Why the Tides are Turning Pro-Life 24

I owe a tip of the hat to Rebecca Hamilton for this video — she rightly titled her post this morning: Video Tribute to 40 Years of Abortion on Demand: Watch Once, Shower Twice

Caveat Viewer: She means it. 

And so do I. To Biltrix’s regular readers, if some suspicious feeling is telling you “I really should not watch this video,” please, Don’t. More…

40 Years Gone, and Counting… 23

55,881,645

That’s the number of unborn lives ended by legal abortions in this country since this day in 1973 (as of 10:00 a.m.).

1,235 in the U.S. alone today by the time I finish writing this sentence. Now, 1,236, and counting…

Planned Parenthood has terminated 6,341,432 since 1970 — 19,865 so far this year alone (as of Jan. 1 2013).

73,281… 73,283… 73,284… — rising, rising, rising… More…

Abortion is Simply Wrong, Here’s Why 6

Ronald Reagan famously said:

Simple logic that somehow evades all abortionists

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The Sacramental Epiphany at the Wedding at Cana 8

Jesus’s miracle at the wedding in Cana is the third epiphany in the of the trilogy of epiphanies: (1) the Visitation of the Magi; (2) the Lord’s Baptism; (3) the Miracle at Cana. During each of these epiphanies, God’s power is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ, whose actions are accompanied by miraculous signs, which point to our Lord as the Savior of all mankind.

These signs also hint at hidden mysteries of our faith. By contemplating these signs in our hearts in prayer, we can penetrate the depths of the mystery and strengthen our faith. More…

The Meaning of the Dove: The Theophany After the Baptism of the Lord, Part III Reply

 By Fr Jason Smith

The Baptism of the Lord was accompanied by one of the most stunning and remarkable events found in Sacred Scripture: The rending open of the heavens, the visible descent of the Spirit like a dove, and the Father’s audible voice. More…

5 Stars! Thank You! 24

Thanks to three Super-Bloggers, 8 Kids and a Business, The Rainey View, and 1 Catholic Salmon, who each nominated Biltrix for the Blog of the Year Award, we’ve now achieved 5-Star-Status!

Blog of the Year Award 5 star jpeg

Biltrix humbly and sincerely thanks all three of you, and all of you bloggers, readers, commenters — you all mean very much to us. More…

The Theophany After the Baptism of the Lord, Part IV: When Jesus Becomes Christ Reply

Fr Jason Smith LC

Fr Jason Smith LC

The Baptism of the Lord was accompanied by one of the most stunning and remarkable events found in Sacred Scripture: The rending open of the heavens, the visible descent of the Spirit like a dove, and the Father’s audible voice. More…

Wimp-less Fridays 12

Yesterday, I posted on the 5 ways to live the Call to Prayer during the Year of Faith. One of the things the bishops asked (i.e., strongly suggested) was abstinence from meat and fasting on all Fridays this year.  (By the way, Friday starts tomorrow — just a reminder).

That’ right. You read it. You know what that means.  More…

5 Ways to Participate in the Call to Prayer during the Year of Faith 4

FAITH-CALENDAREarlier this month, the USCCB issued a “Call To Prayer For Life, Marriage, And Religious Liberty” on it’s website, encouraging Catholics to join in prayer and sacrifice during this Year of Faith (Dec. 30, 2012 — Nov. 24, 2013).

The two motives underscoring the bishops’ call to prayer are the HHS Mandate, More…

Countdown to Ending Abortion 8