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Megan Young, the Filipino beauty recently crowned Miss World, told a news anchor that she is pro life and believes sex belongs in marriage.
Government Shuts Down Catholic Services at Naval Base
The U.S. Government has shutdown all Catholic religious services at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia and has threatened the chaplain with arrest if he violates that order, even though Protestant services continue to take place on the base. (Important Update at end of article!)
Demolition of Sandy Hook Elementary Begins Next Week
Another step in a long and difficult healing process will be taken next week as demolition begins on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut where 20 children and six educators lost their lives last December.
Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin (1647 – 1690)
“It seems to me that our Lord’s earnest desire to have His sacred heart honored in a special way is directed toward renewing the effects of redemption in our souls. For the sacred heart is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure.”
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Transgendered Boy Allowed to Harass Girls in Rest Room
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Colorado High School is under fire for allowing a transgendered boy to get away with harassing girls in the rest room.
Pope: Mary Helps us to Be Surprised by God
In his homily at the Marian Day festivities in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about how Mary is an example of saying "yes" to God, even when that means allowing ourselves to be surprised.
Feast of St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin & Doctor (1515 – 1582)
Pope: Women Called to Service, not Servitude
Hate Crime Suspected in Convent Fire
A 45 year-old nun suffered a broken back while leaping from a second floor window of her convent to escape a fire that authorities believe may have been a hate crime.
Maryland College to Offer Eco-Friendly Sex Week
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Parents of students at the University of Maryland will be interested to know that their hard-earned tuition dollars are funding an eco-friendly sex week at the college this week complete with workshops at sex toy shops and instruction in the use of "fetish gear."