Contrary to conventional wisdom among Catholics, a new study has found a great deal of interest in vocations among young adults with more than 500,000 saying they have seriously considered the priesthood or religious life.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Concerns Mount over Debate Moderator’s Connections to Barack Obama
Concerns are mounting over revelations that President Obama attended the 1991 wedding of tonight’s debate moderator, ABC’s Martha Raddatz, whose now ex-husband, Julius Genachowski, was a law school buddy of the president and a man whom Obama would later tap to head the Federal Communications Commission.
Eternal Wisdom
“For myself, I know of no better way of establishing Read the rest…
Study: U.S. No Longer Has Protestant Majority
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has found that for the first time in U.S. history, the number of people claiming no religious affiliation has stripped the nation of its long-standing Protestant majority.
Will MA Become the Next State to Legalize Assisted Suicide?
Voters in the state of Massachusetts will be given an opportunity to vote November 6 on whether or not to become the third U.S. state to legalize assisted suicide.
Poll: Debate Destroys Obama’s Lead Among Women
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
After last week’s presidential debate, women proved that they intend to vote with more than their reproductive organs as Gov. Romney’s expertise on economic matters impressed women so much it erased the entire 18-point “gender gap” the President has enjoyed throughout the campaign.
An Alternative Called Integrative Manual Therapy
KF writes: “I heard through a Catholic friend about a kind of therapy to help my chronic back problems, but it started to talk about aligning fluids and stuff and am wondering if this method is part of the new age or not. Any info would be appreciated.”
Thought For The Day
“The reason why we get tired Read the rest…
Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientists Who Create Stem Cells Without Destroying Embryos
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to a pair of scientists who developed a technique known as cellular reprogramming, which enables scientists to create human embryonic stem cells without destroying human life.
White House Touts New Birth Control Study
In an effort to bolster their case for forcing taxpayers to provide free birth control to women, the White House is touting a new study that says birth control lowers both abortion and teen pregnancy rates, even though these results directly conflict with a host of larger studies.
