By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI has approved the miracle required to beatify Pope John Paul II and, pending confirmation from the Vatican, is expected to preside over a May 1 beatification celebration.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
January Gracelines
“A living love hurts. Jesus, to prove His love for us, died on the Cross. The mother, to give to her child, has to suffer. If you really love one another properly, there must be sacrifice.”
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
For Reflection:
Where is God asking me to sacrifice in love right now?
Maryland Poised to Become Sixth State to Recognize Same-sex Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The man who has long stood in the way of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state of Maryland is allowing a committee realignment within the State House that will all but insure the passage of a same-sex marriage bill sometime this year.
Government Ruling Could Jeopardize Mission of Catholic Colleges
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a ruling that could have a major impact on colleges that want to uphold Catholic teaching, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Tuesday that Manhattan College, which is recognized as Catholic by the Archdiocese of New York City, cannot call itself Catholic because “the purpose of the College is secular and not the ‘propagation of a religious faith’.”
Trappist Monks Donate Casket for Tucson’s Youngest Victim
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Nine year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was gunned down on Saturday in the attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will be laid to rest today in a casket specially made by Trappist monks.
January Gracelines
Feast of St.Hilary,
Bishop and Doctor
(D. 367)
“I am well aware, almighty God and Father, that in my life I owe you a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought and word speak of you.”
St. Hilary
For Reflection:
Do I, like St. Hilary, consider it a duty to make my every thought and word speak of God? Why or why not? How can practicing the virtues accomplish this in a practical way?
Vanderbilt Forcing Nurses to Participate in Abortions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
One of the nation’s top public interest law firms has filed a complaint against Vanderbilt University for forcing all students or health care workers to participate in abortions regardless of their religious beliefs.
Egypt Recalls Vatican Ambassador after Pope’s Remarks
Decades-Long Decline in Abortion Rates Comes to a Halt
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The decades long decline in the number of annual abortion rates appears to have stalled, with numbers indicating a spike in chemical abortions and in the number of clinics now performing abortions at 20 -24 weeks may be to to blame.
After Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Transgendered Want Same Privileges
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Now that Congress has repealed Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the policy that prevented homosexuals from serving openly in the military, transgendered groups are now clamoring for the same privileges.
