Joshua Mercer

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Joshua Mercer

Joshua Mercer is a co-founder of CatholicVote.org, where he serves as Political Director. Mercer is also bimonthly columnist with Catholic Pulse. Mercer previously served as Washington Correspondent for the National Catholic Register and Chairman for Students for Life of America. He lives in Michigan with his wife and five children.

Recent Posts

What to expect when no one is expecting

As Dan Flaherty mentioned, Weekly Standard writer Jonathan V. Last wrote a book about the danger of western societies (like the United States) not having enough children. The book just came out yes... More

Another pro-life Democrat goes for 30 pieces of silver

The list of Democrats who were once pro-life but abandoned women and children in order to grab political power is sadly very long. Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Dick Durbin, Dick Gephardt, Dennis Kucinich.... More

Catholic bishops in Colorado add clarity to hospital case

The Huffington Post blasted the headline last month: "Catholic Hospital: Fetus Not Legally A Person." Our Catholic bishops in Colorado acted immediately when the news hit and investigated exactly w... More

CV’s Thomas Peters debates marriage on Russian TV

And his performance is quite impressive. When you have 24 minutes, give this video a watch. It'll help you brush up on good answers to tough questions on marriage. ... More

Apparently the Obama administration is working on another “fix” to the HHS mandate

CNN is reporting that Obama administration will propose a "fix" to the HHS Mandate today. According to the report, this "fix" would be for religious employers only. Here's the CNN story: Religio... More

FDA OKs Plan B in vending machines

File this under: "Elections have consequences." Now there's no need to talk to a doctor or visit a pharmacist. You can get Plan B in a vending machine. The Hill reports: Federal regulators will... More

March for Life airs 2 CatholicVote.org ads

At the rally before today's March for Life, two CatholicVote.org ads were shown to the hundreds of thousands gathered at the Mall. We are naturally very excited about this. And it shows that your i... More

John Kennedy vs. Barack Obama

The CatholicVote.org Legal Action Fund is representing John Kennedy in a lawsuit against the Obama administration. Here's what he had to say: Does health care reform mean forcing family businesse... More

When Archbishop Aquila witnessed an abortion

We can't expect to win hearts and minds with only facts and figures. We need to tell stories. Jesus Christ didn't only dictate what we ought to do. He would tell parables or stories to win people over... More

30,000 rally for life in Ireland

Just as we approach the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the ruling political party in Ireland is trying to erode legal protection for those Irish in the womb. But this attempt to attack Irelan... More


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