Pressure Mounts Over Latest Notre Dame Scandal
A decision by the University of Notre Dame to grant a prestigious award to pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden is being met with increasing scorn by bishops, students, alumni and now faculty.
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Understanding the Pope’s New Apostolic Exhortation
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSEven though some of the passages in the Pope’s new exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), are somewhat unclear and area already being distorted by the mainstream media, Catholics should read the document for themselves with the understanding that no Church teaching has been changed.
The Writings & Work of Francis MacNutt
CR writes: “Should I stay away from this couple's [Francis and Judith MacNutt] ministry and writings? I am concerned that he gave up his priestly vocation to marry, and that this might be an indication of something unseemly in their deliverance ministry.”
Eternal Love
Cracked Pots!
What to Make of Dr. Mercola?
Dr. Joseph MercolaKB writes: “I've always wondered if Dr. Mercola is New Age doctor. I have a relative who follows the New Age movement and is a very big fan of his. This doctor seems to me too alternative in his beliefs and I wanted to know what the Catholic Church's opinion on this doctor is.”
5 Year-old Melts Hearts at Vatican
A five year old Ohio girl suffering from a rare condition that will gradually render her blind and deaf melted the hearts of all during Wednesday’s general audience in Rome, including Pope Francis who lovingly blessed the child’s eyes and promised to pray for her.
The Pill is NOT the Answer - It's the Problem!
Jessica NickelDuring a recent visit to Dallas, PA to speak about authentic femininity, I shared my evolution from a birth control pill-popping feminist to a woman who no longer needed to play the part of an "object" for men's pleasure. After the talk, Jessica Nickel, a 32 year old wife and mother of a toddler shared her own story about how the pill is too often prescribed for women as a panacea rather than what it is - a problem.
