Cardinal Francis George, the “hometown Chicagoan” who oversaw one of the largest flocks in the U.S. succumbed to cancer on Friday, slipping peacefully into eternity while surrounded by loved ones.
MR writes: “I am careful to avoid yoga but these balance classes have been incorporated recently into our CURVES circuit. Originally, the gym manager said they were yoga. When I said I objected to yoga, she quickly changed her tune and called them "balance" classes. They seem to incorporate "tree poses" and other yoga like positions. I am wondering if you have heard about this, have some thoughts about this. All positions are standing but I am not comfortable if it is truly yoga. Any thoughts?"
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSOfficials at John Hopkins University have decided to reverse a decision banning a pro-life display at its Spring Fair simply because it included models of fetal development which they deemed "disturbing".
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSDuring the last election, it was the phony “war on women”. This time around there’s going to be another fabricated women’s issue called the "gender pay gap".
A new campaign of support for persecuted Christians may soon find Catholic churches across America filled with parishioners sporting the color of modern martyrdom – orange.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSParents of students at a Wisconsin High School are up-in-arms after a teacher gave students an assignment that required them to pretend they were Muslim and then write five paragraphs about the experience.
Continuing his catechesis on the family, Pope Francis dedicated this morning's general audience to the complementarity between man and woman, saying that a failed alliance between men and woman “makes our emotional life arid and obscures the heaven of hope.”
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSOn Friday, April 17, public school students around the nation will be permitted to remain silent all day to protest the bullying and harassment experienced by LGBT students – but what about the obese students and other groups that experience high rates of bullying? Is giving one group all the attention undermining the quest to end bullying in the U.S.?
A dramatic increase in occult activity, particularly among youth, has inspired more than 160 Catholic priests, deacons and laity to attend a week-long conference on exorcism this week at the Pontifical University of Regina Apostolorum in Rome.
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