Roundup - Hammerin' Hank edition

Hank Aaron spoke at Marquette's graduation.  I think it's worth noting they did not bring in some heterodox Catholic. 

I added a correction to my article yesterday.  WXOW misreported, and the La Crosse Diocese did not join the HHS mandate lawsuits, only applauded them. 

In a similar fashion:

Jerry Topczewski, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said it did not see the need to pursue a separate lawsuit because its interests are represented by the broad spectrum of plaintiffs that filed Monday. He said the archdiocese supports those lawsuits, calling them "a courageous action . . . in support of religious liberty. We need to defend the free exercise of religion without government interference. This is an issue not just for Catholics, Protestants, Muslims or Jews, but for Americans."

John Huebscher of the lobbying group the Wisconsin Catholic Conference said he was unaware of any lawsuits being planned in Wisconsin.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and former archbishop of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, said: "We've tried negotiation with the administration and legislation with the Congress, and we'll keep at it, but there's still no fix. Time is running out, and our valuable ministries and fundamental rights hang in the balance, so we have to resort to the courts now."

Here's a really good letter to the Winona Daily News - "Gays already have an ‘equal right’ to marry"

I'm seeing Bp. Morlino's interview on EWTN getting picked up by a few news outlets.   If you haven't seen it yet, it's really good.  

It looks like Milwaukee, Green Bay and La Crosse issued another round of priest moves.  Madison had a few as well. 

A good op-ed by the director of La Crosse's Catholic Charities:

The notion that an organization that accepts government funds somehow has become a de facto branch of government is really a stretch of the imagination. Yet the column by Raysa Everett (May 13 Tribune) states that claim rather boldly.

If that thought carried any logic, then I guess our local car dealers would be de facto branches of government when they sell new police cars to the city. Our local grocery stores would be de facto branches of government when they sell food items to people who use food stamps. Or any of our local employers that accept government funds for services would also be considered de facto branches of government.

GKC!  In case you missed it, Dale Alquist was interviewed on Morning Air yesterday (Wednesday, 23 Man).  The program is on the audio archives if you want to check it out (http://relevantradio.com/audios/morning-air-with-sean-herriott).

I'm out of the "office" next week.  Virginia is taking over.  She has a new pet chipmunk.  I'll be going to Mass Sunday at the Institute of St Joseph.  Exited about that!