Category Archives: Health Care

Beware! From the Experience of an Exorcist

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Deacon Bob

I read with interest over at Catholic News Agency an interview with a Spanish exorcist during which he spoke of the Satan’s favorite sin (pride) and the danger of  “New Age” practices, such as Reiki and Yoga. I have often said … Continue reading →

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Covert Euthanasia

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Deacon Bob

The manner in which we care for our elderly, especially in health care, is something about which I get rather passionate. Most of my extended family have heard me go on a heated monologue about the manner in which the … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Vote… We Must

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The upcoming election has so many very important issues at stake, issues that, if resolved in a manner at odds with our human nature, religious liberties and human life, will have disastrous effects for generations. That is why it is … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Deacon Bob

 The Supreme Court today upheld the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare. The United States Council of Catholic Bishops has released the following statement regarding it. DATE: June 28, 2012  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  BISHOPS RENEW PLEA TO CONGRESS AND ADMINISTRATION TO … Continue reading →

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USCCB’s Updated Response to the HHS Mandate

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Here is a link to a short video released by the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Please take 90 seconds to view it and then continue to demand a repeal of the HHS mandate that violates religious liberty and freedom … Continue reading →

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The New York Times’ Take on the “Accommodation”

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Deacon Bob

You might want to read today’s New York Times article on the “accommodation.” If what they report is true, then it would seem the accommodation shows a disregard for the bishops and religious beliefs of Catholics in this country. To … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Bishops Respond to Recent “Accommodation” by HHS

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops have released a response to President Obama’s announcement of an “accomodation” in the HHS mandate for contraceptive, sterilization, and abortifacient coverage in health plans. I stand with my bishop and the body of bishops … Continue reading →

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Government “Accommodation” to the Objections of Catholics and others to the HHS Mandate

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Deacon Bob

This morning President Obama announced a revision of the HHS mandate. The devil is in the details, no doubt, and what they are will hopefully be made clearer. Here is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s first response to … Continue reading →

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My Bishop’s Letter to all the Faithful in the Diocese of Winona

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Deacon Bob

(This is a transcript of the letter that was read in parishes of the diocese of Winona today regarding the Department of Health and Human Services mandate that strikes at the heart of religious liberty and the sanctity of conscience. … Continue reading →

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White House Misrepresents Its Own Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a point by point clarification of a recent White House response to the HHS mandate requiring religious institutions to violate their consciences and that threatens religious liberty. Here is the bishops … Continue reading →

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Conscience Protection

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Here is another link for you to look at put out by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Conscience Protection. Check it out, respond, and speak up for Conscience Protection and Religious Liberty. Thank you!

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The Venerable English College Turns 650 Years Old

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The Catholic News Agency (www.catholicnewsagency.com) reported that the Catholic seminary in Rome for English seminarians turned 650 years old yesterday. This compares with the North American College where United States seminarians go to study, which turned 150 years old last … Continue reading →

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An Assault on Conscience and Religious Freedom

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Deacon Bob

As you may be aware, the Department of Health and Human Services recently directed that all employers, essentially, who provide health care benefits, will be required to provide contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacients to their employees without deductibles or co-pays in … Continue reading →

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Abortion and Mental Health

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Deacon Bob

The British Journal of Psychiatry recently published a piece of research done by Priscilla K. Coleman from Bowling Green State University. The article, entitled Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995-2009 is a meta-analysis of 22 … Continue reading →

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“Health Care and the Three ‘Hs'”

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Deacon Bob

I was reading today the latest issue of Ethics and Medics, a commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center  The article was written by Father James Mctavish, a priest of the Verbum Dei missionaries who also happens to be a … Continue reading →

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