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A Call to Arms for God, Life, and Country

With the election of the most anti-life president in this nations history, Christians across America will soon be facing a daunting gauntlet of attacks on the sanctity of life.  We need to now follow Jesus more than ever, embrace His teachings, practice our faith, evangelize our friends and neighbors, and pray.  Pray and strive for prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance with faith, hope, and love.

st-michael-the-archangle-by-raphaelThis is spiritual warfare on a massive scale.  We need to win the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans in order to push back against evil.  What is at stake are unknown millions of innocents that will be slaughtered for Mammon’s sake.  Not since World War II and maybe even the French Revolution has human civilization been faced with such dark forces arrayed against it.  The time for fruitless and pointless rhetoric ended on November 4th.  We now cannot stand by the wayside and negotiate the nonnegotiables with those that intend to do harm to the most vulnerable among us.  No equivocating, no complacency, and no compromise.

Pray and fast for President-elect Obama and our glorious nation.

Dear American Catholics let you and I heed the words of Fr. Zuhlsdorf:

Neither this video, nor I, nor any sound Catholic people will advocate violence or uncharitable acts.

Neither I nor this video suggest or ask for any disrespect to elected officials or defiance of law and order.

What this video asks is that Catholics embrace the teachings of Holy Church and the truth written into our hearts.

It asks that Catholics practice their Catholic faith, that they be Catholics.

In no way does being Catholic take us out of the public square or place us entirely out of the sphere of what Caesar justly requires.  We have obligations to the state, as well as rights.

But our obligation to God and the truth has priority.  Only in our fidelity as Catholics can we offer our special contributions to the common good.  We have a right and duty to participate in the public square.

We can only have something good to contribute if we know who we are as Catholics, if we embrace that identity, and act accordingly according to our vocations in our proper spheres of life.

We must first fight the battle for our Catholic identity before we can make a difference in the world.

We must make choices.

St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us.

(Biretta Tip: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf)

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Donald R. McClarey
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Friday, November 21, AD 2008 7:16pm

“We must make choices.”

Amen!

Esther
Friday, November 21, AD 2008 7:48pm

Mahalo Tito for sharing! I’ve posted it on my blog and am sending it out to others.
God bless,

John Henry
Friday, November 21, AD 2008 8:07pm

I think it is unfair to call the open letter ‘pointless rhetoric’. Even if all it does is help people in the Catholic blogosphere focus more on FOCA, it will have done an important service. Additionally, it’s always possible that it will get picked up by a news outlet and help shape the discussion.

I am skeptical that FOCA is a priority for the Obama administration, but if it does come up, it is very important that people call and write letters to their Congressional representatives. Raising awareness about FOCA is a good thing, and even if the open letter is not particularly successful, it is worth a small amount of effort at a chance of a larger payoff. To paraphrase Paschal, a potentially large payoff is worth a small expenditure of effort.

Christopher Blosser
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Friday, November 21, AD 2008 10:53pm
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love the girls
Saturday, November 22, AD 2008 12:08am

Vox Nova invites the devil into their midst and then sends it a note asking the devil to not act devilish.

The first act was foolish, the second is absurd. The letter is pointless when ‘point’ is understood to mean that which is directed to a final end. Because the letter has virtually no more chance of success as would a letter to the devil himself.

Tito Edwards
Saturday, November 22, AD 2008 1:11am

John Henry,

I respect where you’re coming from and I understand why you feel the way you do. I am certainly one for constructive dialogue, but when the open letter comes from one that openly cooperates in disparaging and hindering the efforts of those wanting to end abortion, then I find it disingenuous at best.

Christopher Blosser,

Fr. Z may have signed it, but it is my opinion, not Fr. Z’s, that this open letter will help. But I want to reiterate that I do respect your feelings and thoughts on why the letter is important. Had it come from any other source, it would have had a different meaning to me and many others out there.

But since it has eminated from a known anti-life blog such as Vox Nova (and yes, they are anti-life, when some bloggers openly endorse to vote for the most anti-life president in U.S. history), then it pretty much lost most, if not all, moral credibility.

I don’t disparage those like Fr. Z, Deal, and yourself for signing it, but I do think it highly disingenous from the likes of Henry Karlson, Policraticus, and Michael Iafrate.

Tito

Edward P. Koubek
Edward P. Koubek
Saturday, November 22, AD 2008 4:29pm

skeptical that FOCA is a priority? Obama has just recently appointed Ellen Moran (no pun intended) director of communications at the White House. She is exec director of ‘EMILY’s List’, a group that supports and promotes female candidates that are pro-abortion.

the guy voted that a baby may be left to die when surviving an abortion attempt (in case you forgot). O is a monster

Christ promised the gates of Hell would never prevail against the Church. He never made such a promise to America.

i hope i’m wrong but i think the prophesies of Akita, Japan 1973 may be coming true soon on American soil.

i’ve made my choice – getting out of here. ay mate!

it didn’t have to be this way but America has made her choice.

Gerard E.
Gerard E.
Saturday, November 22, AD 2008 6:42pm

Superb to point this out about Ms. Moran. Much like the Department of Chicken Protection appointing Mr. Fox as Chief Security Guard. More like Moran is good Dem soldier getting sweet job and preoccupied with White House briefings, official statements, and babysitting Helen Thomas. As for splitting the scene…..come on….stay where the action is, Ed…….

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Razz
Razz
Monday, February 9, AD 2009 4:33pm

Dude get over yourself, he’s not anti – life he’s pro- choice. there is a large difference. its just that you guys are so caught up in your own beliefs, you don’t consider the rights and beliefs f your neighbors.

Tito Edwards
Monday, February 9, AD 2009 4:49pm

Razz,

I’m not sure what you were trying to explain, but this is a free country and we Christians have fundamental rights in the constitution that allows us to practice our faith and exercise those rights.

‘Being caught up in our own beliefs’, I’m not sure what you were trying to express, but try again. Do you mean we aren’t allowed to express our opinion?

Donald R. McClarey
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Monday, February 9, AD 2009 5:29pm

“you don’t consider the rights and beliefs f your neighbors.”

Ah but that is the problem. Unborn children are our neighbors, our most weak and vulnerable neighbors, and it is unjust to allow them to be put to death.

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