The Vindication File
Peter Fournier and Catherine Fournier
Those little bits of information that confirm what you have suspected … that conventional wisdom is wrong, that political correctness and tolerance is more intolerant that anything it is reacting to, and that two thousand years of Catholic tradition is good for more than great architecture.
Oh, and by the way, if you find my choices contentious, or you don't agree with my conclusions, please mail and let me know - that's why the Letters to The Editor space is there. As we strive to grow in faith and transmit that faith to our children and neighbors, debate and discussion about just what exactly the Catholic viewpoint is, and should be, can only serve to strengthen the domestic church.
Though it's much more fun to scroll and browse through a list like this, I've added a short table of contents to help find articles. Enjoy.
Pro-Life Issues
- Teenage Pregnancy Rates Dropping
- Garden of Angels.
A heart-wrenching account of one women determined to care. - Joan Bell
Released.
The justice system finally realized its errors. An update to an early entry in Domestic-Church.Com about her Imprisonment - Abortion and
the early Church
We think we are so modern and 'advanced' with problems to match. Did you know that abortion has been condemned since the days of the early Church? - A Pro-Life
Letter.
Ever thought 'you really should write a letter...' but didn't know what to say? Put it off no longer! - Linda Gibbons - A Canadian Pro-Life Hero
- Bishop's
Statement
U.S. Bishops issue a clear and unambiguous statement in defense of life. - What Margaret Sanger Said
- The Sexual Revolution In Reverse
- Michigan
Votes 'No.'
In at least one state, and we hope more to follow, the dignity and sanctity of life (in one form anyway) has been protected.
Liturgy
- Monty Python
at the Vatican.
The editor takes a poke at the opportunists in the Vatican. - Vatican Reports Vocations Up.
Contrary to 'common knowledge' we will not run out of priests any time soon. - Pope
Tightens Canon Law Against Dissent.
The first step to restoring order is making the rules very, very clear. Next? - Vocations Need Encouragement from Parish,
Parents
How many of our young people are really free to make the choice? - Inclusive Language
If the Majority Doesn't Want It, Is It Still Inclusive? - We Are Church- Dead at the (Grass) Roots
Society
- Wifehood - The New Career Goal. An Op-ed piece from the New York Times describes a new trend - women want to be wives.
- Eichmann's Diary Reveals Catholic Church's
Assistance To Jews During World War II
Irrefutable evidence, despite popular self-justifying rumours to the contrary,that the Vatican did protect Jews during the Second World War. Go on, hate the Catholic Church if you must, but at least use the truth in your arguments. - Who's at
Risk for Divorce?
Maybe not as many as you'd think. Divorce statistics are (deliberately?) misleading. - NFP and Divorce.
- A
Family Matter Artificial Birth Control Root
Cause of Breakdown in Family
This is not a new concept, after all, Humanae Vitae is 30 years old, but it's nice to read that mainstream liberal types are starting to admit it. - Feminist
Praises Old-Time Values, Manners, Extended
Families
Respect is earned, not taught in a sensitivity training seminar. - Yes,
Virginia, there is a Right and Wrong
Bishop Wuerl affirmed it in a letter to diocesan youth. - Homelessness
Why do they Stay Out in the Cold? - Good Government
- Mother Theresa Censored by Networks.
We knew her message was controversial and challenging, but evidently the powers that be find it offensive as well... - Vatican
Summit On "People Of The Sea", Delegates
Denounce New Slavery on High Seas
Recognition for a forgotten group - another step towards recognizing the dignity of all human life, something every generation must strive for anew.
Science?
- Unborn babies are smarter than we think
-
Are good
marriages made in heaven?
It's official, because Statistics Canada says so: The family that prays together, stays together. - What if they gave a Population Explosion and Nobody Came?
- Too Many
People?
Or Too Many Non-White People? Let's be honest about it for a change. Reading between the lines, this article proves there's no real population explosion, the cries of "Doom!, Doom!" are bigotry disguised as concern.
Miscellaneous
- Toronto Libraries Block Internet
Pornography
Every once in a while, sanity prevails. - Modern
Parables.
These are just funny and maybe also an illustration of how infinitely applicable and adaptable are the teachings of Christ after all.