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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

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

Conscience Protection: In Solidarity with Bishops Fighting the HHS Mandate

February 1, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Last weekend in parishes across the United States, Catholics heard strong, defiant reactions from their bishops to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) January 22 announcement that employers – including religious organizations and other nonprofits – would be required to provide employee health insurance that covered contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs under … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Contraception, First Amendment, H.R. 1179, Health and Human Services, Prolife, S. 1467, sterilization
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