Author Archives: Admin

Charitable Deductions Under Attack

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Admin

The “charity” deduction was created in 1917 to preserve America’s centuries-old tradition of philanthropy. It is the only section of the U.S. Tax Code that “rewards” a taxpayer for giving their resources away. Tax benefits for charitable contributions and tax-exempt …

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Reaction to HHS mandate

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Admin

The 60-day comment period for the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate came to a close on Monday. But the Obama administration announced that the free contraception mandate will go into effect in August before the deadline! HHS Secretary Kathleen …

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Same-sex Marriage

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Admin

By electing President Obama in 2008, we in turn got two hyper-liberal Supreme Court Justices—Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor—and a host of new laws that violate the very core of our beliefs. And by re-electing Obama in 2012, America exacerbated …

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Pope Francis Calls Us to Action

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Admin

Did you hear or read Pope Francis” Homily at his Installation Mass on the Feast of St. Joseph? He spoke of Joseph the “protector” and then transitioned to what that means to each of us in today”s world. We wanted …

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U.S. Delegations Disrespect Holy See

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Admin

The Mass of Installation Tuesday for our new Pontiff is a world event. All the diplomats from various countries assigned to the Holy See will be in attendance in the traditional formal tuxedos with tails. Countries are sending delegations to …

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Habemus Papam!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Admin

After just two days of the conclave, Habemus Papam (we have a pope)! Shortly after 6:30 PM in Rome, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel indicating the cardinals had selected a successor to Peter. An hour later, French Cardinal …

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Religious Liberty

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Admin

The Obama Administration continues to push its secular agenda and has no qualms about destroying our religious freedom in the process. We cannot stand for this. More importantly, we cannot compromise. The latest HHS mandate announcement is a veiled attempt by …

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Holy Father Announces Retirement

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Admin

“Dear Brothers, “I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, …

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Taxpayer Funded Abortion

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Admin

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R, TN-07) has introduced H.R. 61, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act of 2013, which would stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from providing federal family planning assistance under Title X to abortion …

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Protecting the Vulnerable from Predatory Gambling

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Admin

Today, Catholic Advocate joined with other leading grassroots organizations 60 Plus Association and American Majority Action to address the impending crisis of an on-line gambling explosion set to begin in 2013 as a result of a 2011 Obama Administration Department …

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