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May 23, 2020

Memorial Day — Lest We Forget, by Roger Helle

By Roger Helle, Patriot Post - If you have never been to a communist or socialist country, you might be tempted to think all nations are alike. But America is not like any other nation. Our experiment in a republican form of government is unlike any other country on the planet. Many have tried to imitate it but never accomplished it. I have seen the bitter fruits of both communism and socialism first hand. These nations do not have the freedoms we enjoy each and every day. Speaking out against your government — including protesting and burning the flag of that nation — could cost your freedom or even your life.

May 22, 2020

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: With Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, EWTN News - As bishops decide about reopening churches and the public celebration of the liturgy, the case of Minnesota shows two key principles of Catholic social teaching in action, solidarity and subsidiarity... Minnesota’s Catholic bishops have decided to permit the reopening on May 26 of those churches that are capable of doing so. The churches that will reopen for Mass must operate at one-third capacity and have various sanitation protocols in place. Minnesota’s Lutheran bishops are doing the same.

May 22, 2020

Death-Obsessed (Video), by David Nussman

By David Nussman, Church Militant - Much of the world remains on lockdown: businesses closed (some permanently); schools empty; public gatherings cancelled — all of this, to slow the spread of a virus so hospitals don't get overwhelmed... Some of the most vociferous advocates for shutting down the economy and enforcing social distancing — in the hope of reducing the number of deaths — are political leftists who support abortion and assisted suicide... It also led to a total shutdown of public Masses throughout the nation.

May 22, 2020

Surrogacy (Babies as “Products”): A Problem of Human Dignity, by Ines A. Murzaku

By Ines A. Murzaku, The Catholic Thing - Please watch this disturbing video, a chorus of innocent newborns crying as they wait to be delivered to their destinations. How can we remain silent in the face of these disturbing images? These are infants without an identity, who have been denied the experience of their mothers’ voice, smell, and welcoming arms – or even just being able to turn to their mothers when they are hungry... Any decent human being will find this highly disturbing. Yet BioTexCom, a leading center for infertility treatment and human reproduction in Ukraine, released it to assure the clients that the products, i.e., babies, are in good hands...