Military Service

Veterans Day 2016

11/12/2016 at 12:25 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
HOW GRATEFUL ARE WE? By: Eric Metaxas|Published: November 11, 2016 Today a grateful nation marks Veterans Day. But how grateful are we, truly? With the craziest presidential election of all time ending earlier this week, it’s easy to forgive someone for forgetting that today is Veterans... read more

The Hero Priest of Pearl Harbor

10/06/2016 at 9:38 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
BY THOMAS J. CRAUGHWELL October 6, 2016 A chaplain is coming home to Iowa this month. It was Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, and Lt. j.g. Aloysius Schmitt, had just finished saying Sunday Mass for the men of the USS Oklahoma. He was below decks when eight Japanese torpedoes struck the... read more

In the Navy, Anchors Aweigh for Gender

10/06/2016 at 9:19 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
BY Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, September 20, 2016 It's been a long time since Americans read a headline about the U.S. military that actually had to do with national defense. And thanks to the Navy, that's not about to change any time soon. While Congress has yet to weigh in on the... read more

Don’t Draft Our Daughters: What Are The Facts?

09/25/2016 at 2:50 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
September 19, 2016 The Issue is National Security, Not “Equality” Purpose: The Selective Service (SS) system is a relatively low-cost “insurance policy” that backs up the All-Volunteer Force.  In a future catastrophic emergency, full mobilization might require re-activation of the... read more

Phyllis Schlafly: The Power of the Positive Woman

09/06/2016 at 4:40 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Elaine Donnelly | September 6, 2016 | 9:14 AM EDT Before founding my own organization in 1993, I was one of many women who Phyllis Schlafly encouraged to become involved in matters of public policy.  It was inspiring to watch in action a woman whose range of knowledge and interests were... read more

Air Force Officer Faces Review over Bible

08/18/2016 at 2:56 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Todd Starnes, August 17, 2016 The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is demanding an Air Force major be “aggressively punished” for having an open Bible on his desk at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. “It [the Bible] is very obviously a statement of Christian... read more

Atheist wants military chaplains punished for wearing uniforms to a chaplains’ event

07/30/2016 at 3:02 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
CCI Note:  Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA will be the featured speaker at the Catholic Citizens Annual Dinner on September 28, 2016.  He will speak on "Religious Liberty in the Military Services."   By Fr. Mark Hodges WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29, 2016... read more

Persecution In The Military and The Church

07/30/2016 at 2:38 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Brandon Schild • July 30, AD2016 • 1 Comment This article on persecution is the fifth in a series called, “The U.S. Military and the Catholic Faith: A Comparison”, which examines the comparisons between the U.S. Army and Catholicism. Throughout my articles, I use the word ‘military’... read more

Bishops Struggle to Balance Needs of Parish and Country

07/23/2016 at 3:09 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service, July 1, 2016 Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin took notice of the charismatic young Polish immigrant who seemed to excite young Catholics at his parish while endearing himself to the older parishioners.  Father Willenberg was given the honor of serving as... read more

Catholic Peace Activists See Conflict in Priests Serving in Military

07/22/2016 at 8:58 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service , July 13, 2016 BROCKTON, Mass. — The military chaplaincy is overwhelmingly popular within the ranks of the U.S. armed forces, but some Catholic peace advocates see a theological conflict with regard to priests serving as commissioned officers. Melkite... read more

Transgenders in the Military: A Deadly Distraction

07/10/2016 at 1:30 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
BY LT. GEN. (RET.) JERRY BOYKIN, 7Jul 2016 The announcement by Defense Secretary Ash Carter that the ban on transgenders in the military has been lifted is simply one of the greatest examples of how there is no focus on military readiness in this administration. The U.S. military has been at... read more

Conservative Senator Is Trying to Keep Women Out of the Draft

06/09/2016 at 9:26 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Advocates for Women in Combat Value Diversity over Victory

06/07/2016 at 2:14 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Obama’s Hiroshima Speech Reflects His Unrealistic View of History

05/30/2016 at 5:17 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The Sorry State of Our Military: Is It Happenstance or Design?

05/27/2016 at 8:02 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

What McConnell’s Surrender on Women’s Draft Shows About GOP Leadership

05/20/2016 at 4:13 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Women and the Draft

02/20/2016 at 9:34 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Reflections on Women in Combat

02/16/2016 at 5:09 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Female Gunnery Sergeant has HARDCORE response to Rubio/Christie/Bush on women in combat

02/13/2016 at 11:23 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

After Being Fired for Religious Views on Sexuality, Navy Chaplain Gets His Job Back

11/02/2015 at 9:06 PM By Mary Anne Hackett