Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSMembers of the African American community are crying foul after a black woman, who was looking for a Father’s Day card at Target that her family could identify with, found her only choice to be a card featuring a black couple kissing behind the words “Baby Daddy.”
A new study has found that people who have religious affiliations tend to live an average of four years longer than those who are not religious - but what exactly is boosting their longevity?
Pope Francis delivered a powerful homily at morning Mass at his residence in Rome in which he condemned the exploitation of women and reminded men that without women, they cannot be the image and likeness of God.
The Trump administration recently proposed new rules for family planning clinics which will prohibit all abortion-related practices – including referrals for abortion – from taking place in clinics that receive federal grants. Bioethicists on both sides of the issue are avidly debating these new rules and revealing just how stark a difference there is between the secular and Catholic view of reproductive health care.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSReliable sources are predicting that the People’s Republic of China may be ending it’s notorious family planning program altogether as early as the end of this year due to the demographic nightmare it created after four decades of severely restricting births.
In a groundbreaking conference held in Washington DC last month, some of the Church’s most influential women spoke about how the #MeToo movement proves the abject failure of the now 50-year-old sexual revolution that was supposed to liberate us and set us free.
"You will never be happy if your happiness depends on getting solely what you want. Change the focus. Get a new center. Will what God wills. and your joy no man shall take from you." -Venerable Fulton Sheen
A 25-year-old woman nearly died and had all the toes on her left foot amputated after an IUD “went missing” in her body.
Local news stations are trying to report on a new protest by parents over a sex ed program in San Diego but the content is so pornographic it can't be shown on television.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe new all-woman leadership of the Miss America pageant has decided to draw more attention to the beauty of authentic femininity rather than women’s body parts by axing the swimsuit competition and doing away with the concept of judging contestants based on their physical appearance. What could be wrong with that?
