Daily Archives: August 15, 2012

Martyrology-August 17th Roman Martyrology-August 17th- on this date in various years- The Octave of St. Lawrence, martyr. St. Hyacinth, confessor of the Order of Preachers, who fell asleep in the Lord on the 15th of August. At Carthage in Africa, the holy martyrs Liberatus, abbot, Boniface, a deacon, Servus and Rusticus, subdeacons, Rogatus and Septimus, monks, and Maximus, a young child. In the persecution of the Vandals, under King Hunneric, they were subjected to various and unheard-of Read more [...]

He’s the founder of Cathcon and a long time friend of AQ.

An Open Letter to Cardinal Dolan [from Judy Brown of the American Life League] August 14, 2012 His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan Archdiocese of New York 1011 First Avenue New York, NY 10022 Your Eminence, During the last week, there has been much written on diocesan websites and by other bishops concerning the controversy created by your invitation to President Obama to attend the Alfred E. Smith dinner. Much of what has been written seeks to justify that invitation. Read more [...]

Saint Louis U.Law Dean Represented Woman Who Wanted Abortion blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/08/15/saint-louis-u-law-dean-represented-woman-who-wanted-abortion/ A Catholic Jesuit law school has announced that its new interim dean will be a personal injury lawyer who in 2010 reportedly represented a mother in a “wrongful life” lawsuit, claiming doctors had failed to detect that her child had a congenital condition leading to the loss of the baby’s left foot. Had she known, Read more [...]

‘To think that we’re banning drag queens is obnoxious and ridiculous’ Business manager “educates” pastor about Most Holy Redeemer August 14, 2012 cal-catholic.com/wordpress/2012/08/14/to-think-that-were-banning-drag-queens-is-obnoxious-and-ridiculous/ On August 9, the Bay Area Reporter published an article about a new policy at San Francisco’s Most Holy Redeemer parish called “Drag is out at Most Holy Redeemer.” The article quoted the church’s new pastor Father Brian Read more [...]

[His Eminence is better in retirement than he was on the job] Hooray for Chick-fil-A Cardinal Mahony comes to the defense August 13, 2012 cal-catholic.com/wordpress/2012/08/13/hooray-for-chick-fil-a/ The following comes from a July 28 entry on Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs L.A.– “the official blog of the Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony. In the past several months the Catholic Church has been alerting everyone in the nation to the great new dangers Read more [...]

[Cardinal Dolan's] Al Smith Dinner Willing To Accept Pro-Abortion Group Posted on August 14, 2012 prolifecorner.com/al-smith-dinner-willing-to-accept-pro-abortion-group/ Rockford, Il – (ProLifeCorner.com) – 8-14-2012 – by Rockford Pro-Life Initiative -Al Smith Foundation is happy to include a pro-abortion group table and take their $25,000. Sadly, with the permission of Cardinal Dolan, the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Read more [...]