On December 21, 2007 we posted a statement on Mike Huckabee’s scheduled appearance at Rev. John Hagee’s church on December 23. We have subsequently learned that presidential hopeful John McCain reached out to Hagee last fall. Hagee introduced McCain on September 20, 2007 during his “No Surrender Tour” at an event in South Carolina. The Catholic [...]
As we begin the New Year, we'd like to share with you this moving account of one inmate's conversion story. (Posted with permission of the author.) My name is Pornchai Moontri, and I am prisoner #38284 in the New Hampshire State Prison. I come to the Catholic faith after a painful journey in darkness that my [...]
Reporters have asked us what we think about Rev. John Hagee now that Mike Huckabee is going to appear with him on December 23 at Hagee’s church. Here’s a quick glimpse, written by Bill Donohue. Over ten years ago, I wrote to John Hagee asking him to stop with his Catholic bashing. Specifically, I complained about [...]
Bill Donohue got a surprise gift in the mail today, courtesy of New Line Cinema. Two copies of the Leaders’ Resource DVD for the New Line film, “The Nativity Story,” was sent, along with promotional material. Donohue promptly called John Gooden in California to thank him, mentioning that though the Catholic League had its problems with [...]
In the “People” section of the December 17 issue of Time magazine, it is reported, “The Catholic League called for a boycott of the film THE GOLDEN COMPASS, saying it promotes atheism. The league previously boycotted The Da Vinci Code.” In fact, the Catholic League did no such thing about either the book or the film version of [...]
Several groups are waging campaigns to salvage Christmas from the denizens of multiculturalism who seek to downplay the birth of Jesus as just another day in the “holiday season.” The low-priced items described below are a great way to let others know you wish them a very Merry Christmas.. The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court [...]
According to Catholic News Service, the review of “The Golden Compass” that was released on Nov. 29 by the Office for Film and Broadcasting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been withdrawn. The USCCB has not stated why the review has been pulled.
In her review of Mitt Romney’s historic speech last week, columnist Kathleen Parker took an insulting—and wholly gratuitous—stab at Catholics: “No religion can bear close scrutiny if we go literal. Who among Christians wants to explain the Immaculate Conception? A talking snake? The rather peculiar ritual of ‘grokking’ Jesus by eating stale wafers and sipping cheap wine?” “Close [...]
Matthew Murray, the gunman who stormed a Christian youth mission center and then a nearby church this on December 9, held a deep hatred for Christianity, according to theAssociated Press and CNN affiliate KUSA. Murray, who took the lives of four people before dying himself during a shootout with a security guard, targeted his victims because of their [...]
To learn what’s on the minds of contemporary atheists, check out Mark Morford’s piece in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. With lines such as "they [Christians] raise their flags and cock their Bibles and pat themselves on their arrogant backs, conveniently forgetting that the only real difference between radical Islam and Christianity's own bloody, murderous past is, well, a bit [...]
