50,000 Baby Born at Holy Family Hospital Bethlehem

Today the 50,000th baby was born at the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, a major work of the Order of Malta.

Nineteen-year-old Hafsah Omar Radaydiah of the West Bank village of Ebiedieh gave birth to Holy Family Hospital’s 50,000th baby at 9:30 a.m., local time on Oct. 18, 2010. The baby girl, Aisha, weighed 7.5 pounds and measured 19.7 inches at birth. She is Hafsah and Isam Radaydiah’s first child.

When asked why she decided to give birth at HFH she replied,

“Holy Family Hospital is the best hospital in all our area, and all the women I know told me they would take good care of me and take good care of my baby,” said Hafsah. “It is really something wonderful for her to have been the 50,000th baby born here. This is good luck for us.”

For the rest of the announcement visit the hospital website.

50,000 Baby Born at Holy Family Hospital Bethlehem

Today the 50,000th baby was born at the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, a major work of the Order of Malta.

Nineteen-year-old Hafsah Omar Radaydiah of the West Bank village of Ebiedieh gave birth to Holy Family Hospital’s 50,000th baby at 9:30 a.m., local time on Oct. 18, 2010. The baby girl, Aisha, weighed 7.5 pounds and measured 19.7 inches at birth. She is Hafsah and Isam Radaydiah’s first child.

When asked why she decided to give birth at HFH she replied,

“Holy Family Hospital is the best hospital in all our area, and all the women I know told me they would take good care of me and take good care of my baby,” said Hafsah. “It is really something wonderful for her to have been the 50,000th baby born here. This is good luck for us.”

For the rest of the announcement visit the hospital website.

Caritas Christi CEO Hosts Obama Fundraiser

At a recent Massachussets fundraising dinner President Obama displayed his elitist attitude and stubborn refusal to accept that the average American just does not like his destructive policies that are ruining the country. He said,

"Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now, and facts and science and argument do not seem to be winning the day all the time, is because we're hard-wired not to always think clearly when we're scared," Obama told the assembled Democrats, who paid $15,200 a person to attend. "And the country is scared."

And so who can help deliver us gun-toting, flag waving, religious dupes from our fears? More of the same wealthy elites,

To "break through the fear and the frustration that people are feeling right now," Obama told the crowd, will require high-end donors not just to "write checks" but also to "lift up people's spirits and make sure that they're not reacting just to fear."

So who was the host for this fundraiser? None other than Ralph de la Torre, the CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, the large hospital provider owned by the Archdiocese of Boston.  When introducing President Obama, Sen. John Kerry reportedly quipped,

"there [are] so many physicians in the house…that the DSCC should be renamed 'Doctors Sending Campaign Contributions.'"

And you thought that the Democrats were the party of the "little guy."

Read more at the Washington Examiner:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obama-Dems-are-in-trouble-because-Americans-arent-thinking-clearly-105130709.html#ixzz12jSoFXX0
H/T to Byron York via Creative Minority Report for the full story.

Caritas Christi CEO Hosts Obama Fundraiser

At a recent Massachussets fundraising dinner President Obama displayed his elitist attitude and stubborn refusal to accept that the average American just does not like his destructive policies that are ruining the country. He said,

"Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now, and facts and science and argument do not seem to be winning the day all the time, is because we're hard-wired not to always think clearly when we're scared," Obama told the assembled Democrats, who paid $15,200 a person to attend. "And the country is scared."

And so who can help deliver us gun-toting, flag waving, religious dupes from our fears? More of the same wealthy elites,

To "break through the fear and the frustration that people are feeling right now," Obama told the crowd, will require high-end donors not just to "write checks" but also to "lift up people's spirits and make sure that they're not reacting just to fear."

So who was the host for this fundraiser? None other than Ralph de la Torre, the CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, the large hospital provider owned by the Archdiocese of Boston.  When introducing President Obama, Sen. John Kerry reportedly quipped,

"there [are] so many physicians in the house…that the DSCC should be renamed 'Doctors Sending Campaign Contributions.'"

And you thought that the Democrats were the party of the "little guy."

Read more at the Washington Examiner:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obama-Dems-are-in-trouble-because-Americans-arent-thinking-clearly-105130709.html#ixzz12jSoFXX0
H/T to Byron York via Creative Minority Report for the full story.

ZENIT - A Plea for Life, Truth, Obedience

In a talk to Human Life International Archbishop Burke made the following comments,

Obedience to the magisterium and the demands of the natural moral law are not only important for salvation, but are especially required of Catholics if a culture of life is to be advanced in today's world.

"When shepherds of the flock are obedient to the magisterium entrusted to their exercise, then surely the numbers of the flock grow in obedience," he said. "If the shepherd isn't obedient, the flock easily gives way to confusion and error." Quoting the Prophet Zechariah, he said the shepherd can be "especially tempted" by the assaults of Satan who, "if he can strike him, the work of scattering the flock is made easy."

"Faith is first of all personal adherence of man to God," underlined Archbishop Burke, and recalled the words of a wise professor of canon law he knew who would often tell his classes: "Where there are problems of chastity, there are problems of obedience." Rebellion against the moral truth, Archbishop Burke noted, "is a rebellion against God and all that he teaches us."

Now read the previous post on Catholic views of pre-marital sex and how the percentage of Catholics believing that pre-marital sex is always wrong has gone from 39% in 1972 to 14% today. It must be assumed that a large percentage of these people not only believe this way but also practice what they believe. And since we have not seen an increase in births among all these promiscuous couples we can conclude that they must be also contracepting. And so roughly 86% of Catholics are in a state of objective mortal sin. If Archbishop Burke is correct in his assertion then a large number of our shepherds are being disobedient. Read the rest of the article here, ZENIT - A Plea for Life, Truth, Obedience

ZENIT - A Plea for Life, Truth, Obedience

In a talk to Human Life International Archbishop Burke made the following comments,

Obedience to the magisterium and the demands of the natural moral law are not only important for salvation, but are especially required of Catholics if a culture of life is to be advanced in today's world.

"When shepherds of the flock are obedient to the magisterium entrusted to their exercise, then surely the numbers of the flock grow in obedience," he said. "If the shepherd isn't obedient, the flock easily gives way to confusion and error." Quoting the Prophet Zechariah, he said the shepherd can be "especially tempted" by the assaults of Satan who, "if he can strike him, the work of scattering the flock is made easy."

"Faith is first of all personal adherence of man to God," underlined Archbishop Burke, and recalled the words of a wise professor of canon law he knew who would often tell his classes: "Where there are problems of chastity, there are problems of obedience." Rebellion against the moral truth, Archbishop Burke noted, "is a rebellion against God and all that he teaches us."

Now read the previous post on Catholic views of pre-marital sex and how the percentage of Catholics believing that pre-marital sex is always wrong has gone from 39% in 1972 to 14% today. It must be assumed that a large percentage of these people not only believe this way but also practice what they believe. And since we have not seen an increase in births among all these promiscuous couples we can conclude that they must be also contracepting. And so roughly 86% of Catholics are in a state of objective mortal sin. If Archbishop Burke is correct in his assertion then a large number of our shepherds are being disobedient. Read the rest of the article here, ZENIT - A Plea for Life, Truth, Obedience

"Is pre-marital sex always wrong?" - The Deacon's Bench

"Is pre-marital sex always wrong?" - The Deacon's Bench

"Is pre-marital sex always wrong?" - The Deacon's Bench

"Is pre-marital sex always wrong?" - The Deacon's Bench

Blessed John XXIII's Feast Day

Today is the feast day of Blessed John XXIII who was a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Malta.  When he became Pope he revived the custom which was last done by Pope Pius IX of Christmas visits to Regina Coeli prison in Rome.

From the book, Wit and Wisdom of Good Pope John, is this story,

During a visit to the Regina Coeli prison in Rome, the Pope requested that the inmates be allowed to leave their cells so that he might address them in the main courtyard of the prison.  In the course of this speech he did not hesitate to recall that one of his cousins had once been arrested for poaching and had served a stretch in jail

The Pope exressed pleasure at this opportunity to visit these incarcerated thieves, murderers, seducers. "I have come," he said, "you have seen me. I have looked into your eyes, I have placed my heart alongside your hearts. Be assured that this meeting will remain deeply engraved in my heart."

Among the prisoners who were allowed to approach the Pope, there were two murderers. One of them, after kissing the Pontiff's ring, looked up at him with deep sadness on his face. "Are those words of hope you have given us meant for such a great sinner as I am?"

In response the Pope bent over the convict and embraced him.

Another important note that shows how important prison ministry was to Pope John XXIII is that he only used two missals in celebrating his Mass: one had been presented to him by the inmates of Melun; the other was a gift from the convicts of Regina Coeli.

Blessed John XXIII's Feast Day

Today is the feast day of Blessed John XXIII who was a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Malta.  When he became Pope he revived the custom which was last done by Pope Pius IX of Christmas visits to Regina Coeli prison in Rome.

From the book, Wit and Wisdom of Good Pope John, is this story,

During a visit to the Regina Coeli prison in Rome, the Pope requested that the inmates be allowed to leave their cells so that he might address them in the main courtyard of the prison.  In the course of this speech he did not hesitate to recall that one of his cousins had once been arrested for poaching and had served a stretch in jail

The Pope exressed pleasure at this opportunity to visit these incarcerated thieves, murderers, seducers. "I have come," he said, "you have seen me. I have looked into your eyes, I have placed my heart alongside your hearts. Be assured that this meeting will remain deeply engraved in my heart."

Among the prisoners who were allowed to approach the Pope, there were two murderers. One of them, after kissing the Pontiff's ring, looked up at him with deep sadness on his face. "Are those words of hope you have given us meant for such a great sinner as I am?"

In response the Pope bent over the convict and embraced him.

Another important note that shows how important prison ministry was to Pope John XXIII is that he only used two missals in celebrating his Mass: one had been presented to him by the inmates of Melun; the other was a gift from the convicts of Regina Coeli.