that–they need to keep these key polling results in mind. So [...]

Conscience Protection Update: What Might Happen Next and Why You Should Care

12th May 2009 by Catherine Favazza 4 Comments

I can’t thank each of you enough for your response to my post about President Obama seeking to strip conscience protections for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and medical students. So many of you contacted Health and Human Services and also encouraged your family and friends to do the same.
It’s impossible to tell how many comments HHS [...]

Either the Son of God or a Madman

12th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Happy Easter! I wanted to share a popular–and my personal favorite–excerpt from C. S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity.” Have a blessed day! (Emphasis below is, of course, my own.)
I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, [...]

The 10 Things You Need to Know About Conscience Protection

8th April 2009 by Catherine Favazza 3 Comments

What is conscience protection? What is “the conscience clause?” With about 36 hours left to take a stand, here’s what you need to know.
1. First, the background info:
“Last August, the Bush Administration proposed federal regulations that would strengthen existing ‘conscience’ laws after it became clear that medical centers and personnel were still being discriminated against. [...]