as seen by a simple American Catholic mom
Posted in Catholic Vote, Citizenship, Economy, Immigration, Life Issues on Jun 7th, 2011
Archbishop Dolan, of the Archdiocese of New York and newly-elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), recently wrote about Subsidiarity and Solidarity - a topic that both excites me and confuses me. I enjoyed the article, especially this excerpt: We bishops are not politicians, but pastors. So we preach principles — not [...]
Posted in abortion, Life Issues on Jun 1st, 2011
I love pouring me up a big tall glass of Tropicana’s Original Fresh-squeezed Orange Juice. I love watching the thick orange waterfall of sweetness cascade from the carton into the glass. The fresh orange smell invigorates me as I bring the glass up to my mouth. It reminds me of my Abuelita’s house in Mexico. Then, [...]
Posted in Justice, Life Issues on May 15th, 2011
A lot sure has been happening here at home, in our own country, and around the world. My mind has been full of many thoughts flying in and out, pecking at my brain and causing me to look upward for answers and direction. One major issue that is on the minds of everyone is that of [...]
Posted in abortion on Apr 11th, 2011
On March 28 the South Dakota governor signed into law a bill that protects a pregnant women’s informed consent to an abortion and gives her the time and resources to seek out alternate information and support to continue her pregnancy and relationship with her unborn child. You can read the short story at LifeNews or at Catholic Exchange or even at The [...]
Posted in abortion, Bioethics, Food, Human Rights, Life Issues on Mar 31st, 2011
Senomyx is a biotechnology company that develops “innovative flavor ingredients for the food, beverage, and ingredient supply industries using [their] unique proprietary technologies.” They have ”exclusive or co-exclusive product discovery and development collaborationswith Ajinomoto Co. Inc.; Cadbury Adams USA LLC, a unit of Kraft Foods Inc.; Firmenich SA; Nestlé SA; PepsiCo; and Solae.” In order to make [...]
Posted in abortion, Life Issues on Mar 23rd, 2011
I cried several times throughout Abby Johnson’s Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line. I cried tears of sadness in the beginning as she told about the turning-point in her life with the sonogram abortion. I cried in the end with tears of joy as [...]
Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Mar 5th, 2011
Watch this great interview with Abby Johnson, author of Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line. In this interview, Abby talks more specifically about how Planned Parenthood is funded and what it would mean for them if they lost federal funding. She also talks about [...]
Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Feb 28th, 2011
Just yesterday, I said I was going to read Abby Johnson’s Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Lineand that I looked forward to how it would inspire me. It has done much more than that. Much more. In the note from the publisher, Fr. [...]
Posted in abortion, Human Rights, Life Issues on Feb 26th, 2011
There are so many issues in our country and in the world. They are all related and of course all of society’s ills can be blamed on our fallen nature. Still, the one issue that I will never accept or ‘get over’ is abortion. Yes there are so many other injustices against human life but this one, [...]
Posted in Human Rights, Immigration, Life Issues on Nov 6th, 2010
In my third post on Immigration, The Human Factor I used the life boat analogy to further explain why it is important to regulate migration into this country. After a really great conversation on the topic with some really wonderful friends, I realized this analogy was open to a different interpretation that I originally did not see and [...]
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