The Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration will soon require all employers to include “contraception and sterilization coverage in their health-insurance plans, including those provided to employees of religious institutions.” The USCCB is complaining that this violates religious liberty and requires Catholics to purchase a health care plan that violates their …
Tag Archive: President Obama
May
13
Buffalo Welcomes Barack – How Do We Welcome Others to Our Communities?
I thought about going down to stand and watch the motorcade as President Obama made his way to talk to workers specifically about the state of the economy–in particular as it refers to small businesses. It’s raining here today and I figured I wouldn’t get too close, so instead I decided to travel to another …
Jul
10
Pope Presses Obama on Pro-Life Issues
From John Allen at NCR and in my opinion the right way to engage the debate with the President. Thanks to the Pope for taking the lead here. When President Barack Obama came calling on Pope Benedict XVI today, the two men enjoyed a “truly cordial” encounter, according to a Vatican spokesperson, but at the …
Jul
09
Pope to Obama: You’re too conservative
From today’s Washington Post and E.J. Dionne When President Obama meets with Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow, there will be no right-wing Catholic demonstrators upbraiding the pontiff, as they did Notre Dame earlier this year, for conferring the church’s legitimacy upon this liberal politician. In fact, whether he is the beneficiary of providence or merely good …
May
26
Sotomayor: Pro lifers have something to like about her
President Obama nominated Federal Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court pending congressional approval. Judge Sotomayor would be the first person of hispanic ancestry to rise to the Court. The question of her pro-life record is sketchy as she’s never really decided a case which directly involved abortion rights. But here’s an interesting case: …
May
22
Cardinal George Praises Obama on Conscience Rights of Health Care Providers
The USCCB released this statement from their President about President Obama. I am grateful for President Obama’s statement on May 17 that we should all “honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion,” and his support for conscience clauses advancing this goal. Since 1973, federal laws protecting the conscience rights of health care providers …
May
21
"Cautiously Optimistic"
After seeing what the fallout has been regarding President Obama’s speech I’ve seen several people who would never think about being supportive of the President speaking at a Catholic school now saying that they are “cautiously optimistic” about the possibility of Catholics working alongside him to limit abortions. I find this to be sound discernment …
May
19
Vatican Paper: Obama invites us to work in common effort
David Gibson quotes L’Osservatore Romano today: The newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, said the president also confirmed that pushing for a more liberal abortion law would not be a priority of his administration. The comments came in a L’Osservatore report May 18, the day after Obama spoke at the university in Indiana. “The search for a common …
May
19
More on President Obama and Abortion
So I’ve heard tons of comments online and in person with the new buzzword: President Obama is the biggest pro-abortion President in the history of our country. Well, that wouldn’t be hard since there’s only 8 to choose from… let’s also remember that in 1973 the President was a Republican. But let’s also think about …
May
17
President Obama’s Big Speech
One word: WOW! Even some very staunch pro-lifers who disagreed with President Obama’s speaking at Notre Dame had to admit that he made a great speech today. Even engaging the abortion issue directly in it and Catholicism’s influence on his own life. You can see that portion of the speech below as describing it or …
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Mike Hayes is an author, commentator, Campus Minister and Spiritual Director. He founded the award winning BustedHalo.com in 2001 and wrote the book Googling God with Paulist Press in 2007. Mike is currently a Campus Minister at The University at Buffalo where he serves on the staff of St Joseph University Church. He is available for speaking engagements, retreats and personal spiritual direction.
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