V-Monologues at Georgetown University: What Would St. Ignatius Do?

V-Monologues at Georgetown University: What Would St. Ignatius Do?
As a parent who has paid a heap of tuition for Catholic college and university  institutions, this continued story provokes physiological pain.  Why is this kind of trash allowed in our institutions that are suppose to be grooming our modern day Thomas Mores and Gertrude Steins?  Instead, these are the hotbed breeding grounds for the likes of the Nancy Pelosis (Trinity Washington University), Janet Napolitanos (Santa Clara University), and Kathleen Sebilius (Trinity Washington University) characters that fight the Church in places of secular power.  When will we say that we can no longer accept supporting these institutions that allow the intellectual rot of our proud Catholic tradition.  Isn’t it time for the Bishops to take away their standing and give it to schools that deserve it?
The current situation with the conscience protections being obliterated, marriage being obliterated with same sex unions and the total disregard for parental rights in public schools, especially in California, demands a new approach with in the Catholic community.  A first step could be for the Bishops to stop giving graduates of these institutions any preferential treatment in hiring or scholarship over those who strive to live what the Church teaches.  They need to figure out how to teach the Catholics at large in the pews about the proper role of the Church in a society  and the importance of laws that respect that role.  They need to get serious about lay movements that help the people in the pew to form themselves and be effective in the wider world to defend the Gospel and advance it. They need to name names of those in academia teaching heresy within their own diocese.  The need to step away from the liberation theology that advances a utopian view that only can lead to totalitarianism and they need to support a system of laws that are fair, but do not carve out breaks that only serve to create factions that divide the people against the common good.  They need to be closer to the people and less corporate with themselves.Their primary role needs to be that of teacher, because there are so many false teachers in the world.  The average Joe and Joanne are not getting this and have to rely on what is available in the secular world to figure it out in the absence many times of a Catholic mindset.  The laity deserves better in order for the society to get better.

If you wonder why it is so hard to get a priest to visit a patient in a hospital, read on…

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=changing%20laws%20hospital%20chaplains&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholars.law.unlv.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1397%26context%3Dfacpub&ei=uDQwT-jeFuiYiAKZkN2IAw&usg=AFQjCNFe0KvJYi5SLXn05Hb0S4VBM1gSaQ

If you want to discuss a mine field, here is a good place to start.  The world of clergy seems to be infected with the concept of the word “profession” complete with as many certifications in the secular world.  And with those terms, the area of faith and government partnerships becomes very messy.  One can argue such partnerships are becoming the apparent downfall of our Catholic charitable organizations in health care and education.  Some call them slippery slopes or the elephant’s nose under the tent, and whatever the metaphor, they eventually seem to be holding the correct position.

What is sad, for a Catholic, times of illness, death and bioethical dilemmas, are times where the Church’s wisdom and sacraments are most necessary.  The worst coercion these days is not from what the Church offers, but what the health care industrial complex is pushing.  What feels right at the moment, may be the decision that haunts for a lifetime. So to have a legal discussion about whether a priest should even be called or how a patients need can be facilitated, can be a devastating roadblock to the care that is truly needed, but not acknowledged by our secular society.

The Failure of Liberal Catholicism An examination of its claims - the first of a two-part series. By James Hitchcock

 

The Failure of Liberal Catholicism: Catholic World Report

A well-written essay that summarizes the plight of faithful Catholics who have had to endure the unfaithful interpretation of Vatican II. Vatican II was about what John Paul II referred to as the "New Evangelization" of the truth of the Gospel from the beginning of time and not about the realignment of truth for Catholics of and for their chance at the Enlightenment.

A young abortion doctor's dilemma - thestar.com

 

A young abortion doctor's dilemma - thestar.com

This was a potent look at relativism in the lives of abortion providers.  It is a lot of stories in one story.    I would say that most universities these days are for providing a sterile environment to inoculate, nurture and grow cultures of relativism and thereby promoting the eroding of well-formed consciences.  No contamination of natural and moral laws can be allowed especially when it comes to “choice”.  The funny thing is, as with any lab situation dealing with cultures, it is so easy to “contaminate”, and that is good news for the prolife community.

Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding

Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding: "Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding"

Just a little piece of info that should help to emphasize yesterday's post about Islamic law.

EWTN.com - Young Adult Catholics Are Largely Pro-life but Are Moral Relativists

EWTN.com - Young Adult Catholics Are Largely Pro-life but Are Moral Relativists

Maybe one reason for the confusion on our Catholic campi such as Santa Clara University.
We need to have Catechism classes (authentic ones, not frauds for Catholic institutions of higher learning).