By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A decision by the Obama administration not to seek a full U.S. Appeals Court review of the constitutionality of the president’s signature health care reform law has cleared the way for the Supreme Court to take up the case.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia laid down the law during a 20 minute address at Duquesne University Law School on Saturday and criticized Catholic schools that believe diversity means allowing political correctness to suppress moral judgment.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Parents and students at Faller Elementary School in California are being described as “stunned” by the school district’s decision to allow a man wearing women’s clothes to serve lunch in the cafeteria.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI delivered a provocative message in his final homily on German soil this weekend, telling the faithful that it is better to be a searching agnostic than a fake believer. It was just one of many shining moments on a trip that even the mainstream media are dubbing a “success.”
“It is he who, after having broken down the ramparts of his passions, ascends with force to the Kingdom of Heaven.”
St. Gregory the Great
For Reflection:
St. Gregory gives us insight into the reward of our efforts to remain chaste. What is it? Can I experience this reward even now? How has this been so in my own life?
“The devil flatters that he may deceive us; he charms that he may injure us; he allures that he may slay us.”
St. John Climacus
For Reflection:
What three tactics of the evil one does this quote reveal? How have I seen them exhibited in my fight to remain chaste? To what extent does this revelation help me to assess my strategy and remain diligent to the fight?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 14 year-old boy was suspended for two days for telling a classmate that he believed homosexuality was wrong.
