In defense of my Bishop. 

Bishop Tobin tweeted the other day.  Many supported him, but many bombarded him with negative tweets.  The negative tweets were mostly by pro-choice zealots, Trump, Christian, and God-haters, all of whom do not understand the role of a sitting Bishop when it comes to church doctrine.  Bishop Tobin's job is to do just what he did.   As a Catholic, you cannot be pro-abortion or pro-choice and be a Catholic.  Abortion is unacceptable in the Catholic Church's teachings.  His job is to admonish the sin when he sees it even if he sees it in a Catholic newspaper; it doesn't make a difference.

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Many of our non-Catholic friends wonder why we Catholics pay so much attention to her. They find that loyalty is puzzling, and many times they wonder if we are guilty of some idolatry of sorts.  There are scant references for Mary the Mother God in the New Testament, but she is found in the Old Testament very many times.  Dr. Brant Pitre has authored a book that shows in scriptural detail why the Catholic faithful venerates Mary.  The title of the book is Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary.

According to Dr. Pitre’s biblical research based on Christian typology, Mary has many characters: she is the new Eve, the new Ark of the Covenant, the Mother of God.   According to Dr. Pitre, ...

A true story…This happened to me yesterday 3.20.2020.

Bill M. called me around 11:47 yesterday to ask if I was going to Planned Parenthood with him?  Bill goes everyday Monday through Friday from 2 to 3 PM.  I have been going with Bill on Fridays for the past 3 weeks of Lent to stand at the entrances and pass out pro-life materials and pray the rosary.  It is part of my Lenten journey this season.  I asked if he was okay with me riding with him to Providence considering the Coronavirus distancing recommendation.  He said he didn’t mind, if I didn’t.  I told him I was not sick; he also said that he was not sick at all.  I agreed to .........