
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
If the #MeToo movement intends to continue speaking for women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted, it must either ditch its association with the mob mentality that took hold of it during the Kavanaugh confirmation battle or end up becoming an embarrassment to most of the women it claims to represent.
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October 9
"The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the Rosary is beyond description. "
-Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
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Doctors from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have published a plan in a prestigious medical journal in which they outline policies that would allow children to be euthanized - in some cases, without parental consent.
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Pro Life leaders across the country are celebrating the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in spite of a well-orchestrated smear campaign that was intended to stop or at least delay the nomination that will result in tipping the court to the right for at least the next generation.
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One of my husband’s favorite ministries is to teach a Christian approach to “End of Life” decisions. Since he is both a physician and a deacon it is a perfect fit.
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Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226) - we know all about him. The gentle garden figure, bird perched on his shoulder, rabbits at his feet; the peace prayer hymn we sing at Mass; his Canticle of the Sun, praising God for all facets of Creation; the lover of poverty simply clad in a rough brown robe.
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As we approach October, the Month dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary, the Church is engaged in one of the most urgent crises in its history, but the Word of God reassures us that “where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.”
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A new study that looked at thousands of adolescents who regularly play violent video games found that these youth were more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior.
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An unannounced inspection of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri found rusty aspiration machines with tubes full of bloody bodily fluid and black mold, which has resulted in the cessation of abortion services.
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Once again,
YouTube is allowing videos showing brutal attacks on consecrated Hosts and Catholics around the world are petitioning the site to remove them immediately.
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