A mass at Baltimore’s Basilica of the Assumption on Thursday night was the setting for the start of what U.S. Catholic bishops are calling a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a campaign “of teaching and witness for religious liberty.” The initiative is
Although former House Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was smeared as “racist” by many Democrats and members of the main stream media for declaring Barack Obama “the food stamp president,” it turns out that, according to the USDA, being
In her keynote address at the RightOnline Conference in Las Vegas, former Gov. Sarah Palin urged members of the new conservative media to continue to hold all members of the political class accountable, regardless of who wins in November. Perhaps
Last week our colleague Dan Riehl reported that a building used by the Connecticut Communist Party, chaired by Joelle Fishman, was believed to be a shoe-in to receive $300,000 in Connecticut tax-payer funds for building renovations via the state’s Bond Commission, headed by
A state correction officer and labor union official has been identified as a primary figure in the federal investigation leading up to the arrest, on Wednesday, of Connecticut state House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign finance director. According to the
An FBI undercover investigation led to the arrest on Wednesday of Robert Braddock, Jr., the finance director for Connecticut State House Speaker Christopher Donovan’s congressional campaign. Braddock has been charged with conspiring to hide campaign contributions of approximately $20,000 associated
A new document published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB) is preparing Catholics across the nation for the prospect of engaging in massive civil disobedience in response to the HHS mandate requiring Catholic-affiliated institutions to provide free contraception, sterilization procedures, and abortion-inducing drugs
We are just a month away from the Supreme Court’s ruling on ObamaCare. So, what will Congressional Republicans do when the high court renders its decision? Republican leaders apparently have been mulling over their options, and Speaker John Boehner has said, “When
Last week, I discussed how taxpayer funds are being granted, through ObamaCare, to construct “School-Based Health Centers.” Now, let’s take a look at ObamaCare’s “CO-OP’s.” CO-OP’s, or Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, are the new, non-profit face of ObamaCare in the states’
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, has joined with Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington D.C., the University of Notre Dame, and 40 other U.S. Catholic dioceses and organizations in a lawsuit against the Obama administration. Twelve different lawsuits, charging the
Amid controversy, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius delivered a telling speech to graduates at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute. Using the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the first Roman Catholic president, as an illustration of an “intersection” of religious
Academy-award winning author William Peter Blatty, who wrote both the screenplay and book “The Exorcist,” is helping Georgetown University students and others to prepare a canon lawsuit to be filed with the Archdiocese of Washington and the Vatican. Blatty, a Georgetown alumnus,
If you are a woman, you have heard, no doubt by now, that there is a war against you. You have heard that Republicans and conservatives are waging this war against you. You have been told that Republicans, conservatives, and the Catholic
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said, in a letter Wednesday that President Obama’s words in support of gay marriage are “not surprising since they follow upon various actions already
While many Americans are waiting to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling on ObamaCare, the Department of Health and Human Services, under Kathleen Sebelius, is operating under the philosophy that if it can roll out as much of the overreaching health
Patrick J. Deneen, a Georgetown University political science professor, has initiated a campaign to request that university president, John DeGioia, revoke an invitation to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, to speak at a graduation awards event on Friday at
After issuing the Obama administration’s mandate that Catholic Church-affiliated organizations, charities, hospitals, and schools must provide free contraceptives, sterilization procedures, and abortion-inducing drugs to their employees, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been invited to
It has become a familiar pattern in states that have sacrificed long-term financial stability for short-term political expediency. As predicted by many economists, states that have not already begun to deal with unfunded liabilities and out of control spending are showing
After six hours of debate, a bill passed the Connecticut state Senate on a party line vote which will force daycare workers and personal care attendants, who receive some payment through public programs, to pay union dues. The bill followed two executive
The Obama administration quietly informed the courts on Thursday that the Medicare payment system, which pays out 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if the president’s signature health care law is overturned by the Supreme Court. In documents filed with the
On Friday, the Connecticut Bond Commission abruptly delayed a vote on a $300,000 grant to the New Haven People’s Center, a project of Progressive Education and Research Associates. The decision was made, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy (D- Working Families Party), because the project
First, we had Planned Parenthood’s 40 Days of Prayer for Abortion, and now we have The National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) third annual National Abortion Access “Bowl-a-Thon.” NNAF, which calls itself a “reproductive justice organization,” says it is an affiliation of more than
The Department of Labor announced on Thursday that it would withdraw its proposed rule to apply child labor laws to children working on family farms and ranches. “The decision to withdraw this rule – including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ –
Under the guise of granting higher wages and healthcare benefits to daycare providers and personal care attendants, Connecticut’s Democratic-led state House has passed a bill that will force these workers to collectively bargain with the state. However, the director of the Connecticut
According to CNSnews.com, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats in Congress announced on Thursday that they have moved to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution that would give Congress power to control the political speech of corporations, including
