Tomorrow is the Feast of the Archangels (September 29) and Friday is the Feast of the Guardian Angels (October 2). Because of the importance of the angels in God’s plan of salvation, their specific intercession for us and the rampant confusion in our day and time regarding them, my blog will offer a short study on the angels for the next couple of days. Each post will close with a suggestion or practical strategy for you to employ. May these posts be a source of clarity and inspiration for you.
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Survey Finds Growing Number of Americans without Religion
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study released by Trinity College found that 15 percent of Americans say that while they believe in some kind of higher power, they do not associate with any particular religious denomination.
Christians Crucified in Sudan
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Sudanese bishop is pleading for international help after marauding bands of guerrillas crucified seven Christians and desecrated churches and the Blessed Sacrament in a series of raids on villages in Sudan.
Pope Addresses Atheism During Czech Visit
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During his historic three-day visit to the Czech Republic, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism in that country, Pope Benedict XVI carried a message of faith and hope to this largely atheistic nation.
35 Catholic Politicians Sponsor Bill to Repeal Marriage
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Of the 90 co-sponsors of a bill aimed at overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which would open the door to same-sex marriage throughout the nation, 35 are Catholic.
Christian Leaders Call for Nuclear-Free Iran
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A letter urging Congress to do more to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon has been sent by a new coalition representing millions of Roman Catholic, evangelical and other Christian denominations.
Gay “Safe Schools Czar” Tells God “Screw You, buddy.”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Serious concerns are being raised about Kevin Jennings, a homosexual activist appointed by President Obama to be the nation’s “Safe Schools Czar,” after memoirs surfaced in which Jennings wrote about his deep-seated hatred of God and religious believers and how he once bid God farewell with the words, “Screw you, buddy.”
Pope Addresses UN Summit on Climate Change
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a televised address to participants in the UN summit on climate change, which was held in New York City on Sept. 22, Pope Benedict XVI said that because the natural environment is given by God to everyone, “our use of it entails a personal responsibility towards humanity as a whole, particularly towards the poor and towards future generations.”
Beware of the New Death Panels
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though the language has been changed, the new health care bill sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has the same “death panel” provision as the House bill, only the “judges” sitting on this new panel are accountants.
Archbishop Naumann Responds to Sec. Kathleen Sebelius
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City responded to statements made during a recent Washington Post interview with Kathleen Sebelius, the pro-abortion Catholic Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, where she blamed the “separation of church and state” for her persistent pro-abortion position that resulted in her being banned from Communion.
