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I once heard a pastor admonish the assembled with, “you had better believe in the devil…because he believes in you.”
These days the idea of malevolent demons being actively involved in someone’s life (for their detriment) may seem almost quaint. But they are very real.
“The Church isn’t quick to judge exorcisms, because, with all the mental problems we have today, it could be something else,” Joe Scheidler recently told me. However, every sidewalk counselor can tell of seeing the devil in those walking into an abortuary. Often he manifests his presence in the man who is escorting, cajoling, and forcing the woman into the slaughterhouse.
Pro-life stars gather in Ohio: (back row, from left) Fr. Tom Euteneuer, Brian Gail, David Bereit, Joe Scheidler, Bobby Schindler—(front row) Jennifer Giroux, Lila Rose, Janet Smith, Jill Stanek [Photo by Ann Scheidler]
Jennifer Giroux, Executive Director of One More Soul, came up with a creative fundraising event this past weekend in Cincinnati. “Dancing With the Pro-Life Stars” was a gala evening featuring a dais of leaders across the pro-life spectrum.
Joe Scheidler shared the stage and the dance floor with Jack and Barbara Willke, David Bereit, Bobby Schindler, Jill Stanek, Brian Gail, Janet Smith, Lila Rose and Fr. Tom Euteneur. Fr. Tom claimed that he had a dispensation that allowed him to stay off the dance floor. [Continue reading ...]
SpeakOut Illinois is a joint project of over thirty pro-life organizations in northern Illinois to commemorate the tragic Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.
Each year near the anniversary of Roe v. Wade SpeakOut Illinois presents a conference, including several speakers on life issues, a memorial service for the unborn whose lives are cut short by abortion, and the presentation of the Henry Hyde Life Leadership Award to an individual whose commitment to the fight for life is recognized as outstanding.
What a sad state of affairs when even the people who write a city ordinance don’t know what it means. That makes it almost impossible for anyone else to have a clue, so the alternative is to give it ones own interpretation based on one’s preferences.
At issue is the new so-called “bubble zone” invented to try to keep pro-life sidewalk counselors from talking abortion-bound women out of killing their offspring. The ordinance apparently went into effect Nov. 16 when it got published.
Wednesday, August 12, the Pro-Life Action League joined forces with the Rockford Pro-Life Initiative to show Rockford residents the true face of abortion. Rockford is one of the nation’s abortion hot-spots and local news was eager to cover the story.
The Tour began at Riverside Boulevard and Alpine Drive. Local activist Kevin Rilott told League staff to expect a lower turnout at this site since many Rockford pro-lifers would be at the clinic praying their regular Wednesday rosary. As it turned out, over fifty people came to hold signs, a huge turnout for a Truth day outside of the summer Face the Truth Tour. Every graphic sign was deployed along with a number of “Stop Abortion Now” picket signs.
I’d like to commend Bishop Paprocki, an auxiliary bishop of Chicago, for his excellent letter in the April 14th issue of the Chicago Tribune. He begins, “The Chicago Tribune became known for its anti-Catholic bias when it frequently ran xenophobic editorials that criticized foreigners and Roman Catholics as long ago as 1853. Apparently not much has changed.”
Welcome to Holy Week—as my parish priest pointed out, it’s the only week of the year that is Holy, all the rest are just single days. So this must be special. With all the events going on, it is sure to be!
Holy Week was off to a great start with 400 students and friends of Notre Dame gathering on Palm Sunday to demand that President Jenkins rescind his invitation to Obama-or at the very least decide to not give Obama a law degree. Ironically Fr. Jenkins presided at a packed Mass prior to the rally-it’s good to see Catholicism is not dead yet at Notre Dame.
Chicago, Ill.—Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League and its national director are calling on Notre Dame University President, Rev. John Jenkins, to withdraw his invitation to Barack Obama to deliver a commencement address there on May 17.
“Over the first two months of his administration, Barack Obama has established himself as the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history,” said League National Director Joe Scheidler, himself a graduate of Notre Dame, a Catholic university. “My alma mater should not be providing a platform for this president.”
On March 20 it was announced that President Barack Obama is scheduled to give the commencement address to the Class of 2009 at the renowned Catholic University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The Pro-Life Action League immediately issued a press release calling on Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins to withdraw the invitation.
“Over the first two months of his administration, Barack Obama has established himself as the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history,” said League National Director Joe Scheidler, himself a graduate of Notre Dame, a Catholic university. “My alma mater should not be providing a platform for this president.”
“Starting from his first week in office, President Obama has enacted a string of executive orders, appointments and policy decisions that contradict Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life—a teaching that Notre Dame is supposed to uphold,” said Scheidler.
Bishop Garcia-Siller Greets the Faithful at Federal Plaza, Dec. 12 [Photo by EJS]
Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller celebrated Holy Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Federal Plaza in Chicago December 12 with over 400 faithful in attendance, in the shadow of the Federal Building where President-Elect Barack Obama is working with his transition team.
Despite the eleven degree temperature and biting wind, the Mass was a joyous celebration of the life that comes into the world through the Mother of God.
Twelve priests concelebrated with Bishop Garcia-Siller assisted by two deacons and a host of acolytes.