By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 25, 2008) Only a divine hand could have orchestrated the events in Cuba so perfectly. In the same week that Fidel Castro announced his resignation, Cardinal Tarcisio Berone, the Vatican Secretary of State, stood before thousands of worshipers in Santa Clara, Cuba where he unveiled a giant statue of one of that country’s most beloved symbols of hope – Pope John Paul II.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 25, 2008) The link between abortion and suicide once again made news when a coroner’s investigation into the 2007 hanging death of a 31 year-old British artist found that the woman killed herself due to remorse after having an abortion.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 22, 2008) In what is being called a raw power play to cripple the practices of pro-life physicians, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) Ethics Committee has issued a formal opinion warning doctors that their practice could be considered unethical if they do not perform or refer patients for abortions.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 22, 2008) Another study has confirmed that the synthetic estrogen found in birth control pills, when leaked into waterways through municipal sewer systems, can decimate wild fish populations. While concerns rise about the long-term effects of these chemicals on the environment – and human beings – the mainstream media continues to ignore the story.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 20, 2008) The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life have established March 31 as “Terri’s Day” to mark the court-ordered death of Terri Schiavo in 2005 and to encourage advocacy for those in similar situations.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(Feb. 19, 2008) A rash of teenaged suicides in England are being linked to pro-suicide websites that encourage depressed and vulnerable teens to kill themselves.
by Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
(Feb. 18, 2008) A string of vandalisms and desecrations in Catholic cemeteries and churches throughout southern Minnesota has prompted Bishop Bernard Harrington of the Diocese of Winona to suggest that a “satanical attitude” may be responsible for at least some of those attacks.
by Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
(Feb. 18, 2008) While speaking at a campaign rally in Steubenville, Ohio, Former President Bill Clinton accused a group of pro-life students of wanting to “criminalize women and their doctors.”
by Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
(Feb. 18, 2008) One of America’s most popular advice columnists, Dear Abby, can no longer be trusted to promote traditional morality and is instead promoting moral relativism.
by Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
(Feb. 18, 2008) Only a month after launching a year-long teaching of the “New Age bible” known as A Course in Miracles, Oprah Winfrey is now promoting the teachings contained in the latest book by another New Age author, Eckart Tolle, with a 10 week on-line course beginning March 3.
