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The K-Word I Just Can’t Shake

April 13, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

If you’ve been following along with my A to Z posts, you might have noticed I skipped right over the letter K. Here’s the thing. I was ready to publish a post about kenosis and kerygma (sounds like a barn burner, no?), but I just couldn’t shake a different K-word. Kermit, as in Kermit Gosnell, the doctor currently on trial in Philadelphia for first and third-degree murders.

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: abortion, Blogging from A to Z, Prolife

A Vanity Pro-Life License Plate?

September 17, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

“Choose Life” license plates available to purchase. How could we ‘vanitize’ one?

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Iowa, Prolife, Prolife

Indivisible: Jay Richards on Right to Life and Social Justice

July 25, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 5 Comments
Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before it's too Late

“We shouldn’t treat unequal issues as if they are equal.“ Congratulations to last week’s giveaway winner Rick Garland! Enter to win a your own copy of Indivisible! Simply leave a comment here. Next Wednesday, August 1, we will randomly select this week’s winner. Giveaway sponsored by The Maximus Group. You also can buy Indivisible from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Economic, Hunger, Immoral, Indivisible, Intrinsic Evil, James Robison, Jay Richards, Moral, Optimism, poor, poverty, Prolife, Prudential Judgment, Same-Sex Marriage, Slavery, Social Justice, Voting Guidelines for Catholics

Reconsidering the Seamless Garment

March 21, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 6 Comments

Well-intentioned axiom has out-lived its usefulness, should be retired. We’ve all been there. You’re way behind on laundry so you dig deep into your closet, rummaging through clothing you haven’t worn in years. Amid all the outmoded items you find what appears to be a gem, something you used to wear all the time. Okay, it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic, Donum Vitae, Eileen Eagan, Fordham Univeristy, Fr. Richard Rohr, Goodwill, Homeless, Human Dignity, Hungry, Jesus, Joe Biden, John 19:23, John Kerry, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Kathleen Sebelius, Law, legislation, love, Michael Uhlmann, Moral Authority, Nancy Pelosi, Prolife, Right to Life, Rights, Scandal, Seamless Garment, Sexual Morality, sin, Social Justice, St. Louis University, The Catholic Thing, The Center for Action and Contemplation, Truth, Unborn, Womb

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

President Obama: Let Us Be Catholic

March 1, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

“With all the problems in this world, with the economy, with terrorism, with our country being sold to China, with Iran possibly becoming a nuclear power, with all these things, why is [the Obama administration] so obsessed on reproductive services? When did reproductive services become the national cry of our nation? When did it become … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: abortion, Catholic, Catholic Church, conscience, Contraception, education, Faith, Fr. Maletta, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Rights, legislation, morally repugnant actions, morals, murder, Obamacare, president, President Obama, Prolife, social services, St. John Indiana, St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, sterilization, Truth

One Couple’s Story: The Moral Shipwreck of In Vitro Fertilization

February 28, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 19 Comments

The desire to have a family leaves couple stranded with a moral dilemma  Editor’s Note: In 1987 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the direction of Pope Blessed John Paul II and prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), issued a document known as Donum Vitae (“The Gift of Life”). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Guest Contributors Tagged: Donum Vitae, Embryos, In Vitro Fertilization, Infertility, Joseph Ratzinger, Marital Embrace, Marriage, Marriage Act, Morality, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Prolife, Religion, Science, The Gift of Life, Vatican, Vocation of Marriage

Save Us from Sour-Faced Catholics & Silent Priests

February 23, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

Joel and I often say that the “attitude” of this blog embodies what a practicing Catholic ought to be — intentionally, joyfully, and faithfully Catholic all the time. Our blog posts attempt to be the antidote to the perception that piety is boring or that the Church is filled with “sour-faced saints,” as St. Teresa … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Birth Control, Contraception, Dr. Janet Smith, Fr. Aquinas Nichols, Fr. Leo, Fr. Zach Kautzky, Natural Family Planning, Prolife, Sour-faced saints, St. Teresa of Avila

40 Days for Life

February 19, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

The 40 Days for Life campaign begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, in 258 locations in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and Spain. See the list of locations to get involved in the campaign nearest you!

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: abortion, Fasting, Iowans for Life, Prayer, Prolife

A Homily Worthy of Applause

February 13, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 6 Comments

Remember that post I wrote about how annoyed I get when clapping occurs during Mass? Well, I might have abonded ship and started a thundering ovation had I been present at the Mass recorded in the video below. Check out Father Aquinas M. Nichols’ (pastor of the Basilica of St. John in Des Moines, Iowa) homily titled … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Bishop Pates, Diocese of Des Moines, Fr. Aquinas Nichols, Prolife, Prolife, sterilization
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