Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The recent death threat left on a jihadist website against TV funny man David Letterman is raising the question of whether or not all religions should be off limits to comics, many of whom are well-known for their regular Church bashing.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
From the moment he landed in one of Europe’s most secular nations, Pope Benedict XVI took on secularism in Spain, encouraging a massive throng of nearly one million youth from 190 countries to build their lives “on the firm foundation” of the Christian faith.
Do you wish to rise?
Begin by descending.
You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds?
Lay first the foundation of humility.
It was pride that changed angels into devils;
it is humility that makes men as angels.
St. Augustine
For Reflection:
What opportunities has the Lord given me in the last week to lay the “foundation of humility” in my life? Did I see these opportunities as such when they were given me? Can I cooperate with grace to see them as such now?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Not even a month has passed since the furor over the indecent display of a 10 year-old in Vogue Paris and the fashion industry in France is under fire again – this time for a lingerie designer whose website is full of pictures of scantily clad girls as young as four sporting makeup, beehive hairdos and a new line of age-inappropriate underwear.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reflecting on a recent ruling by the bishops of England to reintroduce the discipline of abstinence from meat on Fridays, New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan thinks American Catholics should consider doing the same in order to restore some of our lost Catholic identity.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An analysis of over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles on marriage and family has found that the divorce rate is down but cohabitation rates continue to rise, putting more children at risk than ever before.
Do you wish to rise?
Begin by descending.
You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds?
Lay first the foundation of humility.
It was pride that changed angels into devils;
it is humility that makes men as angels.
St. Augustine
For Reflection:
What opportunities has the Lord given me in the last week to lay the “foundation of humility” in my life? Did I see these opportunities as such when they were given me? Can I cooperate with grace to see them as such now?
A 19 year-old man who believes he’s a vampire was arrested in Galveston, Texas this past weekend after he broke into a woman’s apartment and attempted to bite her on the neck.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has granted a special concession for World Youth Day (WYD) that will allow youth who have been involved in abortion to be absolved and welcomed back into the Church.
