Our nation is at a crossroads in the health care debate. Congress has spent many months examining various health care reform proposals. Finally our representatives and senators are expected to be voting soon on concrete pieces of legislation.
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Bishop Morlino to lead prayers at 40 Days for Life
Bishop Robert C. Morlino will lead prayers at 40 Days for Life outside Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd., Madison, on Friday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m.
Let your legislators know how you feel about health care reform measures
To the editor:
The debate on health care reform has been raging for months with the Democratic congressional leadership and various committees frantically trying to come up with a bill that will actually pass in Congress. But through it all, two things have not changed:
Rachel’s Vineyard retreat to heal the pain of abortion
Every year men and women suffer from the after-effects of abortion, including eating disorders, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse.
Providing hope for unborn children
In Wisconsin, the number of unborn children killed by abortion continues to decline. Last year, our state again experienced a drop in the number of abortions from the previous year.
The number of abortions was 8,229. Although that is still too many, it does represent a 62 percent decrease from the all-time high of 21,754 performed in 1980, reported Wisconsin Right to Life.
Speaker addresses why — and how — to fight moral relativism
Abortion. Euthanasia. Pornography as art. We are constantly debating issues we know to be objectively wrong. Yet, time and again in our discussions, we hit a brick wall: “Well, that’s what you believe, but don’t force your opinions on me.”
Prayer and action urged on health care reform
MADISON — A group of concerned citizens in the Diocese of Madison is urging prayer and action to assure that national health care reform legislation respects the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.
“For the sake of babies, the chronically ill, the developmentally disabled, the frail elderly, and the American people if life-ending measures are included in governmental policies, we are urging people to pray for the Precious Blood of Jesus to pour over our nation and this effort,” said Deacon Jack Fernan of Madison, one of the organizers of the effort.
Project Rachel celebrates its 25th anniversary
Vicki Thorn invites people to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Project Rachel on Friday, Sept. 18, at St. Margaret Mary Parish, 92nd and Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee.
Comments on Notre Dame and Obama
My great affection for the University of Notre Dame, growing out of the years that I spent there and my deep respect for the president, Father Jenkins, have, thus far, led me not to weigh in, in writing, on the whole matter of President Obama’s coming to speak and receiving an honorary degree at this year’s commencement. But, I think the time has come when I must, nonetheless, do so.
‘Definitely Not Abortion’ Club
To the editor:
My name is George W. Sande. I am nine years old and I go to school at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Jefferson.