
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The father of the 32 year-old woman who was killed on Saturday when a driver drove his car into a crowd of protestors in Charlottesville cited the Bible and Jesus’ death on the cross when he told the media that he forgives the man who killed his daughter.
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Speaking before thousands who gathered in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary today, Pope Francis reminded that God can only do great things in us if we become humble like Mary.
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Although it’s difficult to know if any Catholics are living in North Korea today, a Korean priest says that even after a long period of persecution in the world’s most oppressive regime, there are still about 10,000 people in North Korea “who will remember in their hearts their Catholic faith.”
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The U.S. Conference of Bishops is vigorously condemning the violent protests that occurred this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia that left three dead and injured at least 19, and are asking the faithful to pray for an end to the evil ideologies that brought about the carnage.
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At the beginning of what could be a pivotal week in the tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, residents on the tiny island nation that has found itself in the crosshairs of a possible missile attack are turning to prayer in the quest for peace.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Ever since a Wisconsin company implanted microchips into their employees to do away with company badges, concerns have been rising about how widespread this practice might become in the future – and what threats this practice will pose to American freedom.
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The Belgian arm of the Brothers of Charity have been ordered by Pope Francis to stop offering euthanasia in their psychiatric hospitals and to sign a statement of allegiance to the Magisterium.
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Parental rights are under increasing assault in our culture these days, particularly in the area of education, medicine and child welfare, which is why they will want to get behind newly reintroduced legislation aimed at amending the U.S. Constitution to protect the rights of parents to raise their children as they see fit.
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During an episode of
ABC’s Somewhere Between, a very candid discussion about abortion takes place in which the trauma and sorrow women experience after the procedure is clearly communicated.
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While the nation focuses on the deadly opioid epidemic, new studies have found that in the past 10 years, the number of Americans diagnosed with alcoholism rose 49 percent, which equates to 12.7 percent of the total population.
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