Reality Check

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The people of Joplin, Missouri—like the people of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham last month—are in our prayers after a massive tornado essentially wiped out the town, killing hundreds.

This morning I heard the President roundly criticized for not cancelling his 4-nation European trip to fly to Joplin.

Is that a fair criticism?

I’m not inclined to think so.

As a practical matter, the role of Chief Executive... READ MORE 

Prepared To Be A "Bigot"?

Posted by Rebecca Teti in Marriage on Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Meet Owen & Eunice Johns, about whom more later….

A group of us were chatting after Mass last Sunday about an absolutely unhinged conversation taking place on a neighborhood listserve.

You can guess the topic: same-sex marriage, which is in the news again because the President recently instructed the Justice Department not to defend the federal law protecting marriage.

(Which—constitutional questions... READ MORE 

President Buchanan Celebrates Dred Scott Anniversary

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, January 25, 2011

President Obama released a short statement on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

What other fundamental “rights” must be protected yet discouraged?  Suppose the President or other Roe defenders had said:

I recommit myself to protecting the free exercise of religion, but will support initiatives to discourage faith.
I recommit myself to protecting freedom of speech, but will work to discourage people from having opinions or uttering them.... READ MORE 

Reform Reactions

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, March 22, 2010

If you’ve been waiting for a discussion of health care reform’s passing, may I direct you to our sister site?

There are several related stories over at National Catholic Register’s home page right now.

And Tom Hoopes is blogging about Bart Stupak, while Pat Archbold is writing about the bishops’ role in the debate.

Work for Peace Everywhere

Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Last Friday I was listening to Teresa Tomeo’s morning show, and they were talking about President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

From a political perspective there are plenty of things to say on this topic, but I think most of them have already been covered on the thousands of political blogs out there.

Teresa Tomeo’s guest was Janet Morana of Priests for Life and Silent No More, and I loved the... READ MORE 

Obama's Euthanasia Mistake

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Here’s one of the most interesting pieces I’ve read on our health care debate.

It’s written by a bona fide Liberal who has little sympathy with “right-to-lifers” and ardently desires universal health care.

But he thinks the “end-of-life” issues in the current proposals are morally repugnant.

Bad for everyone, but especially for the poor they’re supposed to benefit.

Read the whole thing for an interesting... READ MORE 

Divide & Conquer?

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, July 23, 2009

The occasion of Dr. Regina Benjamin’s nomination to the Surgeon General’s post caused Tom Hoopes to pose a provocative question.

Does the President have a deliberate “divide and conquer” strategy when it comes to the Church?

Many commenters scoffed when I raised that question myself a few months ago (agreeing with another columnist).

But Hoopes draws attention to the comments of a political science... READ MORE 

The Pope & The President

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, July 10, 2009

Here’s footage from the BBC of Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with President Obama this morning.

I have to laugh at about 45 seconds in when one gaggle of reporters is suppressed and a second gaggle comes bursting in from the other side.

We can’t know fully what the two said to each other in their 40-minute private session, but it is clear from the Vatican statement that the Pope, while cordial, nonetheless... READ MORE 

President Meets With Catholic Press

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, July 02, 2009

President Obama met with members of the Catholic press for about 40 minutes today.

Head on over to our sister site, NCRegister.com, for a series of posts on what they talked about. Our publisher, Fr. Owen Kearns, LC was present (you can see him in the foreground of this photo).

Items of particular interest might be the discussion of conscience protections and the President’s response to a question... READ MORE 

Obama To Meet Benedict

Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

President Obama and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI are scheduled to meet for the first time on July 10th.

This is historic because one is a charismatic leader whose followers believe he was chosen by God, and the other is Pope Benedict.

Now…don’t get angry with me you Obama fans! A very Liberal friend of mine who writes for a Hollywood comedian sent me his latest line—and of course I had to share.

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