Well - let me see...

A woman desirous of obtaining an abortion pulls a knife on someone who is counseling her to keep her baby. This is probably a story you will not get through the main stream media, but you can read all about it here.

Planned Deathhood has decided to drop its case against Abby Johnson, their former clinic director. Smart people, Planned Deathhood - who knows what a court of law would turn up! Read about that here.

Let us pray for Bob Casey - democrat party - for he is attempting to remove abortion funding from the senate bill. More information here

There is so much to be thankful for - the least of which are our three sons - I am thankful that our eldest was able to spend Thanksgiving with his brother in California - thankful that our youngest two helped me with dinner - the eating part of it! - and the washing up.

Thank you Lord for all of your blessings - big and small

Uh Cecile???

Planned Deathhood's president, Cecile has decided to tell those who subscribe to her politics, to bring up the topic of abortion at the Thanksgiving table. Now, should we be thankful for all the "rugrats" and "brats" that AREN'T sitting around the table thanks to abortion Cecile, which of course, has lined your pockets? Or should we be thankful that there are less of us to eat the turkey this Thanksgiving? I don't know about your household, but in mine, we will be praising God for another year of good life, another year of family and another year of enough food to eat...not about the killing of innocent human beings by abortions.

Here is a snippet of Ms. Richards' brainy idea...""If Uncle Bill wants to debate, here are a few points he will have a tough time responding to: Stupak amounts to nothing less than an unacceptable 'middle-class abortion ban,'" Planned Parenthood advises saying. "If this bill becomes law, millions of middle class women will be prohibited from buying, through the exchange, private insurance that covers abortion, a legal medical procedure."

The Planned Parenthood page urges activists to tell their family that some members of the House who supported the Stupak amendment are experiencing "buyer's remorse" and that "President Obama has indicated the Stupak goes too far."

In other words, Ms. Richards is concerned about her life style and her bottom line. If abortions drop, then Planned Deathhood will not make as much money and her salary may be in jeopardy. Imagine - a world in which children of "middle class women" welcomed babies instead of seeing them as a way for Planned Deathhood to make more money. Read more here

Oh Chris Matthews...

Honest to Pete - Chris Matthews is a nutcase! He does not understand that the Bishop does indeed have authority to say who cannot and who can receive communion in the Roman Catholic Church. A bishop does not need to be a law maker, or even pretend to be - a bishop is charged with keeping the faithful on track and Bishop Tobin is doing a great job.

Read more in this article "Insulting Lecture"

A politician misrepresenting the facts...what is new?

http://www.lifenews.com/state4590.html

Poor Patrick Kennedy - let us continue to pray for him -

I miss Pope John Paul II

and I continue to love his writings - this one came to me today from Father Jim Northrop - a very wonderful priest in the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Intimacy With God

As he parted with the apostles on the eve of his Passion, Jesus said: “Anyone who loves me will be true to my word and my Father will love him; and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him” (Jn 14:23). Just a few moments before being handed over to death he reveals the heights and depths of an immense love. He reveals to us the mystery of God’s indwelling presence. Yes, man is called to become a temple of the Blessed Trinity. What greater degree of communion with God could man ever aspire to?

What greater proof than this could God ever give us of is saving love? The God of all wants to enter into communion with man. All the age-old history of Christian mysticism, even with some of its most sublime expressions, can speak only imperfectly to us about the unutterable presence of God in our hearts.

from Breakfast with the Pope - Pope John Paul II

A good shepherd

I am so impressed with Bishop Tobin. He has banned this Kennedy from partaking in communion not because the Church does not like Kennedy - but because Kennedy does not profess all that the Church teaches and holds true. Kennedy, can at any time, repent from his abortion promoting stance and be once again in full communion with Holy Mother Church after attending the sacrament of Reconciliation. I am in prayer for Patrick to do exactly that.

Now - for those of you who are not Catholic - please know that this does not mean that Kennedy is no longer Catholic. Please note too, that Kennedy and not the Church makes decisions for Kennedy's faith life. He may attend Mass (anyone is welcome) and he will receive graces from attending Mass. A Roman Catholic does NOT have to receive communion. A Roman Catholic is called to attend the sacrament of reconciliation once a year and to be in a state of grace so that they may receive communion.

As a Roman Catholic, it is my obligation to attend Mass on Sundays (or the Saturday vigil) and all holy days as well as frequent the sacrament of reconciliation. If Kennedy is doing that, kudos to him. I pray that he is.

Note in this article , that is was not Bishop Tobin who brought this issue to the public, it was none other than Patrick Kennedy. Perhaps he thinks he will influence the Church by taking this issue to the press, but unlike politics, the Church is not swayed by public opinion...thank God.

Please join me in praying for Patrick Kennedy, that he may be once again totally united with the Church.

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Jehovah Witnesses

I had another visit from the J.W.'s. Both of the women who came have been here before. April, a delightful woman, did most of the talking. She handed me a booklet about the 6 myths of Christianity - denied the divinity of Christ and declared herself a Christian.

When I asked her about the founding of their organization, she said "we don't gossip." I don't know what that meant as I was asking her how her organization was founded, who it was founded by and by what authority, but she said that to speak of it would be gossip.

She said that the Catholics added books to the bible. I told her that the canons of the bible were put together by the Catholic Church during the early church councils to defend against heresy. I challenged her to research the history, leaving out religion, as to when the bible canons were put together and by whom. I also challenged her to find out when the Catholics added the books to the bible, so that we could discuss it the next time she came.

She said I was "bold." I don't know why she decided I was bold - I was not the one who knocked on her door, came into her house and proclaimed to be a Christian while at the same time denying the Triune God. Perhaps I am bold in her mind because I do not follow the script she had.

I told her I would read her tract and so I shall. The myths according to the J.W. tracts are as follows 1) God approves of the use of images and icons in worship 2) Mary is the Mother of God 3) all good people go to heaven 4) God is a Trinity 5) The soul is immortal 6) the wicked suffer in hell.

The tract comes from flawed thought - and the flaw in the thinking is that their bible and their teachings are correct. It would be very easy to sit and refute, with scripture, all of the misconceptions in the tract, however that would be a lesson in futility as April and her companion Liz are not seeking what truth is. They have decided that their J.W. teachings are truth and they wish to enlighten me.

To that end, I shall be in prayer for them, because we all know that the truth of the living Triune God is the only truth by which all standards come.

I don't know when they will return to visit with me. But, I will, as always, invite them in to visit. Please keep them and all those who are bold, going from door to door, often times receiving great rejection, in prayer - that they would come to know God in His Fullness.