Periodically, I go and visit the links that I post on this site.
Not too long ago, I went to Fr. Joe's Blog. He had not posted for a while and his posting of the 9th, shows that he has some health issues.
Although I do not know him, please keep him in your prayers.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Anti-Catholic Bigotry Alive and Well in MoCo
I just picked up my copy of the Montgomery County Gazette to find that anti-Catholic bigotry is alive and well in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Actually, that is not really true, it has been alive and well for a long time esp. in the County Council and the Maryland State legislature, but that is another story.)
According to the Gazette:
As the battle for which private hospital can call upcounty its home picks up speed, some critics say Holy Cross Hospital, governed by Catholic religious doctrine, provides less health care coverage than any other hospital in the area and should not be allowed to expand.
But Holy Cross counters that many of the services it is morally prohibited from providing are not usually performed in a hospital anyway and that its charity work more than makes up for the few services it cannot offer.
The discussion about what Holy Cross can and can not do for its patients has heated up this month as the state's commission reviews a proposal for Holy Cross, which announced in August 2008 a plan to build a 93-bed hospital on Montgomery College's campus in Germantown, and another proposal for Adventist HealthCare, which announced in April a plan to build a 100-bed hospital on part of a health care campus in Clarksburg. It is unlikely the commission will approve both hospitals, and it has not yet set a date for when it will make a decision.
So who are the bigots that oppose this? Well, it is the usual suspects:*
According to the Gazette:
As the battle for which private hospital can call upcounty its home picks up speed, some critics say Holy Cross Hospital, governed by Catholic religious doctrine, provides less health care coverage than any other hospital in the area and should not be allowed to expand.
But Holy Cross counters that many of the services it is morally prohibited from providing are not usually performed in a hospital anyway and that its charity work more than makes up for the few services it cannot offer.
The discussion about what Holy Cross can and can not do for its patients has heated up this month as the state's commission reviews a proposal for Holy Cross, which announced in August 2008 a plan to build a 93-bed hospital on Montgomery College's campus in Germantown, and another proposal for Adventist HealthCare, which announced in April a plan to build a 100-bed hospital on part of a health care campus in Clarksburg. It is unlikely the commission will approve both hospitals, and it has not yet set a date for when it will make a decision.
So who are the bigots that oppose this? Well, it is the usual suspects:*
- NOW - Montgomery County Chapter (aka NAGS)
- Planned Parenthood of Metro Washington (largest abortion provider)
- National Women's Law Center
- American United for the Separation of Church and State
- Pro-Choice Maryland
- MergerWatch Project
In fact, the paper goes on to say (and I think that it is a pretty balanced article) that Holy Cross treated about 9,000 uninsured patients in the Silver Spring area. Wow!
I would love to see the bigots step up to the plate and do even 50% of that amount.
So, PP, NAGs, Pro-Abortion Maryland, instead of trying to stop Holy Cross, why don't you start your own hospital/clinic and offer the level of free service that they do.
Bigots. Plain and simple.
*Note, the paper edition (A-7) names the bigots. The on-line version does not.
UPDATE (7:40am): The Washington Examiner has this story, including the bigoted opposition on the Montgomery County Council.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
He has destroyed our economy, now seeks to destroy True Marriage.
The Most Merciful, Lord High Barack Obama has made things worse with our economy, now he is attempting to destroy True (not traditional) Marriage.
This past Saturday evening, Barack Obama became the first U.S. President to make an appearance at the Human Rights Campaign, the largest pro-gay “marriage” organization in the country. President Obama delivered an impassioned speech in which he criticized the concept of the traditional family and announced that his administration will work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.)
Read the rest of the story here from Catholic News Agency.
This past Saturday evening, Barack Obama became the first U.S. President to make an appearance at the Human Rights Campaign, the largest pro-gay “marriage” organization in the country. President Obama delivered an impassioned speech in which he criticized the concept of the traditional family and announced that his administration will work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.)
Read the rest of the story here from Catholic News Agency.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
catholics for The Most Merciful, Lord High Barack Obama
Katherine and the other folks who run the "catholics for the Most Merciful, Lord High Barack Obama" blog, seem to love to post anything that any Catholic bishop or priest that seems to support him. Well, it seems that the bishops have begun to realize that maybe the socialized medicine thing isn't in the best insterest of the people of God: http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/10/breaking-catholic-bishops-on-health-care-change-bills-or-else.html
However, they seem not to have posted that story or even my comment with that story.
I guess it doesn't just fit in with the hope and changey thing.
However, they seem not to have posted that story or even my comment with that story.
I guess it doesn't just fit in with the hope and changey thing.
Monday, October 12, 2009
How to Contact the Mayor of Kensington
Here is the link, for those who are interested: http://www.tok.md.gov/c/271/town-government
Friday, October 9, 2009
Independent Catholic School Banned from Parck
It seems that an Brookewood School, an independent Catholic school in Montgomery County Maryland has been banned from a park in Kensington.
I know some of the parents who send their children to the school and they are not only MoCo residents, but live within a 15 minute drive thru local streets. I wonder if the Mayor of Kensington would do the same if they were illegal aliens.
Considering how much money these parents save MoCo and the town by sending their children to private school (over $11,000 per year per student), he should be down on his hands and knees thanking GOD for the money they save him and the town.
From ABC News:
The girls at Kensington's Brookewood School are banned from using a public park right across the street for recess.
"I don't think it's really fair because we're part of the community too and we want to play in the park," said Jill Collins, a fifth-grade student. The town council unanimously passed a resolution this week saying only caretakers with children five years old and younger can be in Reinhardt Park from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Read the entire story here.
I know some of the parents who send their children to the school and they are not only MoCo residents, but live within a 15 minute drive thru local streets. I wonder if the Mayor of Kensington would do the same if they were illegal aliens.
Considering how much money these parents save MoCo and the town by sending their children to private school (over $11,000 per year per student), he should be down on his hands and knees thanking GOD for the money they save him and the town.
From ABC News:
The girls at Kensington's Brookewood School are banned from using a public park right across the street for recess.
"I don't think it's really fair because we're part of the community too and we want to play in the park," said Jill Collins, a fifth-grade student. The town council unanimously passed a resolution this week saying only caretakers with children five years old and younger can be in Reinhardt Park from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Read the entire story here.
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