By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Montana woman armed with a crowbar entered a Loveland, Colorado museum and destroyed a controversial art exhibit that showed Jesus engaged in sex acts.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Stem Cell Agency Rewards Blasphemous Poem
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded the top prize to a blasphemous poem that mocks Jesus’ words “This is my body” in an October 6 “Stem Cell Awareness Day” poetry contest.
Judge Rules Health Care Mandate is Constitutional
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The first official ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in ObamaCare that will force consumers to buy health care coverage came from a Detroit judge yesterday afternoon who determined that Congress does indeed have the power to do so.
Kinesiology
MT asks: “I am reading a little bit about kinesiology. My daughter, age 13, has mild scoliosis. It’s a large enough curve in her spine to be diagnosed by conventional doctors but too small for conventional treatment. She is in pain all the time, and I want to try some alternative methods to give her some relief. A mother of a friend from school is offering to work with her through kinesiology. I still don’t get what’s wrong with this approach from a Catholic standpoint. Are there limitations I should discuss with the mom that is willing to work with my daughter?”
Environmentalists Run from “Splattergate” Controversy
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The fallout from a shockingly violent film depicting opponents of global warming being blown up – now dubbed “Splattergate” – is causing environmentalists around the world to run for cover.
Pope Benedict XVI on the Most Holy Rosary
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking just days before today’s feast of the Most Holy Rosary, Pope Benedict XVI advised the faithful to pray the rosary daily and use it to meditate on the mysteries of Christ “in union with Mary, the Virgin at prayer” which “strengthens us all in faith, hope and charity.”
Archbishop Denies Communion to Homosexual Activists
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a Mass at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul Archbishop John C. Nienstadt denied Communion to members of a gay and lesbian student group. However, a priest from St. John’s University said a special Mass for the students later that same evening in which all were given Communion.
Mother Nadine resigns as Head of Intercessors of the Lamb
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Archdiocese of Omaha has announced that the founder of the contemplative group known as the Intercessors of the Lamb has resigned her position as leader of the order.
UK Pundit Advocates Smothering Disabled Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A British television pundit is causing shockwaves around the world after saying that any “good mother” would prefer to smother a disabled child with a pillow rather than see it suffer.
Doctor Says Americans Over 50 in ObamaCare Crosshairs
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A nationally known women’s health specialist and healthcare activist is warning people over the age of 50 about how severely the rationing built into ObamaCare will affect their medical treatment options in the future.
