The New Eugenics

Eugenics -- the "progressive" and "scientific" movement of the early 20th century which justified millions of murders, formed the basis for Hitler's "final solution" and is the founding ideology of Planned Parenthood -- is back. Recently, several news sources gave very carefully worded reports of a study of Down Syndrome babies in Denmark, noting that births have been halved due to more aggressive prenatal testing. Yup, the number of babies born with Down Syndrome is down by 50%, not the number of babies who have Down Syndrome. What the news stories don't tell you is that the "cure" for Down Syndrome in the womb is abortion. By this horrific logic, we should simply euthanize anyone with a disability.

Expect to see more of this as we continue to redefine murder as a legitimate form of medical care, and people are viewed less and less as persons and more as liabilities.

Eight years on, and we have already forgotten the bloodiest century ever and it's causes.

The Two Americas

By the dawn's early light on Nov. 5, two distinct Americas hove into view.

The two Americas are not defined by conventional economic, ethnic or religious categories; it's not rich America vs. poor America, black America vs. white America, or Catholic America vs. Protestant America.

No, what this year's election cycle clarified decisively is that the great public fissure in these United States is between the culture of life and the culture of death.

read the rest of the essay by GEORGE WEIGEL

interested in working in the media?

We need good people working to promote a culture of life. If you are interested in working in the media check this out:

http://www.positivemediainternship.com/

I have a friends who are semi-involved in this, so let me know if you are interested.

Bible Christian?

The Holy Mass is very biblical. Check out the footnotes on this pdf to see how much of the Holy Mass is quoting or referencing scripture. (note: this is the a study version of the re-translation of the mass from Latin into English, which will likely go into effect around 2012, as soon as the remaining parts are translated and approved. Note the changes from our current translation. The New translation is intended to be closer to the original Latin and better reflect the theology of the Mass).

For a more in depth discussion of the biblical foundation for the Mass, check out Dr. Scott Hahn's (a convert to Catholicism and renown biblical scholar) book The Lamb's Supper.

Mainstream Media fails us again

Arguably the most critical issue facing our country--the question of respect for life and human dignity--was almost completely ignored by the mainstream media during the election. A Pew study of election coverage finds that less than one percent of election coverage referenced abortion.

check out the full story

St. Thérèse in space

She always wanted to travel the world.... (Zenit)

Japanese Martyrs

The 188 Japanese martyrs beatified at a Mass attended by 30,000 in Nagasaki. They were killed for being Catholic between 1603 and 1639. Check out the story.

Is thanksgiving Catholic?

We talked a little about thanksgiving in youth group the other day. Here is a little more about Thanksgiving (which they wont teach you in public school...).

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This history books will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621. Not true.

An interesting bit of trivia is that the first American Thanksgiving was actually celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine, Florida. The Native Americans and Spanish settlers held a feast and the Holy Mass was offered.
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read the whole story.

Bible in Latin

I only know a little Latin, but this is interesting nonetheless:

http://www.latinvulgate.com/

(for a modern Catholic translation check out http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/)

In all circumstances, give thanks

Rejoice always.
Pray without ceasing.
In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18