By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In what may be the first “fruits” of President Obama’s decision to allow taxpayer funding of experimentation on embryos, General Electric (GE) has announced a new liaison with Geron Corporation to begin using embryonic stem cells for the purpose of testing toxic effects of drug treatments.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During his homily on the closing of the Year of St. Paul on June 28, Pope Benedict XVI explained that an “adult faith” is not the “do-it-yourself’ kind of faith that has sprung up in recent years, but one that is courageous enough to adhere to the Church’s teachings, even when it contradicts the prevailing culture.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An openly homosexual official of Duke University was caught offering his five year-old adopted son to sexual predators online.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Planned Parenthood counselor in Birmingham, Alabama was caught on tape “bending the rules” regarding enforcement of the state’s statutory rape laws, making this the seventh clinic to be implicated in a multi-state abuse scandal.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In response to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities, the embattled Catholic population of Iraq is reacting with caution, keeping their children home from catechism classes and postponing First Communions indefinitely.
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Not long ago I blogged about my determination to clean out two areas of my home that had become overburdened
with just too much stuff.
In the last few days, I have made some additional progress largely aided by my kind nephew who has gifted me with his organizational ability, his "let's get the task done" attitude, and his masculine brawn.
In giving Nathan some instruction about what to put where, I noticed a small collection of books. I picked them up, dusted off the covers, and began to explore my find.
While five of the volumes have now made it into my home, one in particular caught my eye:
The Road to Victory: The Second Front of Prayer by Francis J. Spellman, then Archbishop of New York, copyright 1942.
I turned to the Table of Contents and was immediately captivated. As I perused the book, I found the words written there to be as fresh today as they were when first penned.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Although billed as a reception to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the 1969 Greenwich Village demonstration that gave birth to the modern gay rights movement, President Barack Obama used the occasion to shore up his lagging support in the gay community by hosting an East Room reception for activists at the White House yesterday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A national legal defense organization is coming to the aid of parents in a California school district that is mandating a controversial curriculum promoting lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) behaviors to their young children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a mid-day address to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on the Solemnity of the Feasts of St. Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the publication of his third encyclical is “now imminent.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters who claimed they were discriminated against by the city of New Haven, Conn., reversing a decision by Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Many believe the decision proves that Sotomayor's personal biases in favor of gender and ethnicity will negatively impact her decisions on the bench.
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