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“We Told You So”

Nancy Pelosi was famously quoted as saying that we need to pass “ObamaCare” so that we can understand what is in it. In his article, “We Told You So,”  coinciding with the official inaugural date for President Obama, Robert Tracinski winds … Continue reading

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Post-Election Thoughts from a Catholic Lawyer

Stuart W. Nolan, Managing Attorney for Legal Works, shares his reflections after the November 6th presidential election. Following is an excerpt of his thoughts: In the wake of such a profoundly disappointing election, I am reminded of God’s warning to … Continue reading

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Bishop Conley Addresses the Health of a Post-Relativist University

“…I am inspired by your university’s motto ‘Veritas,’ signifying ‘truth’….” Bishop James Conley found this motto to be the subject of his recent lecture at Harvard University where he spoke about Blessed John Henry Newman and the intellectual contradiction of a post-relativistic … Continue reading

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Cardinal George: “I expect to die in bed, my successor…in prison…his successor…a martyr”

“Many do not understand how grave are the current threats to religious liberty and the survival of Catholic institutions like hospitals and schools from the administration’s HHS mandate and other interferences with our consciences in our ministry to others. Chicago’s … Continue reading

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Paul Ryan’s Bishop on “Subsidiarity, solidarity, and the lay mission”

Bishop’s Column Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 — 12:00 AM This column is the bishop’s communication with the faithful of the Diocese of Madison. Any wider circulation reaches beyond the intention of the bishop. Dear friends, It was no shock at … Continue reading

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Voting Priorities Count for Catholics

Watch this brief, dynamic video encouraging Catholics to vote, and to do so according to priorities! http://www.cc2w.org/

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Stand up, speak out, be heard

by Gerri Laird from Family Foundation, a publication of The Couple to Couple League, May/June 2012, pp. 12-13 Most of us have heard our bishops speak out against the HHS mandate on contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, but did you … Continue reading

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The Line in the Sand: Religious liberty and health care

by Bob Laird From Family Foundation a publication of The Couple to Couple League, May/June 2012, pp. 8-11. The Obama Administration has drawn a line in the sand, daring Catholics to practice their faith in the public square.  There is … Continue reading

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Understanding Catholic Voting Priorities

The U.S. Catholic Bishops have explicitly stated that politicans who oppose the Catholic teaching on abortion do not deserve the vote of Catholics in an election, regardless of their views on any other issue.  This conclusion is derived from their document … Continue reading

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The Hijacking of Natural Law

by Gerri Laird Taken from Family Foundations Plus, Couple to Couple League, April 2012 A Buddhist monk, a female Rabbi, a female Islamic chaplain, and a Catholic laywoman sat side by side answering questions on the topic of sex and … Continue reading

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Obama Administration is Anti-women

The ObamaCare provision for mandatory insurance coverage of contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs for women is blatant evidence that President Obama and his administration are anti-women: they consider women to be no better than animals in heat whose fertility must be … Continue reading

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Gerri Laird – Why We Need Natural Family Planning

Why We Need Natural Family Planning, HLI Truth & Charity Forum, 7/20/2011 Also published in Arlington Catholic Herald, 9/17/2011 By Gerri Laird “My children are going to pay for your Social Security!” That was my response to one of my … Continue reading

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Gerri Laird: The Truth about NFP Leads to Responsibility

Posted on July 27, 2011 by ccli This NFP Awareness Week guest post on http://www.artofnfp.org is by CCL Teacher Gerri Laird. It’s Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week and Planned Parenthood is euphoric because this month the Institute of Medicine recommended that … Continue reading

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Conference on Religious Liberty, Contraception, and the Catholic Church

On Saturday, March 17th St. Raymond’s Parish and the Couple to Couple League (CCL) of Northern VA will cosponsor a conference addressing the issues raised by the Obama Administration’s mandate that almost all health insurance policies, including those carried by … Continue reading

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Military Tries to Silence Catholic Military Archbishop

More Religious Liberties Oppressed by Obama Administration By Bob Laird In a blatant disregard for the First Amendment of the Constitution, the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Major General) Donald L. Rutherford, a Catholic priest, issued an order forbidding … Continue reading

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Has Obama Lost the Catholic Left?

The Cardinal Newman Society continues its in-depth analysis of the decision by the Obama Administration on January 20th to retain the rules that are in place except to defer the implementation for one year for those Catholic institutions that apply for … Continue reading

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Obama Administration and Contraceptive Coverage in Employee Health Insurance

http://connect.facebook.net/rsrc.php/v1/yD/r/GL74y29Am1r.swf http://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?api_key=41245586762&app_id=41245586762&channel_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Dff6dc3cd86afaa%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcabrinihealth.wordpress.com%252Ff36e033547357ec%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&client_id=41245586762&display=none&domain=cabrinihealth.wordpress.com&locale=en_US&origin=1&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Df31196ce1ef248%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcabrinihealth.wordpress.com%252Ff36e033547357ec%26relation%3Dparent%26transport%3Dpostmessage%26frame%3Df48cb5424ae52&response_type=token%2Csigned_request%2Ccode&sdk=joey On Friday, January 20th, the Obama Administration again decided to set aside the First Amendment of the Constitution by forcing employers to require coverage of contraceptive and sterilization services as part of their health plans. Read Patrick Reilly’s … Continue reading

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Patrick Reilly – Washington Times – Unholy abortion compromise

Patrick Reilly and his Cardinal Newman Society are working over Christmas to continue to show the evil alliance between Notre Dame University, the Catholic Health Association and the Obama Administration in striking a deal concerning conscience protection and abortion in ObamaCare.  In his … Continue reading

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