“I entrust you all to Mary most holy, our Mother in heaven, the Star of the Sea of our life: pray to her every day, you children! Give your hand to Mary most holy, so that she may lead you to receive Jesus in a holy way.”
Pope John Paul II
For Reflection:
Do I entrust myself and all that belongs to me to Mary? If not, what do I hold back and why?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Senate voted yesterday to uphold a Republican-led filibuster against Goodwin Liu, one of President Barack Obama’s most radical judicial picks, effectively ending his chances at a lifetime seat on the federal bench.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Outrage is growing over President Barack Obama’s speech yesterday in which he indicated a desire to impose borders for Israel and Palestine that will resemble those drawn in 1967 after the Six=Day War which will leave many Jewish and Christian holy sites in the hands of the Hamas-aligned Palenstinians.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A day of adult-led depravity known as “Youth Pride Day” took place in the city of Boston last Saturday, an event funded by taxpayer dollars and with the Governor’s endorsement.
“Mary is the excellent masterpiece of the Most High, the knowledge and possession of which He has reserved to Himself. Mary is the ‘sealed fountain,’ the faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost, to whom He alone has entrance.”
St. Louis de Montfort
For Reflection:
Review St. Maximilian Kolbe’s statements about the Blessed Mother. In what way(s) do they parallel these comments of St. Louis de Montfort?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The White House once again breached its promise of transparency when it refused to allow The Boston Herald full coverage of President Obama’s fund-raiser yesterday because it objected to what the paper chooses to put on its front page.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journallist
A long-awaited report on the underlying causes of the sexual abuse of minors by priests found the chief culprit to be the stress of the social and sexual turmoil of the 1960’s and 70’s coupled with inadequate preparation and monitoring of priests that led to the outbreak of abuse that took place primarily during the 1960’s and 70’s.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Benigno Aquino III says he will not withdraw his support for a controversial reproductive health bill that is making its way through the Filipino Congress, even if that means he will be excommunicated from the Church.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up a vote today on the appointment of a judge to the liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco whose record is so radical that 42 of California’s 58 county district attorneys sent a letter to the Senate warning them not to make this man a lifetime member of the federal bench.
