By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Some of the nation’s leading billionaires met secretly to consider ways in which they can use their wealth to slow the growth of the world’s population and speed up improvements in health and education.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Pope2You.net Receives Half a Million Hits on First Day
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope2You.net, a new website designed to help young people from around the world get to know Pope Benedict XVI, received almost half a million hits on its first day in operation.
Vatican Newspaper Under Fire
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A string of articles praising President Barack Obama appearing in the Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, is causing a wave of criticism across the Catholic world.
Billionaire Club Meets Secretly to Address Population Control
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Some of the nation’s leading billionaires met secretly to consider ways in which they can use their wealth to slow the growth of the world’s population.
California Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gay-Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a 6-1 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage known as Proposition 8. The also ruling allows the estimated 18,000 gay couples who married before the law took effect to remain married.
Baltimore Archdiocese to Investigate Miraculous Healing
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is investigating the miraculous recovery of an Annapolis woman who was healed of cancer that had spread throughout her body after praying a novena to Blessed Francis X. Seelos.
Angry Citizenry Causes Hate Crimes Bill to Stall in Senate
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A proposed hate crimes bill has been stalled in the Senate largely due to the 500,000 letters sent to senators by an angry constituency.
Sonia Sotomayor Nominated to Supreme Court
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In an announcement made this morning, President Barack Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York as his pick to replace retiring justice David Souter. If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Aide Admits Obama Not Interested in Reducing Abortions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A participant in a recent White House meeting meant to find “common ground” on abortion says the official in charge admitted to a room full of people that the president is not interested in reducing the number of abortions, just the need for abortions.
Memorial Day 2009
Today we honor all of the men and women who valiantly gave their lives for the freedom and privileges we enjoy as citizens of the United States of America. We honor as well, all of those men and women who served us without falling victim to the battlefield, and those who continue to serve our nation here at home and abroad.
I especially remember my two vets: my son, Simon Benkovic, who served in both Korea and Iraq, and my husband, Anthony, who served during the Vietnam era. Both were proud to be veterans of the United States Army.
May those who gave their lives for the principles and truths expressed in the Constitution of the United States be at peace, and may they be experiencing the joy of eternal happiness in the presence of the Triune God.
Thank you for your service. Thank you for your lives.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And may the perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
Note: The above image is a photograph of the six American soldiers who hoisted our nation’s flag on Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima and the key battleground in the Pacific War. This historic photo renewed national morale and rapidly became the public symbol of the US WWII war effort. It remains a symbol of hope, freedom, inspiration, and national sovereignty.
