Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Democratic-led filibuster, wrangling over rules, and interruptions by protestors made it so difficult for lawmakers to vote on a pro-life bill in Texas last night that it failed to pass before the midnight deadline, forcing the legislature to call another special session if they want to pass the bill.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that bans abortions after 20 weeks may have no hope of passing into law, but it may have already managed to leave the abortion debate in America forever changed.
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New research has found that over a third of all women alive today will experience some form of physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
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Between the negative publicity brought on by the Girl Scouts of America's affiliation with Planned Parenthood and other liberal organizations, camp closures, council mergers, and dissention in the ranks, the iconic organization is now facing a loss of thousands of Scouts and a $347 million deficit.
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The latest YouTube sensation is a fiery homily delivered by Father Andrew Kemberling of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Centennial, Colorado who details how the government has been trying to squelch the "power of the pulpit" and silence the church for the last 59 years, and that "something needs to be done about it - NOW!"
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Before praying the Angelus yesterday, Pope Francis spoke about losing one's life for Christ and encouraged youth everywhere to "Go on, be brave and go against the current! And be proud of doing it!”
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A new study has uncovered record numbers of Americans on prescription drugs with nearly three-quarters of the population taking at least one drug at any given time.
According to a press release from the Mayo Clinic's Olmsted Medical Center, researchers found that 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two. Twenty percent of patients are on five or more prescription medications, according to the findings these people also need help with prescriptions.
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Even though the mainstream media in the U.S. has chosen to ignore a major gaffe made by the President in Ireland earlier this week, it hasn't squelched the outrage of Catholics who were shocked at his assertion that having Catholic and Protestant schools "encourages division."
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The nation's largest abortion provider, an organization that has a vested interest in the success of the president's vastly unpopular health care plan, has offered the services of its 750 clinics to help sell ObamaCare to the public.
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The mayor of Lourdes, France is pleading for help after the worst flooding in a century left the Shrine of Lourdes in ruins.
The Telegraph is reporting that the Shrine is buried beneath more than a meter of mud with the grotto looking more like a war zone than one of the most beloved Catholic shrines in the world.
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A Democratic-led filibuster, wrangling over rules, and interruptions by protestors made it so difficult for lawmakers to vote on a pro-life bill in Texas last night that it failed to pass before the midnight deadline, forcing the legislature to call another special session if they want to pass the bill.
