Abortion hurts men, too 

It's not just women who suffer. The fathers of aborted children do, too. Friar Augustine of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate shares his abortion experience during a Silent No More rally held on 07 September at the Connecticut State House.

"I REGRET MY ABORTION."-friar Augustine


H/T to Leticia of Causa Nostrae Laetitiae.

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What part of "non-negotiable" don't you understand? 

Love it! H/T to Fr. Erik Richtsteig. :-)

Expanding on the subject of non-negotiable issues vs. prudential judgment ones, see Fr. Dwight Longenecker's article, Why Abortion and the Iraq War Are Not Equivalent.

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If the shoe fits ... 

Nearly busted a gut laughing over Jeff Miller's campaign sign satire; the following is especially spot-on:



Go check out the rest; clever stuff (I'm still impressed that he worked "Albigensian" into a bumper sticker). And then go read Sheila Liaugminas' thoughtful post, Understand who Catholic Americans are.

Labels: abortion, dissent, heterodoxy, politics, pro-life

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These least brothers of mine ... 

"Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." ~ Matthew 25:40

(click for larger image)


H/T to Barb, sfo, and thanks to Mama Says for creating and sharing this poster.

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Catholic first 

When asked in an interview, "What should it mean when I'm 'voting Catholic?' ", Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap. replied:

"We should see ourselves as Catholic first -- not white or black, or young or old, or Democrat or Republican, or labor militant or business owner, but Catholic first as the main way we identify ourselves. Our faith should shape our lives, including our political choices. Of course, that demands that we actually study and deepen our Catholic faith. The Catholic faith isn't a set of clothes that we can tailor to a personal fit. We don't 'invent' our faith, and we don't 'own' it. If we really want to be Catholic, then we'll live by Catholic teaching. Otherwise we're just fooling ourselves and abusing the belief of other Catholics who really do try to practice what the Church teaches."

And here's another gem (and please do read the whole interview; it's Most Excellent) in response to the question, "Whenever I write about Catholics and abortion, I am immediately asked, 'What about war? What about the death penalty?' What about them? Can a Catholic vote for Senator 'Surge'? We have killed people in Iraq, after all.' ":

"I've written and spoken against the death penalty for more than 30 years. And along with most other American bishops, I opposed our intervention in Iraq. But these issues are different in kind, not merely degree, from the violence involved in abortion. Anyone rooted in Scripture and Catholic tradition will understand the distinction if he or she reasons honestly. Genocide, euthanasia, abortion, and deliberately targeting civilians in war -- these things are always grievously wrong. But in Catholic thought, war and capital punishment can be morally legitimate under certain carefully defined circumstances. Abortion is never morally justified."

I <3 Archbishop Chaput.

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It's not a "single issue", it's a foundational one 

Thanks to my pal, Deacon John, for the heads-up on this splendid web site, CatholicVote.com, which features the following powerful and hitting-the-nail-on-the-head video:

Catholic Vote 2008


Along these lines, I've never been interested in buying campaign paraphernalia, but this one is darn good:



For a more in-depth explanation of Church teaching and non-negotiable issues when voting, check out the Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics.

(And no, Husband Mike and I are not Democrats nor Republicans. We're Catholic, and as such, are Politically Homeless.)

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