Contraception - A Major Linchpin In The Culture Of Death

On June 25 as he spoke to men whom he ordained, Cardinal Robert Sarah warned them that priests who fail to oppose the breakdown of morality in society, particularly in regards to life, sexual ethics and family life, risk the condemnation of God.  The Lifesite News piece links to his entire homily.

It is worth a serious read by all, but especially by our clergy.  I think it is directly relevant to current events in Maryland.  I believe His Eminence would place abortion and the upcoming fight for marriage in the category of things requiring the most strident opposition by the clergy.  Conversely, I do not believe he would hold support of the DREAM Act in such regard.

Today, in addition to being the Feast Day of St James the Greater, is the 43rd anniversary of the publication of Humanae Vitae.  Yet if one were to read it today for the first time, it would seem that the document was written only five years ago, as so many social ills predicted by Pope Paul VI have been made manifest.  To illustrate the pivotal role that the acceptance of contraception (a thing of mortal sin) has had in the degradation of our culture, Real Catholic TV has produced another episode of its Catholic Investigative Agency.  It is below.  Please watch it - it's a long one, but well worth your time.  Click here if you can't see embedded video.

Priests! Preach The Evil Of Contraception!

I agree with Voris completely.  One little addition I might add is to preach against premarital cohabiitation, particularly in the pre-Cana classes.  Click here if you can't see embedded video.

Priests! We Need YOU in Front of the Abortion Killing Centers!

While the prayers of the laity have availed much (and much more than we'll know in this life), we need those who are endued with graces proper to the Sacrament of Holy Orders, whose prayers do have sacerdotal effects.  The priests in the video were using the Church prayers as found in Father Thomas Euteneuer's book, Exorcism and the Church Militant. See below. (Click here if you cannot see embedded video).



So where can you go to lend a prayer?

For those in the Washington DC metro area:  see http://www.lifeguardsaves.com/PraytoEndAbortion.htm
There is also a link to Defend Life for Baltimore-area efforts.  Pro-life contact information can be found at http://www.lifeguardsaves.com/sw%20counselor%20recruitment.pdf

Liberation Theology = Sophistry for Libertines

My colleague at "A Washington DC Catholic" (see "my blog list" at the right) linked to a good article at Catholic Exchange on the so-called "Liberation Theology".  I urge its study.  I too am hopeful that this poisonous mindset is in its demise, but its death throes are still strong.  Witness Fr Michael Pleager, the Obama lackey of Chicago who stumped for the Messiah Most Miserable and who paraded around in Jeremiah Wright's excuse for a church.

Every now and then, these "liberation theology" priests poke their heads out of the woodwork.  It's getting to be that I can almost smell them coming; it truly is something in their swagger.  At any rate, the damage that they have wrecked is considerable, and will take some time to clean up.

I too have much hope for the younger priests.  Pray for them, though.  I've seen more than one attempt by their higher-ups to quash them under thumb.  To protect those priests, I can go no further into detail.   If they can hold firm, they will eventually replace the liberation theology hacks.