“The Immorality of Birth Control Is No Longer a Teaching of the Catholic Church?” Reply

Notre Dame Philosophy Professor Gary Gutting stated in a New York Times op ed that “The immorality of birth control is no longer a teaching of the Catholic Church.”

“It may be objected,” Gutting wrote, “that, regardless of what individual Catholics think, the bishops in fact exercise effective control over the church.  This is true in many respects, but only to the extent that members of the church accept their authority.  Stalin’s alleged query about papal authority More…

Natural Family Planning: The Organic Alternative to Birth Control 5

Here’s a video that brilliantly illustrates the rationality behind preferring Natural Family Planning (NFP) over artificial means of birth control.

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Abortion Surviver 2

Test of Fire Catholic Video 2

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Want to Fight the HHS Mandate? Start by Knowing What You Are Defending 1

Fr Jose LaBoy

Our Bishops, thank God, are insisting on the fact that the fight against the HHS Mandate is not just about contraception. It’s about religious freedom and freedom of conscience. Cardinal Timothy Dolan has clearly stated that “the battle over the HHS mandate is bigger than contraception. It is a freedom of religion battle”.

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New York Times Getting Desperate? Don’t Be Silly. 2

After all, it’s just a full page ad inviting people to leave the Catholic Church. What kind of damage could it possibly do?

Maybe you are still not quite convinced there’s open war against the Catholic Church. More…

Planned Parenthood vs. The Catholic Church: You Decide Reply

Great video compilation from Fr John Hollowell speaks for itself. Who do you prefer to represent you?

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The Biltrix of Fasting on Fish 3

Fr Jason Smith

Fasting means going on a disciplined diet. And like all real diets it should be hard.

The purpose is to find out who is in charge: You or your stomach. The battle between the two tempers the will, heightens spiritual sensitivity, and leads us to find strength in God through prayer. More…

Catholics Speak Up: Time to Say What We Believe 5

In recent weeks, Planned Parenthood has been mounting an aggressive propaganda campaign to promote abortion, contraception, and sterilization as fundamental to women’s health and reproductive rights.

In light of the HHS Mandate, many Catholics have seen this as part of a concerted attack on the Catholic Church and have decided to fight fire with fire, by retaliating with the Catholic answer. More…

Going to Confession 4

Can you believe that we are already two weeks into Lent? I can’t.

If you were not counted among the droves of people who went to confession on Ash Wednesday, More…