By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The largest-ever investigation of international child porn networks resulted in charging 72 people with the crime of disseminating graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Humility
“We must never glance at what is good in ourselves, much less ponder over it, but we should search out what is wrong and what is lacking. This is an excellent way of remaining humble.”
St. Vincent de Paul
For Reflection:
How does pondering the good in ourselves jeopardize the virtue of humility? How can discovering the wrong in ourselves or that which is lacking be a jumpstart for growing in virtue? Where do you need to begin?Â
The New Age Hijacking of Myofascial Release Therapy
DP writes: “I have had myofascial release done on my neck and other parts of my body by physical therapists in the past. Not by massage therapists, but actual PT’s. . . . Can you speak of this on your blog, under the name of myofascial release, so that people may be aware of how similar this practice is to craniosacral therapy, and how they have the potential to make one vulnerable to the occult?”
The Birth Control Mandate’s Phony Religious Exemption
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The so-called religious exemption that was crafted into new rules by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandating free birth control coverage in all ObamaCare health insurance exchanges is little more than smoke and mirrors.
Holy See Reminds UN of Parental Right to Teach Sexuality
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During an address to a high-level UN meeting on youth last week, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt reminded the international body that parents have a right to teach sexuality to their children and that their policies should respect those rights.
The New “Super Congress”: Have We Created a Monster?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Conservative lawmakers are beginning to sound a warning about the powerful new “Super Congress” that was created in the debt ceiling agreement, saying it will be used to fast-track tax increases and give the Washington elite more power over the nation’s purse strings.
Humility
“The gate of Heaven is very low; only the humble can enter it.”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
For Reflection:
Would I fit under the gate of Heaven? What about me would make it most difficult?
Study: “Stayover Relationships” Replacing Cohabitation
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that couples are not only shunning marriage these days, but even cohabitation is requiring too much commitment with many of them now opting for more casual “stayover relationships” instead.
Polygamist Cult Leader Issues Bizarre Prophecy in Court
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a bizarre rant in which he claimed God would soon take the life of the judge who is presiding over his sexual assault case, polygamist leader Warren Jeffs failed in his third attempt to have the judge removed from the case.
Pope Pleads for Help for Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI is pleading for help for more than 11.8 million people in the Horn of Africa where tens of thousands have already died as a result of a severe drought, civil wars and ethnic clashes.
