Diocletion Revisited?

This is not the first time somebody has wanted Christianity to be wiped off the earth. Diocletian wanted this. So did Voltaire and his French Revolution disciples. So did Lenin and Stalin. So did Hitler. With the exception of Voltaire, who wanted to ruin it with ridicule and indignation, everybody on the list wished to ruin Christianity by the use of force. Today, in the "advanced" countries of the world, the way you destroy Christianity is by bringing about a massive rejection of the sexual and pro-life elements of its ethic. You persuade people that sexual license is fine, that same-sex marriage is fine, and -- above all -- that abortion is fine.

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Turnabout is Fair Play! (WOTS Chronicles cont...)

Friends, you don't know what joy it brings to my heart when I hear stories such as these. I've take too long a break from the Woman on the Streets Chronicles. Much at large has happened including the turnaround story that this picture illustrates. (Turnarounds are what we affectionately refer to as an abortive-minded woman who has had a change of heart and decides not to abort her baby.)

One such turnaround occurred a bit over a year ago where Lynn counseled the young mother in the picture above. On April 11, Easter Vigil, the mom and her growing family came back to join the pro-life crowd at the Avocado Green Planned Parenthood Clinic on 7th Ave to join forces with those who helped her say yes to life. The little guy obviously seems eager to agree with the poster being held which proclaims HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED. Indeed. I have the privilege of standing on the front lines with Lynn and so many others that use their compassion and their voices to proclaim a word that might rouse those who have fallen asleep to the sacredness of life. How do we do this? One little guy at a time.

40 Days for life Campaign is ended but the battle still rages. Please consider joining us either in person on the street or in private in your prayers.

Gallup Installs/Welcomes her new shepherd: Bishop James Sean Wall

Channel 7 KOAT in Albuquerque carries the video here...
http://www.koat.com/video/19265991/index.html

Tax Like a Pirate Day

"Wait a minute, now...
I didn't authorize ATTACKS on the Pirates,
I authorized A TAX on the pirates"

Dedication of 1st EF Church in Florida

(Catholic Edition) On April 19, 2009 Bishop Frank J. Dewane of the Diocese of Venice in Florida Dedicated Christ the King Church in Sarasota, the first church in Florida which will administer the Sacraments exclusively according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

Over 400 people were on hand for the Dedication-- and the Mass in the Presence of a Mitred Bishop.
The celebrant was Father James Fryar, FSSP. Also assisting were clergy and seminarians of the FSSP, as well as Father Robert Tatman of the Quasi-Parish of Ave Maria Oratory, and Father Fausto Stampigilia, SAC.

The choir included Dr. Susan Treacy and many members of the Ave Maria University Schola. This was, to our records, the ‘highest’ Extraordinary Form Mass in over 40 years in the state of Florida. Bishop Dewane graciously stayed to chat with the parishioners and visitors for the reception which followed.

You can learn more about The Priestly Order of St. Peter or FSSP by clicking on this link:
http://www.fssp.org/en/presentation.htm