By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study conducted among young people in Britain finds that most view the Bible as “old fashioned” and “irrelevant” and meant only for church-goers.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Obama Delivers Letter From Sen. Kennedy to Pope
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
When President Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome last Friday, he hand-delivered a personal letter to the Pope written by the ailing Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
One in Four Aborted U.S. Babies Now Killed by “Abortion Pill”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A study by Planned Parenthood has found that one in four children aborted in America are now killed by the “abortion pill” (RU-486) rather than by a surgical procedure.
Pope Gives Obama Encyclical on Right to Life
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama took place today at 4:00 p.m. in Rome, during which time the pope gave the president an “unannounced gift” – a copy of an encyclical on bioethics and the right to life.
Columnist Advises Men on How to Coerce Women into Having Abortions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a bizarre example of the increasing callousness toward life, a popular men’s advice column is advising men on how to persuade their wives or girlfriends to have abortions.
Justice Ginsburg Admits Abortion Intended to Control Unwanted Populations
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a recent interview with The New York Times, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she always believed Medicaid should cover abortions and admitted that she expected Roe v. Wade to facilitate such coverage in order to control the population of groups “that we don’t want to have too many of.”
Archbishop Gives Communion to Protestant Prime Minister
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A scandal is gripping the Catholic Church in Canada after Archbishop Andre Richard of the Moncton Archdiocese gave communion to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a protestant, at a funeral last week. Even more disturbing are eyewitness accounts saying Harper put the host in his pocket rather than consume it.
FOCA-by-Stealth to be Hidden in Health Care Reform
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pro-abortion forces in the U.S. may have abandoned the idea of pursuing the radical Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), but congressional leaders are pushing hard for votes in late July on two “health care reform” bills that contain provisions that would vastly expand access to abortion on demand, override state abortion laws, and establish federal funding of abortion.
Irish Stumped by Image of Our Lady
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Thousands of the faithful in Ireland are rallying around a mysterious image of Our Lady clearly seen in the wood grain of a tree stump discovered when laborers were clearing trees on the grounds of a church. They have launched a petition drive to stop the stump from being disposed of.
Scientists Create Sperm from Human Embryos
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
British scientists are hailing the recent creation of human sperm cells that they believe could revolutionize fertility treatment. However, because they are using embryonic stem cells in the process, they are in essence destroying one life in order to create another.
