By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A co-inventor of the birth control pill, Austrian chemist Carl Djerassi, now says his creation has led to a “demographic catastrophe.”
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Pope Calls Attention to Plight of Kidnapped Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of “The World Day of Missionary Childhood,” which is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, to speak out against the deplorable surge of child kidnappings in the Democratic Republic of Congo that have seen scores of children stolen from their homes and forced to become child soldiers.
Republicans Fight Fairness Doctrine with Broadcast Freedom Act
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate have introduced the Broadcaster’s Freedom Act, a bill intended to strip the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of its authority to reinstitute the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” by codifying the status quo and protecting free speech.
Employees Reveal University’s Secret Plan to Open Late-Term Abortion Clinic
By Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
Healthcare workers at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UWHC) have alerted attorneys to secret plans by the organization to open a late-term abortion facility in which they would be forced to participate.
Baby Born at 23 Weeks Survives
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A baby born in England at 23 weeks has survived and finally come home from the hospital. Her mother is now calling British abortion laws “outdated” because they are based on the notion that children born at less than 24 weeks cannot survive outside the womb.
British Schools Dispense Plan B to 11 year-olds Without Parental Consent
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As part of a government drive to cut teenage pregnancy, sexual health clinics in secondary schools in England are now dispensing the “morning after pill” without parental permission to girls as young as 11 years old.
Twenty Catholics Die Serving Christ in 2008
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In 2008, at least twenty Catholics were killed while in the service of Christ. The list includes Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul for Chaldeans (Iraq), 16 priests, 1 religious and 2 lay volunteers.
Unrestricted Abortion Supported by Small Minority of Americans
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
If President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to push the pro-abortion agenda to new heights in the coming years, he will be doing so against the will of the American people. Yet another survey, this one commissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), found that only nine percent of the population believes abortion should be legal for any reason at any time during pregnancy.
No Time Left — Get Off the Fence! Reissued
Today on our radio radio program Halley from Buffalo called in to talk about FOCA – the Freedom of Choice Act – promised to be passed by our president-elect. She told us that someone had listed in her parish’s Sunday bulletin the contact information for all of the senators and congressmen in her state so that parishioners could voice their concerns about all that FOCA entails.
Halley then made reference to a Blog article I had posted on November 3, 2008 just prior to our national election. In it, I talk about FOCA and what it proposes. Halley suggested that copies of this blog article be reproduced and shared with others to alert them to FOCA’s dangers.
I agreed and to that end I am offering you the article again. Please use it to help inform others. Simply make certain that you use the permission notice at its end. May we continue to work together to make certain FOCA does not become law. Read the rest…
Epiphanies
This past Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany. For those of us familiar with the story, we may well have listened with expectation as the Gospel story drew to its conclusion. But the fact of the matter is, God is always seeking to draw us to Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ and, for that reason, He offers us many opportunities for “epiphanies” in our own lives – moments imbued with His presence that cause us to look at life people, circumstances, and life events – from a more heavenly perspective. These insights reveal to us that the moments of our lives are “shot through” with the Divine Life and offer us a glimpse, no matter how fleeting, of Trinitarian Love.
Following is a prayer time reflection that I recount in my book, Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life. It speaks of a moment in which I perceived the story of the Magi from a uniquely new vantage point. May it offer you moments of prayerful meditation, reflection, light, and joy. Read the rest…
