What if . . .

I had an interesting thought in connection with the proposed national health care that would so totally include abortion. The Catholic Bishops have already written a letter to the president stating that if the Freedom of Choice Act is passed, they would close down all Catholic, medical facilities rather than compromise their mission by allowing abortion in their hospitals. The FOCA has kind of taken a backseat to the national health care proposal yet national health care, as written, would provide as much access to abortion. This would probably include Catholic hospitals, etc., too.

We've had events such as 'a day without illegals' to showcase, according to the press, how much they contribute and what would happen if they weren't here. Seems that if the bishops were serious about defending our Ten Commandments, more especially the one about 'Thou Shalt Not Kill', they would stage a national event and call it 'a day without Catholic hospitals'. Yes, we can close them if FOCA is passed but a warning with impact might make more of a serious statement. If our Catholic medical facilities are permanently closed with the passing of FOCA, it is kind of a done deal. However, if we provide of day without Catholic hospitals, it is of short duration and gives people a taste of what the long-run effect would be. It is easier to take a stand before a stand is actually needed.

All too true . . .

"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."
-- Henry Kissinger

"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking."
-- Clement Atlee

"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it."
-- Moses Hadas

Quilting aside . . .

I broke from daily tradition and didn't quilt all week! Yes, there is a touch of withdrawal symptoms. However, sewing didn't stop even if it didn't result in a quilt. I made a jumper for one of my college daughters. In order to keep it modest, I delved into my vast collection of ancient patterns, back when there was some modesty. The pattern we decided on was a bit narrow in the skirt and threw me into a contemplative mood for two days until I figured out how to work around it! The solution came to me at Mass! I measured, cut, measured, thought, measured, and cut some more but finally put in two side panels with tiny gathers at the waist. Happily, it looked like a 'planned' pattern, my daughter was pleased, and it was done.

Next project is All Saints' Day costumes. I sold a few on-line last year and they were gone almost before I finished the posting. I'm going to try it this year to see if I can make some spending money. Oh, yeah, and I suppose I'll have some fun designing and sewing them, too!

It's getting beyond the element of surprise . . .

The president recently awarded 16 citizens with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Among the criteria for their selection of this award was 'promoting world peace'. Some of these recepients are anti-life promoters. I found this yet another sad statement on the well being of our country that people would be valued for their work in seeing to the murder of the innocent. Anyone who voted for this president, take heed because you are actively sharing in any abortion committed on an unborn baby since your vote made it possible.

The national health care proposal not only targets the unborn but the elderly. Many of the people who have chastised me for not supporting the president's policies are elderly. If the national health care fiasco goes through, I wonder if they realize they may have cast a vote for a very early retirement from this world?

Naturally, you can't constantly dwell on all the evil being put forth into our nation by elected officials and the president. We have to continue to live our own lives to the fullest, pray harder. There is, however, that few minutes upon waking when you have that pit in your stomach like everything isn't quite right with the world. And it isn't . . .

It's only a matter of time . . .

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Fun thoughts for the day . . .

"Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed."
-- Blaise Pascal

"First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe."
-- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

"Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret."
-- Laurence J. Peter

Sad . . .

Someone told me that at last count, it seems that around 60% of the Catholic vote went for the election of our current president. That really saddens me because it was pretty much out there, in plain language, that he was very much in favor of abortion, no parental notification, partial birth abortion, and embryonic stem cell research. Within days of his swearing into office, he made 'good' on his promises and the abortion industry gives him a big thumbs up.

When I heard the high number of Catholic votes going to the election of this president, it seemed like a number far removed from my day to day life. Imagine my surprise when it seems that just about everyone that attends daily Mass, has nothing but good to say of the president and voted for him because of his empty promise of change. When I ask them about his abortion stance, they either change the subject, say it is overstated, or say we have to look at the big picture. Looking at this 'big picture' means babies will die for the sake of the economy or whatever agenda they favor over a developed conscience.

It is getting hard to watch these people share the Mass with me when they have all harped at me for my narrow-minded viewpoint in regards to politics and politicians. I don't think God thinks it is narrow-minded to defend life first and let the economy take care of itself.

If obama's national health system goes into effect, more lives will be lost. Besides the unborn, the elderly will find themselves on rationed care because why waste resources on someone who is going to die anyway? Uh, you could be twenty years old, be eligible for major surgery, and get run over by a bus two weeks after recovery. If we knew about the bus accident, the surgery should have been refused 'because the person was going to die anyway'?

It is kind of ironic that the people who are praising the president at morning Mass are all elderly! They voted in an advocate of killing the unborn. Wonder if they realized they were possibly voting in their own demise?

I don't think people today can claim invincible ignorance when it comes to what is going on in the world. I think many people, however, twist the truth in their minds to rest easy in this life time. Although I know I probably face Purgatory time for my own shortcomings, I sure don't want to be one of the crowd who has to face the preborn babies they sentenced to death by their vote. Didn't Christ say something to the effect, 'what you do to the least of my people, you do to Me?'