Category Archives: Politics

The Politics of Muddy Thinking

One of my fellow bloggers, Deacon Scott Dodge in Salt Lake City, has written a wonderful post www.scottdodge.blogspot.com on the same-sex marriage issue that is threatening to engulf us all. I encourage you to link over and read it. Deacon Dodge … Continue reading

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Immigration Reform

I can only offer an opinion, perhaps I should say a conjecture, as to the root of immigration reform opposition. I believe it is purely party politics. Blind allegiance to a particular party’s positions. A desire to divide the body politic, … Continue reading

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Thoughts About Recent Events and Career

I haven’t been blogging much at all in the past few weeks. Frankly, I have had too much on my plate and am now just catching my breath. I have been the Assistant Director of the Diaconate for the Diocese … Continue reading

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Quote for the Day

“No one deserves to go hungry, and there is no ecological reason for people to be hungry today. People are hungry today soley because of the social and economic structures of sin: greed, pride and lust for power.” — Br. … Continue reading

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Why Not, Mr. President? Why Not All Our Children?

To all my readers: I post this only to point out that with just a bit of intellectual honesty and common sense, we can take what President Obama said so well and appropriately about the tragedy of the recent school … Continue reading

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Child Labor in the Mideastern Country of Yemen

Fides (http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=33093&lan=eng) reported recently that 1,300,000 children are child laborers in that country. It identifies (no surprise) that poverty drives this exploitation of the young. Here is the article: Sanaa (Agenzia Fides) – In Yemen over 1 million and 300 thousand … Continue reading

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Rebuttals to arguments for same-sex marriage

I can’t say this better than what has been said here in this article in the Our Sunday Visitor. It is written by Brandon Voigt. He does an excellenct job cogently explaining why same-sex relationships are not and cannot be … Continue reading

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Authentic Democracy

Here is something our elected leaders need to remember. “An authentic democracy… is the fruit of a convinced acceptance of the values that inspire democratic principles: the dignity of every human person, the respect of human rights, commitment to the … Continue reading

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Dear Readers: A Final Call to Vote “YES”

To all Minnesota readers of this weblog. We have only four more days until the polls open and we are called to exercise our duty to cast our votes for candidates that will pursue the common good, protect life from conception … Continue reading

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Minnesota Marriage Minute: What We Believe

Here is a great summary of why we support the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment. Please watch, share with your friends, then vote “Yes” next Tuesday for the Marriage Protection Amendment. Remember, leaving the question blank will count as a no … Continue reading

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Minnesota Marriage Minute – Look at Europe

Here is a video explaining what has happened in European countries that have redefined marriage as something other than the union of one man and one woman. Before you view it, I want to pass on that I recently saw … Continue reading

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Minnesota Marriage Minute – Look at What Happened in Canada

Vote “YES” on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment this November. Remember, not voting on the amendment will be counted as a “no” vote, so be sure to mark “YES.”

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To Shepherd Well

The Office of Readings in the recent past offered for our reflection the theme of being a good shepherd, which I would summarize as meaning looking out for the good of the people without concern for our own status, places … Continue reading

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A Slippery Slope

The following video discusses the “slippery slope” that is created when society attempts to redefine marriage as something other than what it is, i.e., the union of one man and one woman. View, share with a friend, then vote “yes” … Continue reading

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Voting Starts Today

In case you will be away from your polling place on election day, and thus unable to cast your vote in favor of the Marriage Protection Amendment in November, did you know you can begin casting your absentee ballots today? … Continue reading

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