The world’s first human trials using human embryonic stem cells has been abruptly halted with the results showing no improvement in those treated.
Yearly Archives: 2011
Bishops Warn of Threats to Religious Freedom in U.S.
Speaking just hours before Catholic Social Services in Illinois announced that the state’s new civil union law was forcing them out of the adoption business, the head of the U.S. Bishops new committee on religious liberty warned the faithful that freedom of religion in America is being increasingly eroded.
Homosexual Agenda Drives Illinois Catholic Charities Out of Business
Nearly a half century of foster care services provided by Catholic Charities in Illinois has come to an end as the dioceses fighting a civil union law requiring them to allow unmarried and same-sex couples to adopt decided to drop their lawsuit.
The Last Things
“The soul’s true life and repose are to abide in God.”
St. Albert the Great
For Reflection:
Ultimately, our hearts were made for God so that we might spend all eternity with Him in heaven. How do I evaluate myself in light of this truth? Is Heaven my true “north star?” What about my actions say so? What about my actions say not? Am I willing to make necessary adjustments beginning today?
ObamaCare Headed for Election Year Showdown at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will hear arguments next spring in a pivotal case concerning the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Media Drags Catholic Church into Penn State Sex Scandal
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
While totally missing the real common denominator between the Penn State scandal and priest sex abuse – homosexual predation – the secular media is instead using the Penn State story as the vehicle for a new round of Church-bashing.
NJ Nurses Say Hospital Still Requiring Them to Perform Abortion-Related Duties
Despite a court-issued restraining order, a group of nurses who sued a New Jersey hospital for forcing them to assist in abortions say they are still being compelled to participate in the procedures.
The Last Things
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”
Matthew 7:2- 3
For Reflection:
In the particular judgment, I will be judged in the same way I pass judgment on others? What do I think is the difference between “judging” in the scriptural sense and making healthy conclusions based on the behavior and example of others?
Another Sex Scandal, Another Wake-Up Call
Another sex scandal has rocked our world and as Penn State tries to pick up the pieces of its badly tarnished reputation, it’s time for our nation to make up its mind about what kind of sexual boundaries we want to erect around our children.
Illinois Catholic Charities Splits with Church
The Church’s refusal to be forced by the state of Illinois to allow same-sex couples to adopt children has brought about a parting of the ways between Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois to part ways with the Diocese of Belleville in order to avoid being put out of business because of Church teaching.
