UPDATE : IMMIGRATION!

They're STILL TRYING! Go to "Where's the Fence" to see the UPDATE!

C-SPAN: Road to the WH - Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson's speech in Virginia. Listen - it's pretty good. He's gonna give 'em all a run for their money! And let them keep spending their money...while he can keep writing and 'connecting' with conservatives around the country through the internet.

Sen. Sessions Releases List of 20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration Bill

IT ain't dead til it's REALLY DEAD!

Thank you Sen. Sessions for your commitment to your constituents in the state of Alabama, for your perseverance, your leadership, and for your courage to speak up and voice your concerns about the present Immigration Bill that the Democrats and the White House put together.

FDR PRAYER D-DAY

Radio Project: FDR's D-Day Prayer - transcript, audio, & video

PRAYER ALERT - Chaldean Catholic priest 'abducted in Iraq'

Prayer of Confidence to the Sacred Heart
Oh Lord Jesus Christ, to Your most Sacred Heart I confide this intention

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Only look upon me, then do what Your love inspires. Let Your Sacred Heart decide. I count on You. I trust in You. I throw myself on Your mercy. Lord Jesus, You will not fail me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me.Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked You for many favors, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Your open Heart. When the Eternal Father looks upon it, He will see it covered with Your Precious Blood. It will be no longer my prayer, but Yours, Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Let me not be disappointed. Amen.

June - Month of the Sacred Heart

Fred Thompson Launches Website- "I'm with Fred!"

Catholic lawmakers vow to defy Australian church leader on stem cell debate

UPDATE: Interview-Listen- Read Transcript-Archbishop threatens Catholic politicians

'The Battle' Continues in Diocese of Superior, WI

FREE MASONRY IS IRRECONCILABLE WITH CATHOLICISM

This is event is scheduled for the day before the FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI!

PLEASE PRAY PRAYERS OF PROTECTION for ALL in this diocese as many may not know that BERNIE DREVNICK is NOT CATHOLIC--a former Deacon!!!

Mighty St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!

GOP LOSING DONORS

A 'Pass' in New Haven,Connecticut

Conn. city issues IDs for immigrants

City officials approved a plan Monday to offer illegal immigrants identification cards that would let them open bank accounts and use other services that may be unavailable without driver's licenses or state-issued IDs.

"Today I Am Proud To Call New Haven My Hometown"

I'm all for people coming to our country and doing the right thing when they get here...but if we appeared at a bank without a license-ID and wanted to open an account, we'd be stopped in our tracks. That's discrimination against law abiding citizens. This is just one more reason the currently proposed Immigration Bill needs to be scratched totally! Contact your Senator and Representative today!

And one more thing...have you seen the commercial from the Texas Employers for Immigration Reform (TEIR)? I don't LIKE IT! Their supporters here.

NCReporter - DISSENT

This appeared in the latest NCReporter: From CFC -Catholics for Free Choice- Prevention, not prohibition, is the way forward

The Catholic hierarchy’s approach to abortion is, as the Vatican most recently described it, “not negotiable.” So not negotiable, in fact, that Catholic public figures, commentators and policymakers who express pro-choice views, or even voice support for contraception, risk public admonition and denial of Communion. I am concerned when bishops threaten to use Communion as a political weapon. Thank God only a tiny minority is so extreme as to threaten such an abuse of the sacrament.

This is what the Church is supposed to teach! IT IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!
LIFE -we have to defend IT always! And I beg to differ that there exists a 'tiny minority' that would 'use Communion as a political weapon'. WE have BXVI!

Until that happens, lay Catholics must take the lead and keep up the pressure on our policymakers to introduce policies that will be effective in reducing the need for abortion.

LORD HAVE MERCY!

Slaughter predicts passport failure

The Bush administration’s proposed requirement for passports to cross the U.S. border from Canada will not meet a Jan. 1 deadline and may never be implemented by a new administration, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter predicted Monday in Buffalo.

The Fairport Democrat called the idea “one of the biggest mistakes I think they’ve made — among many” and said there is “no way” the Department of Homeland Security can meet a Jan. 1 target when it hasn’t even determined whether it will require passports or ultimately settle on some other form of identification.

NBC Show - "Heroes"

Heroes, Holiness & Mystical Phenomena

I wondered when someone would connect the story line to the Catholic Church. I noticed this very early on in the show. The GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT...very similar and are always given to build up the Kingdom and Church. Cool!

The Last Mass of Father Ragheed, a Martyr of the Chaldean Church

I know Fr. Ganni is on his way to sainthood.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

And prayers for the conversion of those that committed this heinous crime!

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Most sacred Heart of Jesus, pour down Your blessings abundantly on Your holy
Church, on the Supreme Pointiff, and on all the clergy. Grant perseverance to
the just, convert sinners, enlighten infidels, bless our parents, friends, and
benefactors, assist the dying, free the souls in purgatory, and extend over all
hearts the sweet empire of Your love. Pope Pius X, 16 June 1906

Catholic oath not discriminatory: union

Catholic bishop calls deportation policies immoral

Of course this is in CA.

Opponents of illegal immigration have expressed concerns about the church lobby effort, arguing that church leaders are encouraging illegal behavior by ignoring the fact that undocumented migrants have violated federal immigration laws.

Barnes and Soto argue that the current immigration debate fails to make the connection between the economic system that encourages such migration and produces low-priced products and services.

"Those that have been given more," Barnes said, "have a moral obligation to help those with less."

Erie, Pa - Bishop Trautman 'stirring it up'!

Bishop criticizes translation
Proposed rewording of Catholic Mass draws defiance

In a rare show of defiance, a Roman Catholic bishop is using increasingly fiery language to spark a grass-roots revolt against a new Vatican-ordered translation of the Mass.

Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pa., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, has used several essays and speeches to denounce the proposed translations, which he calls "not acceptable."

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"He's really being a true churchman," Father Reese said. "He's putting the good of the church over his own advance or standing in the Vatican or with other bishops."

Tooo bad! BXVI's in charge! You gotta get in line BEHIND BXVI! HE leads us and we are ALL to follow!

PRAYER ALERT - Catholic priest shot dead in Iraq

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Terrorists sack and occupy a convent in Baghdad - a convent of the Chaldean sisters of the Sacred Heart.

In this month of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND HER IMMACULATE HEART!

O JESUS AND MOTHER MARY HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND PETITIONS!

Catholic teachers 'must take public vow'

This is strange...why would you send this around to parishes for comment? Maybe to float a balloon, or placate someone? This would be like me asking to take a vote on the 10 commandments. Give me a break. Or unless this is a way for the media to leak this info to everybody before it gets to the parishes. If momma and daddy are in charge they don't take a vote or ask comments from the children about how they're going to discipline them. Talk about misguided compassion. Cardinal Pell should say this is what we're going to do and stand by it! Don't ask for ANY COMMENTS! Craziness.

The Catholic archdiocese of Sydney wants its school leaders to publicly commit to a vow of fidelity by adhering to church teaching on homosexuality, birth control and women's ordination.

The vow would apply to its 167 principals, its deputy principals and religious education coordinators and would be a first for the Australian church, Fairfax newspapers report.

The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, is behind the move to extend the oath - which is a requirement of church law for bishops, priests and heads of seminaries - to all senior educational leaders.

The requirement is contained in a draft pastoral plan circulated to all parishes of the Sydney archdiocese for comment.

Second Catholic bishop steps into abortion debate