Test of fire

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 5:09 AM By fatherkarl
Our precious Catholic faith, our once God-fearing nation, our society, and our families are all under attack by Satan. But only a few realize what is going on. We all must pray to Our Lady, invoke St. Michael the Archangel, make reparation, and offer sacrifices up to Almighty God that truth, Christian morality, and goodness will prevail in the United States. This is probably our last chance.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 6:04 AM By MIKE
ALWAYS check the official public voting record of all those you VOTE for prior to voting. These votes can be found on the internet. Public voting records tell the TRUTH of the morality and decency of the individual incumbent candidate.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 6:11 AM By MIKE
Those of you who have FACEBOOK accounts should send out a link of this video to all your “Friends”. Send a link of this video to everyone in your email address book and ask them to please pass it on to others – no other comments should be sent with it. The video speaks for itself.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 6:14 AM By MacDonald
Very nice video, and VERY well put together!

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 6:28 AM By Bob
Interesting…..but sorry…I will not vote for Romney. His company, Bain Capital, bought the company I worked for and dismantled/destroyed it. I lost my job!

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:12 AM By Ed
Bob, you can NOT vote for those who support murder of innocents. Your personal situtation is less important than the Catholic Faith, and less important than the US Constitution. For once do not be selfish. Put the ‘Common Good’ ahead of selfish interests. Also, on internet view: “WORTHINESS to RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION, General Principles” by Cardinal Ratzinger. When voting for evil and immoral politicians you give them the power to continue evil. You are AIDING and ABETTING their evil.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:18 AM By BETH
Bob, voting selfish interests destroys this Country. It is also destroying Europe. Do not assist the evil doers in elected Office. Pray with all your heart and soul for guidance – not selfishness.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:20 AM By Nightingale
Really sorry about your job Bob and I hope you’ve found some work, but sometimes in business job losses are unavoidable; why did the company you worked for allow themselves to be bought? Were they having problems? That aside, if this country continues down its current road, there won’t be many jobs left for any of us. Our government cannot remain solvent by spending money it doesn’t have, and this current administration just won’t stop spending. And raising taxes is no solution; like getting blood out of a turnip. Romney wouldn’t have been my first choice, but Obama is no choice; not for our country, not for religious freedom.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:21 AM By JLS
Well, Bob, then vote for Obama whose “company” bought millions of unborn babies and dismantled them.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:24 AM By ANNE
Bob, pray to do God’s will, not your will. Your vengence will only help to assist evil politicans in the murder of innocents, promote homosexual acts, and destroy the Freedom of Religion. Selfishness and vengence is not the answer.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:25 AM By Pops
Bob, you go ahead and let Obama be elected, and then explain to all the aborted children, who LOST their LIVES, that what really matters is that YOU lost your job.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:33 AM By Bob
Speaking of which…Pelosi and the Sanchez sisters (et al) voted against the sex-selective abortion ban yesterday in the House. Since the bishops won’t use Canon 915 against any politicians, it becomes more important that we vote them OUT!

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:45 AM By max
sorry, BOB, that old mittens romney is the BAIN of your existence. (sorry, couldn’t resister the pun.) seirously, I am INDEED sorry about the loss of your job, and so many others. it seems like everyone running for president alwayys has to be incredibly wealthy, not a good si9gn for us who are not millionaires…i often wonder if these guys can even remotely relate to what the rest of us go through trying to make ends meet.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 7:50 AM By Kathy
Sorry about your job Bob but is it all about you or the greater good?

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 8:14 AM By RICHARD O.
THE IMAGE OF HELLFIRE JUST DOESN’T IMPRESS ME. OUR VOTE MUST REFLECT THE GREATER GOOD FOR ALL GOD’S PEOPLES, NOT JUST ONE FAITH. THE GREATEST FEAR COMES FROM DOLAN NOT DEMOCRATS.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 8:31 AM By Laurette Elsberry
This video has been making the rounds for quite a while. So it is “powerful” .What does that mean? Good production? Good graphics? Good message? What is the message? What is the bottom line? Does it say don’t vote for Obama? No, it doesn’t. It follows the US Catholic Bishops Conference (and state bishops’ conferences) inane policy of Speak no evil, Hear no evil, See no evil. Catholics are total victims of the enslavement by “tax exemption”. What a shame. How can we stop the evil and all-encompassing Obama mandate if people don’t have the facts?

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 9:57 AM By Lauren M.
Romney supported abortion in Massachusetts. Also, did anyone else get the feeling that this video was making fun of Catholics? I found myself getting very offended at the oversimplification and generalization used in the video.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 10:52 AM By Another Bob
To Laurette Elsberry: I admit the message could’ve been even more pointedly delivered, but the clip does say, pretty clearly, that the HHS mandate is wrong. And those high production values are, unfortunately, essential in reaching today’s Catholic voters — they’re products of the entertainment culture, like all of us. To Richard O.: I don’t think the flame image is intended to evoke hellfire. The scene is a blacksmith’s forge, where the hard things in life are made and tested with heat and pressure. Rather than hellfire, it reminds me of the “refiner’s fire” of Malachi 3:2, which purifies but does not consume. And finally, to (the original) Bob: Injustices occur to all of us throughout our lives in this fallen world. The question is: what do we do with those injustices? I suggest we follow the example of the black soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th in the Civil War, or the Tuskegee Airmen of WW2: treated with contempt and injustice by their white countrymen, they put their justifiable anger aside to serve their country. The question for us all this year is: whose governing principles will be better for the U.S.? Obama’s or Romney’s?

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 11:06 AM By Ray Loftus
Why do you all continually blame Obama for abortions? The decison of the Supreme Court that created this terrible slaughter was handed down by a Republican appointed judge, who served under Chief Justice Rehnquist, .an Arizona right wing Republican appointed by Nixon.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 11:54 AM By goodcause
Please lay off Bob, for God’s sake. The poor guy lost his job and those of us who have one shouldn’t be taking pot shots at the honest feelings of guys that don’t. Put yourself in his shoes for a minute. The Church lost its dominance at the ballot box beginning in the 1960s when Pope Paul VI decided to ignore his internal advice of a blue ribbon Commission of Cardinals and stubbornly refused to change the Church’s teaching on birth control. American Catholics figured that prudently limiting their family size was a moral and spiritual good, and that the Pope was wrong. It’s hard to expect compliance at the ballot box when the Church is so insensitive in matters of family life. Besides, many priests, nuns, bishops and cardinals voted for Obama in 2008, so getting them to jump ship needs to come first….and don’t count on it. Is there any surprise the Church is under attack? The Church is under attack over a teaching Catholics ignore and being opposed by a president that the Catholic leadership supported! Confused yet? In California, the Field Poll just reported that 54% of Catholics in our state will vote for Obama. Surprised?

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 12:27 PM By Bob
I am pro-life and voted for Bush (43) and a republican congressman! What did they do? Enriched their friends and themselves and did NOTHING about the terrible scourge of abortion. Romney has a flip-flop record on abortion!

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 2:41 PM By Anne T.
Bob, there is a saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window. The Lord has often done that in my life. Many disappointments I have had only turned out for the better later on. Remember that the government has had to lay off people, too, so President Obama is not “off the Hook” about layoffs either, especailly regarding the postal service. Perhaps you were meant to lose the job you had for a better one or for one more in line with the will of God. Pray and ask the him for his advice and guidance and to do his will, and you cannot go wrong, then do what you can. I got my foot in the door at many places by just volunteering first, which later led to my being hired.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 2:57 PM By JLS
Because, Ray L, both the president and the congress have the constitutional authority to limit the jurisdiction of the SCOTUS. Is that a good enough reason to call out the the deception of these people?

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 3:04 PM By JLS
Bob, the economies change due to technology. Your company would have gone down regardless. Instead of bemoaning the personal tragedy, you need to find another job or create a business.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 3:20 PM By MIKE
Just got back from the opening of: “for GREATER GLORY” showing at select theaters starting Andy Garcia, Eva Langoria, and Peter O’Toole. One of the best movies I have seen. I highly recommend it. This is what can happen when government oppresses Religious Freedom. It also means – think before you vote.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 3:26 PM By MAC
Bob, you are merely looking for excuses. Obama actively supports the murder of infants, not merely being passive. If you are truly pro-life, you will think about this. If you don’t like either candidate, always vote for the lessor of the evils. goodcause, you are not Catholic or you are simply a Catholic heretic. – Read your CCC. Many of us are jumping the Obama ship.

Posted Friday, June 01, 2012 3:54 PM By Laurette Elsberry
Another Bob, you missed the point. What everyone is calling the “HHS mandate”, like you are, needs to see and speak the truth. All of these edicts are Obama mandates. Get it? Obama. With Obama as Fuhrer we don’t stand a chance.