I must admit, it struck me as downright shocking that a memorial service held at a public university for the Judeo-Christian victims of the Tucson massacre would offer a pantheistic pagan blessing by a Native American rather than a blessing from a representative of the faiths of the victims. This becomes even more perplexing when you consider that the Yacqi Indian who gave the blessing is Catholic.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As the vote to repeal the vastly unpopular health care reform law gets underway in the House today, the U.S. Bishops have sent a letter to all members of Congress saying they do not intend to join efforts to either support or oppose repeal of ObamaCare, but will "devote our efforts to correcting serious moral problems in the current law."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the latest of a series of crimes against Catholic churches in California, vandals spray-painted the words "Kill the Cathlics" on the walls of St. Thomas More parish in Irvine.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The newly elected pro-life House of Representatives and growing anti-Christian bigotry in Europe are included on a list compiled by the World Congress of Families (WCF) to draw attention to the 10 best and worst events for families in 2010.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the long-time aide of Pope John Paul II, is in possession of a vial of blood that will become the primary relic of the late Pontiff when he is beatified on May 1.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The city of Berkeley is expected to agree tonight to set aside $20,000 a year to pay for city workers who want "gender-reassignment surgery."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Chinese Leader, Hu Jintao, who was refused a formal state dinner by President George W. Bush in 2006 because of the communist nation's human rights record, will receive the country's highest honors when the Obama's play host to a four-day state visit beginning tomorrow.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After decades of his own involvement, Father Bill Kneemiller, a Catholic priest and former teacher of transcendental meditation, is issuing a strong warning to the faithful about the dangers of dabbling in Eastern meditation techniques.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Now that that finger-pointing and politics of the Tucson shooting have been laid aside, the Congressional Mental Health Caucus is calling on Congress to study the real problem - the state of mental healthcare in the United States.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The pro-abortion group, NARAL Pro-Choice America, has released its annual report card which grades the states on their recognition of abortion rights.
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