To the editor:
See www.randymelchert.com for videos from the January 31, 2009, pro-life rally in Madison. He also has a link to Mayo which describes the second trimester development. At 16-weeks girls have millions of eggs forming in the ovaries. At 22-weeks girls have uterus and ovaries in place — complete with a lifetime supply of eggs.
To the editor:
I applaud and support Bishop Morlino’s efforts to prevent President Obama’s promise to sign the proposed “Freedom of Choice Act” by providing protest cards.
To the editor:
Fr. Jim Murphy’s letter to the editor in the December 25, 2008, issue of the Catholic Herald, advocating that Catholics reject support and participation in the U.S. military, is a blow to all Catholics that have family serving our country.
To the editor:
We Catholic Christians have the right, some would say the responsibility, to disagree with our government based on the teachings of Jesus and of the Church. That is why I agree with Fr. Jim Murphy’s December 25 letter and his belief that, considering current conditions, military service should be rejected at this time.
From one Murphy to another:
I want to respond to Fr. Jim Murphy’s letter to the editor printed in the December 25 issue of the Catholic Herald:
To the editor:
I wish to add to Fr. Jim Murphy’s concerns (December 25, 2008) about our military policy, especially his points on militarism and torture.
To the editor:
Fr. Jim Murphy’s letter in the December 25 edition makes an excellent case against our country’s military intervention in Iraq.
During the past two weeks, I’ve talked informally with both employees and patients of the University of Wisconsin and Meriter Hospital about the proposal to offer second-trimester abortions at the Madison Surgery Center at 1 S. Park St.
To the editor:
I was privileged to be a part of the large group protesting the abortion plans at the Madison Surgery Center on Thursday, Jan. 8. We were a peaceful and hopeful people. But there is more work to be done!
To the editor:
The UW Hospital and Clinics and its associates are working on a plan to offer late-term abortions at the Madison Surgery Center, an outpatient treatment center. In one room, people will be healed while in another late-term babies will be dismembered. All patients will contribute to the abortion services as their payments will be co-mingled.
