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The Deacon's Bench
Let us pray, anyway
By
jmcgee
A judge ruled on Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional — but President Obama plans to mark the occasion anyway. From CBS News: “It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function…
Obama on “the lesson I take from Christ’s sacrifice”
By
jmcgee
The President offered some words Tuesday morning on a topic you normally don’t hear him discussing — Christ and the resurrection: Speaking of Christ’s sacrifice and “the promise of redemption in the resurrection,” President Barack Obama welcomed Christian leaders from across the country to an Easter prayer breakfast at the White House April 6. “I…
What about Rudy?
By
jmcgee
Canon lawyer Ed Peters is batting around Canon 915 — withholding communion from someone who persists in grave sin — and says the most obvious case for applying the canon seems to be Nancy Pelosi: I suggest that there is no US Catholic politician whose conduct at the national level is more stridently and widely…
Stupak: “We have an agreement”
By
jmcgee
The passionate pro-life Democrat (and Catholic) is satisfied that the health care reform bill will not use federal funds for abortion: House Democrats who had withheld support of the health care legislation because of abortion concerns said Sunday afternoon that they would back the bill, all but assuring that Democrats would have the 216 votes…
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