Ah, the Professional, Impartial Media

1. You can't help but laugh at the bone-headedness of the media. Archbishop Naumann writes a small piece for the online blog of the Kansas City Star, which I believe is operated by "professional journalists". In the piece, he explains calmly and in detail his position on the question of pro-abortion (and pal of late-term killers) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius being told not to come to Communion without publicly recanting her anti-life positions. So what's the headline? "Archbishop Naumann attacks Sebelius over abortion", of course. My favorite part is that they don't even identify him as Archbishop of Kansas City in the byline.

2. Fortunately, despite the President's stem cell decision, it remains unlawful to use federal funds to create and destroy embryos for research, under the so-called "Dickie-Wicker Amendment", which is part of the federal budget (which was just signed, ironically enough, by the same President). This is important to recall, because there will undoubtedly be a new legislative push to remove the amendment, and permit the creation and destruction of embryos. Remember the slippery slope?

3. Prof. Doug Kmiec has now graduated to the fever swamps usually inhabited only by the likes of the egregious Richard McBrien and the editorial board of the National "Catholic" Reporter -- he now claims that pro-abortion Gov. Kathleen Sebelius "fully believes in the protection of human life at all its stages". This is the classic case of what Mark Shea frequently says -- "sin makes you stupid".

4. The Evil One is trying a new marketing technique -- atheists and feminists in Argentina are running internet ads trying to convince Catholics to renounce their faith.

5. Sometimes, words just can't capture the absurdity and tragedy of modern life. A same-sex "spouse" is arrested for domestic abuse for trying to forcibly artificially inseminate her "spouse". Exhibit number 2,345,983,856,251 in the case that the world is going you-know-where in a handbasket.

6. One of the best points in the Holy Father's recent letter about the Society of St. Pius X controversy was the outlining of his priorities for his papacy. Here's a more detailed analysis of this very important point. Hint: it's all about bringing people to God.

7. Posted at my ArchNY blog over the weekend about what it's like to visit the State Capital with the Sisters of Life. It's not your usual lobbying trip, that's for sure. Check it out.