Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The cinematography, music, and dancing in the wildly popular new movie, Wicked, are truly spectacular – but don’t let the stunning visuals fool you. This film is riddled with mixed messages about good and evil that should concern parents.
An online campaign from One Million Moms is calling upon parents to forgo the film, Dear Santa - a movie that was outright banned in the Philippines – and to withdraw their support for streaming giant, Paramount+ until they stop airing Satanic-themed content.
Even while recognizing the dangers of an open border, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement of pastoral concern calling upon the government to develop a humane immigration system that welcomes those seeking asylum.
Now that the pro-abortion Biden-Harris Administration has been tossed out of office by former President Donald J. Trump, pro-life leaders across the country are getting to work on unraveling the damage done by the current administration and creating a roadmap to a brighter future for America’s unborn.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIt’s decision day in America. Many of us believe this is one of the most consequential elections in our lifetime. So how do we deal with all the “what if’s” that assail us as we wait for those all-important election results?
Not too long ago, Bishop David Austin Konderla, bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, issued some very timely advice on the subject of Halloween and what is the proper way to celebrate the holy days that surround it.
Just in the last six months, there have been four incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in New York City, which only adds to the hundreds of attacks on Churches since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. What can we do about it?
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta is calling upon the faithful to offer prayers of reparation to counter a black mass being conducted by The Satanic Temple on the evening of October 25 at the MJQ Concourse in Atlanta.
In a powerful shift that has shocked the pro-abortion community, Dr. Forrest Smith, a longtime abortion provider, has now publicly urged voters across the country to reject all 10 state abortion amendments on the ballot this election cycle. Dr. Smith, who once performed thousands of abortions, now calls for an end to the practice, especially for viable children, saying, "There is no need to kill viable babies."
A group of 10 nationally recognized and credentialed scientists filed a petition on October 3 asking the court to arbitrate their claim against a scientific journal after the publisher retracted articles about the dangers of abortion drugs.
