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It's a Free Country. RealCatholicTV on Jan 10, 2012 Christianity, and therefore Catholicism made this nation into what it is today, and its principles should not be stifled, particularly in the political …More
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RealCatholicTV on Jan 10, 2012 Christianity, and therefore Catholicism made this nation into what it is today, and its principles should not be stifled, particularly in the political arena.

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This is a shining example of why the ADL is so arrogant and aggresive. If you research Mr Santorum's voting record, you will see that he has been pro Israel in terms of Homeland Security, Middle East intervention, and anti sematism. Yet the ADL still attacks him for his pro life stance. I am so sick and tired of these Zionist Jews calling anyone an anti-semite who does not fall in with their world …More
This is a shining example of why the ADL is so arrogant and aggresive. If you research Mr Santorum's voting record, you will see that he has been pro Israel in terms of Homeland Security, Middle East intervention, and anti sematism. Yet the ADL still attacks him for his pro life stance. I am so sick and tired of these Zionist Jews calling anyone an anti-semite who does not fall in with their world Zionist view. This is a trick they use to crush anyone who challenges their agenda. The fact is (most Americans are ignorant or in denial) that the US government is influenced by appointees who have loyalty to Israel and even have Zionist views.
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Publisher recounts how faith guided Santorums during son's death
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Washington D.C., Jan 10, 2012 / 06:40 pm (CNA).- Catholic publisher Al Napleton said he had “many wonderful experiences” working with Rick and Karen Santorum to publish a book on the loss of their fourth child.
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Washington D.C., Jan 10, 2012 / 06:40 pm (CNA).- Catholic publisher Al Napleton said he had “many wonderful experiences” working with Rick and Karen Santorum to publish a book on the loss of their fourth child.
“Working with the Santorums on the release and marketing of this beautiful book, I have experienced first-hand the character, courage and virtue of this amazing couple,” wrote Napleton in a Jan. 9 Catholic Marketing Network column.
He said it is “little wonder” that “so many good people of Iowa want to see them in the White House.”
As the president of a small Catholic media company, Napleton worked in 1996 with Rick Santorum, who was then serving as a Pennsylvania senator, and his wife, Karen, to publish “Letters to Gabriel.”
The book contains a series of letters written by Karen while she was pregnant with her son, Gabriel Michael, as well as some that were penned after he died. Gabriel only lived two hours before passing away.
Although Karen Santorum did not originally intend to publish the letters, family and friends encouraged her to share them in order to help other parents in similar situations.
Napleton said he felt a “certain kinship” with the senator. Both men had grown up in the same small town in Pennsylvania, attended the same schools and shared an “Italian working class background.”
Throughout the publishing process, he got to know the family and their story, and he found himself “impressed with them on many levels.”
He explained that Karen, a nurse who had spent several years working in a neonatal intensive care unit, wrote her first letter to welcome her son into the world on the day she learned that she was pregnant.
She continued writing letters as her pregnancy progressed, during a time that her husband was fighting hard in the Senate against partial-birth abortion.

Almost five months into the pregnancy, tests indicated that the baby had a serious, often fatal defect.
The family sought medical treatment and turned to God in prayer. They decided to give their son the names of two powerful archangels, Gabriel and Michael.
Napleton described Karen Santorum’s letters during this time as “dramatic and moving.”
“Their deep Catholic faith brought them comfort as all efforts to save their baby failed,” he recalled.
Gabriel was born on Oct. 11, 1996 and died two hours later, after being baptized by his father during his brief life.
Napleton recalled the words of comfort offered by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, who led the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the time.
Cardinal Bevilacqua reassured Karen and Rick that their baby was in heaven and told the family that instead of praying for Gabriel, they should “pray to him to intercede on your behalf with our Heavenly Father.”
The cardinal later described the book as an “extraordinary tribute to the sanctity of life” and thanked the Santorums for their “exemplary courage and commitment to family.”
Reflecting on the family’s strong faith and character, Napleton said he has “no idea” how Santorum will do in the course of the election.
“But with his son a saint in Heaven pulling for him ... who knows?”
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If There Are No Kneelers, Is It a Catholic Church?
Posted By Denise Bossert On January 10, 2012 @ 12:00 am
And I wonder about St. Rosalia, the Stella Maris parish in Sister Bay where we worshipped Our Lord last summer.
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If There Are No Kneelers, Is It a Catholic Church?
Posted By Denise Bossert On January 10, 2012 @ 12:00 am
And I wonder about St. Rosalia, the Stella Maris parish in Sister Bay where we worshipped Our Lord last summer.
Something unusual happened the day we visited that parish. After genuflecting, we slipped into a row and leaned forward to lower the kneelers. There were no kneelers to lower.
My husband and I wondered for a moment if we had made a mistake. Was this really a Catholic parish? I looked at the inside of the church. Yes, there was Our Lady. It must be Catholic.
It was the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. And we were in a Catholic church, but we wouldn’t be kneeling at the moment of Consecration – the very moment that the Corpus Christi would come to us in the Eucharist.
My heart ached for kneelers. Doesn’t that sound strange coming from a former Protestant who spent forty years in churches that didn’t have kneelers?
I wondered as I sat there. Why had they left out kneelers when they built this church? I guessed that the decision had been made in an attempt to welcome visitors. This area of Wisconsin had its share of tourists. I suspected that the parishioners had hoped to welcome anyone and everyone.
I visited a few Catholic churches as a child. On those rare occasions, I did think the kneelers were a strange addition to a sanctuary. Kneelers were part of the list of Catholic oddities that included incense, bells, and statues.
So why was my heart heavy on that Solemnity of Corpus Christi? If I could live without kneelers for forty years, surely I could worship without them during this one Mass.
But there’s one thing that changes everything for me. That one thing is Jesus Christ, Our Eucharistic Lord.
I came to the Catholic Church with a love for Christ, and when I grasped the Truth – that this same Christ was truly present in the Eucharist - everything changed.
I thought of St. Paul’s letters. To the Romans, he writes, “As I live, every knee shall bend, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” To the Philippians, St. Paul writes, “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend in heaven and on earth.”
That day in Door County, I knew that this same Lord would come to all of us. And there was no kneeler upon which to bend our knees.
At the end of Mass, the priest made an announcement. “There are envelopes in the pews if you wish to make a donation for kneelers. We want to comply fully with our Bishop’s mandate for every parish in the diocese to have kneelers,” he said.
I blinked back tears. This bishop was a shepherd after St. Paul’s own heart! And I pulled out my checkbook and wrote a check.
I understand the desire to make all people feel welcome. And I remember all too well what it was like to see the kneelers and not understand. To watch the incense going up, to hear the bells and not know that Jesus Christ had just arrived.
Just bells for no reason. Incense to be different. Kneelers to pray when I could pray while standing or sitting, whether indoors or outside.
But if you had asked me what I would do if Jesus Christ walked through the door, if Jesus came to me in the Flesh and stood before me – even back then I would have smiled and answered without hesitation.
I’d hit my knees.
There is one thing in the Mass that changes everything. Jesus Christ comes to us really and truly- Corpus Christi. All praise, glory, honor, and power belong to Our Lord.
God bless the bishops for reminding us: We have the Body of Christ.
Denise Bossert has four children and is a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary in New Melle, Missouri. She is a Catholic freelance writer for diocesan newspapers, Canticle Magazine, and other Catholic venues. Her blog can be found at catholicbygrace.blogspot.com.

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Michael Voris: Christianity, and therefore Catholicism made this nation into what it is today, and its principles should not be stifled, particularly in the political arena.
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Michael Voris: Christianity, and therefore Catholicism made this nation into what it is today, and its principles should not be stifled, particularly in the political arena.

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