Comments for Five Reasons for Optimism at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 12 out of 12 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 22 May 2013 12:51:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14459 Reason for optimism among Christians: Christ told us, "You must, then pray this way: Our Father ..." Would he tells us to pray unfruitfully? Is God's Kingdom something to be desired? It is "in Heaven"; why not also "on the earth"? Be patient, says Peter. - Doug Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:54:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14441 >>written by Deacon Ed Peitler, November 17, 2012 We better hurry up implementing that New Evangelization since no one other than Jesus Christ will be able to save us from ourselves. What's the plan, Church? Jesus had his sights set on Jerusalem. He knew where he had to go. What's our plan for converting the hearts of the people? - magnusfide Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:34:56 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14433 We live in a nation where at least a small majority is composed of juvenile-minded people. I think many of these people are well intentioned, but are rather ignorant on economics and theology. These people become "useful idiots" as the Soviets used to say for the socialistic demagogues that are running our government, academy, media, and entertainment industry. What to do? Educate our friends and neighbors. How? Anyway you can. Post pro-life views on facebook. Put pro-Catholic bumper stickers on your cars. Wear religious t-shirts. Read theology books and put reviews for them on your facebook account. Teach CCD. Learn how the economy really works, and how conservative ideas are really more compassionate so you can intelligently debate the useful idiots. Learn the beauty of Catholic sexuality, don't be ashamed to defend it, and live it in your relationship with your spouse. Above all, pray, trust in Jesus, and go to mass every week. Little by little we can change the culture. It will take time. But don't get discouraged. Our nation survived 12 years of FDR and 8 years of Woodrow Wilson. We can survive 8 years of Obama. - Athanasius Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:52:11 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14432 I often wander what the Saints are thinking, the decay of a nation starts with the total disregard for "LIFE",seems planned parenthood will continue to be funded and our grand kids will pay for it.I read your article and it was very insightful and I thank you. We need to pray for our "Leaders" and keep Hope alive.It seems the "HHS' mandate is a reality,I pray for all Catholic organizations who are stuck in the "MUD",dammed if you do ... etc.. How many people are going to loose health care? How many Catholic workers are going to loose health care? Are Catholic employers going to be forced to pay for a nine dollar "LIfe preventing" drug? Where are we? Not a thing has changed with three billion spent on an election! I pray for our Nation and stand with those who are "NOT" giving up our "LIBERTYS". Jack - Jack,CT Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:15:49 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14431 Back in the summer the Wall Street Journal's HEARD ON THE STREET page (and no friend of its own paper's conservative editorial page) insisted that you have to count the debt burden of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac -- that's an additional five trillion for a total of 21 trillion anemic American dollars. So it is already worse than stated here. The Obama Children's Crusade is not only in the academy or in the media or in Hollywood, it is also very much a part of corporate America. That may be one reason why the economy continues to stagnate. Management has capitulated to an its own perverse anti-business culture. In my personal experience the managers and employees of large corporations vote consistently left, feminist, affirmative action, big government, pro-abortion, you name it. And heaven help the lone conservative in the breakroom. It's all part of the Obama Demographic. I suspect it is worse in Europe and Britain. Only last week as the economy continues to wobble, there was a conference of huge corporations, including BP and financial institutions about the place of lgbts in the office. Skewed priorities doesn't begin to describe it. Are these actual business people? - Graham Combs Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:43:25 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14429 I believe that there will be no crisis for the next generations when faced with a top-heavy demographic. If it has been safe and legal for a mother to kill her offspring, it will be safe and legal for any offspring who remain to kill their mothers. The euthanasia and "assisted dying" programs are now being put into place for the convenient unburdening of said offspring who have a wonderful example of abortion on demand upon which to point. - beriggs Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:54:09 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14424 I like your question Deacon Ed, but I don't think the USCCB has a plan. They have a series of programs without a plan. As for the article by Mr. White: pretty serious but with a sense of humor. I think we have a house not only culturally divided but politically, religiously, and economically as well. So, yes, we have a lot of work to do. A plan might help, but God already has one. - John Braun Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:34:13 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14423 You write: While President Obama has aggravated many of these problems, and will no doubt continue to do so, they all have roots going back decades and were evident long before he was elected president. And while there was some hope that they might have altered our national course for the better while there was still time, it is unlikely that a Romney-Ryan administration would have been able to satisfactorily resolve these challenges. me: I couldn't agree more. I'm very glad that you did what few conservatives do and you acknowledged that many of these problems were baked into the cake long before Obama was president. And I also appreciate the skepticism that Romney would have resolved them...especially when he opposed any cuts in America's bloated military budget and his voting base is dominated by Medicare recipients whom he also promised to exempt from any sacrifices at all. Both parties are now in the process of trying to shift the inevitable adjustments onto the other party's base as much as possible. What I wonder is how long it will be before the Democrats figure out that the country needs a higher birth rate to preserve the social insurance state that they've built. Some already advocate higher immigration for that reason but can't quite follow the logic of that position to its conclusion. The GOP can't say this of course because many of its top thinkers secretly entertain hopes the social insurance state to go away over time anyway. (I'm talking to you Paul Ryan!) So we live in the paradoxical time that the ostensibly pro-life party cannot defend the most practical reason for having fewer abortions and higher birth rates while the ostensibly pro-abortion party cannot bring itself to do so either. - jsmitty Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:33:47 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14422 pessima ... - corruptio optimi ... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:27:03 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14421 It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. - Voltaire. - Maggie-Louise Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:52:09 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14420 The unending American gravy train never stops thanks to the taxpayers who not only pay for trillions in useless military hardware and babysitting the indolent but also on such studies as this, as reported by HealthDay News: "Unique patterns of brain activity occur when rappers spontaneously improvise lyrics, a technique known as freestyling. "That's the finding of a government-sponsored study that included 12 freestyle rap artists who had at least five years of rapping experience. The results were published online Nov. 15 in the journal Scientific Reports." Is this a great country or what? - Grump Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:30:24 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/five-reasons-for-optimism.html#comment-14417 We better hurry up implementing that New Evangelization since no one other than Jesus Christ will be able to save us from ourselves. What's the plan, Church? Jesus had his sights set on Jerusalem. He knew where he had to go. What's our plan for converting the hearts of the people? - Deacon Ed Peitler Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:46:15 +0100