Beginning on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle
@Pontifex, an announcement that brought tens of thousands of followers as well as a rash of crude remarks.
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Pro-family groups across the nation are asking all citizens to call their Senators today and ask them to vote against ratification of The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a treaty that represents a grave threat to U.S. sovereignty, parental rights and the well-being of disabled children.
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In what some are saying is an effort to save money and available beds in the UK's state-run health care system, a doctor has revealed that sick children are being placed on controversial "death pathways" previously used only for the elderly and terminally-ill adults.
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An uproar has ensued in southwest Washington state after a mother posted photos of a padded cell used in a local school to punish naughty children.
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MD writes: "I am looking for an alternative to yoga, which I practiced pretty regularly before coming back to my Catholic faith and trying to live my faith more fully. I found something called Lastics® and was wondering if this was safe."
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A federal appeals court panel decided to block the HHS mandate from taking effect against a Missouri business owner, a ruling that represents the first win in an appeals court for opponents of the mandate.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A black female professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana has been caught telling students to ignore their "American-ness" and other traits - and the school's dean defended her!
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
New York publishing giant Simon and Schuster has chosen the Christmas season as the perfect time to publish a 96-page novella that depicts Mary as fleeing the scene of the crucifixion, describing herself as "unhinged" and claiming the world was not worth redeeming.
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BG writes: "
Recently we noticed that several boys in our homeschooling group play with Pokemon and have dozens of card files of these characters . . . . I read your blog post about Pokemon and agree. However, I also found an article on the internet saying that the wonderful Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to Pokemon saying it was nothing more than fodder for a child's imagination. So now I am confused. Do you have any more information on John Paul's approval of these toys? Could the article have been wrong? Or a fake? I had an interesting conversation with another homeschooling mom who approves of these toys, and I would like to get my ducks in a row on these issues."
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Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh is vowing to fight on after a federal judge dismissed the diocese's lawsuit against the birth control mandate on the grounds that they had not yet been harmed by the law.
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