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Catholic Church in the Crosshairs

March 7, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 4 Comments

Obama administration empowers dissident Catholics to represent the Church, tries to shift conversation from religious freedom to contraception. “Click, click.” Did you hear that? It’s the sound of the Obama administration taking aim at the Catholic Church. I’m sure there are some who disagree with me, who want me to just relax and stop with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Catholic Church, Contraception, Department of Justice, Ethics, Fellowship of Catholic University Students, First Amendment, FOCUS, Joe Biden, Kathleen Sebelius, Nancy Pelosi, Natural Family Planning, NFP, Notre Dame, Obama Administration, Obammunism, One-Child Policy, Planned Parenthood, Prolife, Reconciliation, The Family Plan, Tim Murphy, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, University of Texas, US Constitution, White House, Women's Health, Women's Rights

The Curious Case of the Cursing Catholic Coach

September 7, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 8 Comments

How should Catholics respond when other Catholics publicly misrepresent the Church? That’s really the fundamental question. It has been before American Catholics ever since September 12, 1960 when John F. Kennedy, in a televised speech in Houston, essentially disavowed the influence of the Catholic faith on his political choices. With regard to politicians, U.S. bishops … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: cross, Example, Ezekiel, Fidelity, Football, Frank Leahy, Greg Pollowitz, JFK, John F. Kennedy, Knute Rockne, Lou Holtz, Luke, Matt Archbold, Mission, Moral, National Catholic Register, National Review Online, Notre Dame, Politics, Public, Reconciliation, sacrament, sin, Social, witness, Woody Hayes
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