Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
History is the best teacher, but not everyone is willing to learn from it. This is certainly the case with Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization of Women (NOW), who recently appeared on CSPAN to offer the same worn-out solutions to the high rate of abortions in the US - universal birth control and comprehensive sex education.
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After a years-long investigation, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has called for major reforms in an association of women's religious congregations in the U.S., citing "serious doctrinal problems" with the way the organization has been conducting itself.
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Should the president's ill-fated health care reform survive scrutiny at the U.S. Supreme Court, acupuncturists and practitioners of "oriental medicine" are attempting to convince the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to classify acupuncture as an "essential health benefit" (EHB) under ObamaCare.
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Even though stay-at-home moms have been taking a beating lately, a new survey by human resources consultant
Salary.com says the skills required of the average woman who chooses to stay home with the kids should earn her a hefty six figure income.
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In spite of the fact that increased access to the morning after pill in the UK has resulted in nothing more than increasing the rate of sexually transmitted diseases, a new program will now offer a courier service to deliver the pills in a more timely manner.
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Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Diocese of Peoria told 500 men at a recent men's march that the time has come for "heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism."
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In spite of priest scandals, internal dissent and widespread mockery in secular societies throughout the globe, traditional Catholicism is becoming increasingly more popular.
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Now that wedding season is upon us, don't be surprised if you see young women walking around with feeding tubes in their noses. It's a controversial new diet trend among brides-to-be who are turning to feeding tubes in order to shed unwanted pounds before their big day.
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Months after national charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (SGK), flip-flopped on its decision to cut funds to Planned Parenthood, the organization is still suffering from the fallout.
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Pope Benedict XVI turns 85 today and celebrates the seventh anniversary of his election to the papacy.
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