Monthly Archives: August 2008

I think I’ve worked it out. On the first night of the Democrat Convention, the color palette was all blues.  The stage and trappings: all blues.  Michelle Obama, wife of the candidate, shows up in blue and speaks here piece. … Continue reading →

From Serge Lancel’s Augustine, the best biography I know of the great Bishop of Hippo (p. 8 ff – emphases mine): Before devoting himself entirely to Mother Church, as he approached the age of forty, Augustine had had a concubine … Continue reading →

This article from The Hill was sent by a reader on The Hill: GOP demands Pelosi apology for abortion comments By Bob Cusack Posted: 08/27/08 01:24 PM [ET] DENVER — House Republicans are demanding that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) apologize … Continue reading →

Catholic dissenter and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi thinks she can use a 1500 year old sound bite from St. Augustine (+430) to confound the clear teaching of the Catholic Church on when human life begins. We need a … Continue reading →

Here is an Oldie PODCAzT about St. Monnica, whose feast is celebrated today in the post-Conciliar calendar. _______________________ Today we hear from our frequent guest, St. Augustine of Hippo who speaks to us about the death of his mother, St. … Continue reading →

For the last few days we have been focusing our attentions on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), VP candidate Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), et. al., and reopening the issue of Holy Communion for pro-abortion Catholic politicians. The Catholic blogosphere has been … Continue reading →

This excellent piece from the gentlemanly Sandro Magister of Chiesa deserves your close attention. My emphases and comments. Obama’s Pick for Vice President Is Catholic. But the Bishops Deny Him Communion The reason is that Biden is a staunch abortion … Continue reading →

This is in the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s newspaper: Pelosi’s nationally aired abortion comments "disgraceful’, "incompetent", "incredible" USCCB corrects House Speaker’s views as "misleading" and outdated By Rick DelVecchio Catholic and conservative commentators reacted with outrage and disbelief to House … Continue reading →

Consider that the USCCB the Cardinal Archbishop of New YorkCardinal Archbishop of PhiladelphiaArchbishop of Washington DCArchbishop of Denver all issued statements to correct and redress the falsehoods about Catholic doctrine on the beginning of human life stated on network television … Continue reading →

Speaker Pelosi is deep in it now. I am still looking for a link, but Amy reports that Brendan Daly, Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman issued a statement about her remarks on Meet The Press:     “The Speaker is the mother of … Continue reading →