By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A group of seven homosexual teachers at the Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts led an afternoon assembly last month in which they described how they “came out” as homosexuals and how their lives improved as a result.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a surprising upset, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) elected Archbishop Timothy Dolan over sitting vice president Bishop Gerald Kicanas as the new president of the conference.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A homosexual activist group that had little to do with the conservative victory of November 2 is now trying to dictate terms to newly elected lawmakers by convincing a handful of Tea Party coordinators to send a letter asking them not to press social issues.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 50 year-old woman in Mexico has given birth to the child of her son, a homosexual businessman who was yearning for a baby.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, Michigan will personally conduct the funeral rites for seventeen aborted babies, whose remains were discovered earlier this year in a trash dumpster used by the Womans Choice abortion clinic located in Eaton County.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Priests for Life founder Father Frank Pavone has been invited by the liberal Washington Post to be a regular columnist for their on-line forum on faith.
According to Fr. Pavone, the Post invited him to write a weekly column for their on-line forum known as “On Faith.”
“Each week I will have the opportunity to address a particular topic. Comments are permitted from the public, so I invite you to visit the forum and comment on my articles,” Father said in an e-mail.
New columns are usually posted on the site on Tuesdays and heavy traffic on that day will send a strong message to the paper, he said.
“The more of our Priests for Life family participate in this conversation, the more the readers will see the strength of our movement,” he said.
The topics of his first few columns include how to break down barriers without compromising beliefs, how the voting booth is not a “moral free zone,” the need for more faith and reason, and why Catholics cannot vote for pro-abortion candidates.
All are invited to share their thoughts each week at http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/frank_pavone/
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The British court system is on the verge of a landmark collision between homosexual “rights” and freedom of religion as the country’s high court ponders a case involving Christian parents who are refusing to tell their foster children that homosexuality is okay.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow the 1993 law against homosexuals serving in the military to remain in force while court challenges are in process.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A revival of interest in the rite of exorcism appears to be sweeping across the country as more than 60 priests and 56 bishops opted to attend a special two-day conference on the ancient rite that was held just prior to the opening of the bishop’s annual assembly in Baltimore.
The following letter was written by a local young man and sent to us by his mother. He wished his letter to be shared and as you read it, you will see why. Let us pray that many more young people would have this type of courage and be willing to speak boldly for what they believe.
For all the mothers of girls of any age out there: Three of my four sisters recently attended a talk billed as being on the subject of modesty and I was thinking what a great opportunity for lots of girls to hear about how important modesty is in the world today. Unfortunately, the talk ended up being more about fashion and much less about modesty and dressing responsibly to reflect one’s true image as a child of God.
I am writing as a 19-year-old guy to tell you from the point of view of a Catholic man why modesty is so important. Girls and women out there of all ages (mothers included) should be aware that they can be responsible for leading so many guys astray just by how they dress. I’m talking as a teenage guy and believe me when I say a man struggles more than you could ever imagine with impure thoughts at any age (just ask your father or your grandfather). These impure thoughts can lead men into sin very easily, and those sins are of no small matter.
We all see a world today where rampant infidelity has led to the heartbreak of divorce and broken families, promiscuous lifestyles and a huge pornographic industry easily accessed by the Internet. Today, immodesty surrounds us in society at large. Even at church there are women and girls who knowingly or unknowingly compete with Jesus for the attention of guys by dressing in an immodest way in the most holy place where it’s the least acceptable to God! Please, don’t try to steal the attention of men by your choice of immodest clothing at church. Our focus is suppose to be on Jesus, not you.
So this is why I ask you women out there to be aware of the power and responsibility you have – simply by the way you dress – to make our world a more pure and holy place. By the daily decision of how you dress, a girl or woman can really decide to show she belongs to God not only by not tempting those of the opposite sex, but also because God has already made her beautiful in her own right and there is no need to go further by revealing that which God doesn’t want revealed.
So my advice for you is: Please, don’t allow your daughters or yourselves to follow the world’s example and wear: bikinis, tight clothing of any kind, short clothing of any kind (shorts, skirts, dresses), miniskirts, or low-cut shirts. To me, and any man that loves God, I would rather look at a girl’s eyes without being distracted or tempted to look at any other part of her body. The way a guy looks at a girl is different from the way a girl looks at a guy. While most girls look at a guy and see the whole person, a guy will look at a girl and be tempted to view them in parts. The parts of a girl’s body that a man gets distracted with are the legs, breasts, and butt. So please, DO NOT make these parts of your body the main focus of yourselves unless you want to be leading men into sin by lusting after you and treating you as an object instead of a child of God. In an apparition of the Virgin Mary in Fatima , our Blessed Mother told the children that the majority of souls who go to Hell go there because of sins of impurity.
Just ask yourself please: Would it be OK for you or your daughter to undress in front of any random guy and allow yourself to be seen in your bra and underwear? I would hope not. Well then why would you allow guys to view you and your daughter in a bikini? A bikini is nothing more than waterproof underwear and bra. It is a huge source of temptation for guys. How can seeing a girl in her bra and underwear, not be a huge temptation for any man, no matter the age and no matter the girl? Please, no matter how “old-fashioned” this may sound, do not wear bikinis or allow your daughters to wear them.
I know the pressure to get attention and to want to look great is everywhere, but if you do not stop this, who will? Pray to God to give you His wisdom and prudence to make the right decision in how you dress. Perhaps you previously didn’t know how grave this matter is, but now that you do I trust you will do everything in your power to help us guys who are bombarded from every direction with temptations to the sins of impurity.
In Christ,Patrick
Thank you Patrick for being so courageous!
