Browsing the 2017 archive of Blog
A Tale of Two Marches
Posted by Bob Herz on 2/11/17
A Tale of Two Marches
Each January, the March for Life provides a tremendous opportunity for the pro-life community to come together near the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973. The march gives a much- needed voice to the nearly 1 million children ... Read More »
My life as a ‘None’ and other tales from the ranks of the unaffiliated and the agnostic
Posted by Bob Herz on 2/05/17
Like a lot or women of a certain age, I’ve taken up yoga. And because I don’t go halfway on my cliches, I’ve done immersion yoga weekends, learned the Sanskrit names for various ways of being upside down and at least once referred to “my practice.” Someday I’ll wake ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on the Inauguration - Homily from January 22, 2017
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 1/23/17
INAUGURATION 2017
THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
JANUARY 22, 2017
ON FRIDAY JANUARY 20 WE WITNESSED AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE WORLD WATCHED THE INAUGURATION OF THE 45TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
PRESCINDING FROM PERSONALITIES AND POLITICAL PARTIES THE ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on Human Life and Beyond - Homily from January 15, 2017
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 1/17/17
HUMAN LIFE AND BEYOND. SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JANUARY 15, 2017
TWO YEARS AGO CHRIS CUOMO, ON CNN’S NEW DAY, HAD AN INTERIEW WITH ALABAMA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ROY MOORE JUDGE MOORE SAID, "OUR RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS DO NOT COME FROM THE CONSTITUTION, THEY ... Read More »
The Slaughter of the Innocents, by Patsy M. lannolo, M.D., Ph.D
Posted by Bob Herz on 1/15/17
Abortion — The Shadow Of Its Shame
When I was first asked to speak at this event my initial reaction was to decline the honor. That is not because I am indifferent about this issue, for I am intensely pro-life. However, I had two problems. The first is that ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock's Homily January 1, 2017 - Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 1/03/17
SOLEMNITY OF MARY THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
JANUARY 1, 2017
IT’S ALMOST 100 YEARS SINCE THE BLESSED MOTHER APPEARED TO THREE LITTLE CHILDREN IN FATIMA IN PORTUGAL IN 1917.MARY GAVE THEM A PEACE PLAN FOR THE WORLD. IT WAS VERY SIMPLE—KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS, SAY THE ROSARY AND MEDITATE ... Read More »
WHY DARK NIGHTS OF THE SOUL?
Posted by Bob Herz on 1/01/17
Atheism is a parasite that feeds on bad religion. That’s why, in the end, atheistic critics are our friends. They hold our feet to the fire.
Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Karl Marx, for example, submit that all religious experience is ultimately psychological projection. For them, the God we ... Read More »