by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 30, 2008) Parents who are fed up with watching ads about erectile dysfunction during family viewing time have had their concerns brought to the makers of Viagra during a recent Pfizer Shareholder meeting.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 30, 2008) A leading scientist in Scotland is warning that a new species of “humanzee,” created by breeding apes with humans, could become a reality unless the government takes steps to prevent it. The warning came on the same day that U.S. Rep. Chris Smith introduced a bill that would prohibit the practice in the United States.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 30, 2008) An explosion in child pornography and cyber crime is causing U.S. law enforcement to admit they are losing the battle to combat child pornography and child exploitation on the Internet.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 29, 2008) A New York-based institute promoting humanist studies is encouraging the idea of including secular holidays such as Darwin’s Day and Sunshine Week on the nation’s calendar.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 29, 2008) Planned Parenthood is pressuring lawmakers to increase funding for more affordable birth control for college students, claiming students are being forced to decide between buying food or birth control pills.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) Imprisoned Christians being tortured with cattle prods and forced to work 10 to 12 hours a day making soccer balls for the Olympic Games are only a few of the horror stories emerging from China as the opening of the Summer Games draws near. For this reason, Pope Benedict XVI has named May 24, the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, as a Universal Day of Prayer for the Church in China.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) The Archdiocese of New York released a statement today by Edward Cardinal Egan saying that he will meet with former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani about his taking communion during the April 19 papal Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) The Pope’s visit and address to youth at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers New York has caused a “tsunami” of inquiries about the priesthood in the Archdiocese of New York.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 25, 2008) The popular pro-life Governor of Alaska gave birth to a baby boy with Downs Syndrome and proudly told the world she feels “truly blessed” by God to receive this precious gift of life.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 25, 2008) An Indiana high school senior is becoming famous for the letter she wrote to a local newspaper about the shocking epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among teens. Calling it “shameful” and “scandalous,” she faults a selfish society and calls upon so-called “sex experts” to “get their heads out of the clouds” when it comes to “safe-sex” education.
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