Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
Buon Natale!Once again it is time for my annual post featuring my favorite Italiano Christmas carol. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle was written by St Alfonso de' Ligouri, Doctor of the Church.As usual, I...
View Article2014 Dubuque Walk for Life
On Saturday, 18 January 2014 Dubuque Co. Right to Life held its 30th Walk for Life. The walk is a prayful witness to the community of the value of every life, born & unborn. In part it is also to...
View ArticleA Fruit of Praying in Front of Abortion Clinics
Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director & Catholic convert was the guest on tonight's episode of The Journey Home on EWTN. She shared her powerful story. She also talked...
View Article2014 March for Life Rally
While I wasn't able to participate in the 2014 March for Life, I was able to watch what was going on via EWTN.Because of the weather, many people who had hoped to attend were unable to. Still it looked...
View ArticleEverything You Always Wanted to Know About How Mozzarella is Made*
* But Were Afraid to Ask (Well maybe not everything, but most people will know a lot more.)Until recently, most people's idea of mozzarella was that rectangle bought in the grocery store. They also had...
View ArticleLord of the World
by Monsignor Robert Hugh BensonI 1st heard of this book after Papa Francesco mentioned this book in 18 November 2013 homily at his daily Mass. The Pope says that Benson speaks in the book of the...
View ArticleUsing Good to Justify Evil
Over the last few years the connections between the abortion industry, especially Planned Parenthood & the Girl Scouts have been coming out. The GSUSA has tried to distance themselves by saying...
View Article2014 Virtual San Giuseppe Altar
Over the past few years it has been my blessed privledge to honor San Giuseppe by putting in a plug for the Virtual St. Joseph Altarthat was started by Evann Duplantier in 1999. (This is the 16th...
View ArticleFelice Compleanno to George Washington -
George Washington Troup, my grandfather, that is.He was born 150 years ago today in Haggerstown, MD.This is the only known picture of him & my grandmother Bertha Titlow Troup Mishler. Grandma was...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood of the Heartland - The Facts Belie Their Claims
1 thing that is absolutely certain about Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (PPH) is that they lie &/or obfuscate things to make them look like they are providing much needed services rather that...
View ArticleA Pope, an Empress, an Archbishop & Queen Nancy
OK, I am sure I have your attention. & some of you are wondering where I am heading. Well hold on because you are about to see how history is repeating itself.Our story begins with Pope St....
View ArticleWhat Really Happened in 1776
In 1976 Bob Hope put out this record to celebrate America's Bicentenial. 38 years later it is still as fresh & funny as ever. In fact some of the jokes are even more topical today...
View ArticleHuge Setback for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland's Telemed Abortion Scheme
Polk County District Judge Jeffrey Farrell upheld the ban on telemed abortions (webcam abortions) that the Iowa Board of Medicine imposed last year. It was imposed based on FDA protocol for the use of...
View ArticleDid King Solomon Warn Us About the Dangers of the Modern Left?
The other day a friend of mine put up a quote from Ecclesiastes 10 that talk about the wise & the foolish: "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."...
View ArticleThese Doctors Have the Prescription for What Ails the Catholic Church
Back in 2010 I ordered a book from Tan Books entitled The 33 Doctors of the Church.* I got it because I was interested in finding out more about who those Doctors were, what they taught, & why they...
View ArticleHow the Abortion Industry Targets the Black Community
Recently, I was thinking of the damage done to the black community by the abortion industry. The holiday honoring Martin Luther King as well as the anniversary of Roe v Wade & Doe v Bolton fell in...
View Article2015 Virtual St. Joseph Altar
It is my happy privilege to announce that the 2015 Virtual St. Joseph Altar is now open. It is an online version of the many St. Joseph Altars that are erected by Italians both in Italia as well as the...
View ArticleDr. Jack Wilke 5 April 1925-20 February 2015
The Pro-life movement lost a truly great man last Friday, Dr. Jack Wilke. Originally an obstetrician, he became the father of the Pro-life movement. He began travelling across country with his wife...
View ArticleIs Planned Parenthood Worse than ISIS?
South Dakota State Representative Isaac Laterell (R-Sioux Falls) recently created a firestorm when he said that Planned Parenthood was worse than ISIS because it Planned Parenthood beheads more...
View ArticleWorld Down Syndrome Day 2015
Today is World Down syndrome Day. Its purpose is to "raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and...
View ArticleA Reminder to Me of Why Ultrasounds are a Powerful Pro-Life Tool
This afternoon I was out at Wal-Mart shopping. I got into a checkout line. The woman who was cashiering started talking about how she was about to become a great-grandmother. I thought "How nice. But...
View ArticleSome Campaign Advice for Hillary Clinton
For some reason I was recently thinking about what was the difference between Bill Clinton's successful campaign in 1992 & Hillary's in 2008. Then it dawned on me, Willy boy had a rock & roll...
View ArticleOur Lady of Mary's Inn
Yes, the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary shown above is that of a 8-1/2 to 9 month pregnant Mary. I admit that is an image of Mary we rarely see. In fact for most people the only image of Mary...
View ArticleHurricane Isaias & the Prophet Isaiah
On 30 July 2020 the 9th named tropical storm for the years was designated with the name Isaias. A lot of English speaking people may not realize it, but Isaias is a form of Isaiah, the name of the Old...
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