Although most of the fire directed against the Obama Administration’s birth control mandate concerns its blatant infringement of religious freedom, this rule also allows people as young as 15 to be sterilized without their parent’s knowledge or consent.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Condom Use Linked to Pregnancy-Induced High Blood Pressure
A new study has found that the use of condoms prior to a pregnancy may increase the risk of women developing a dangerous health condition known as preeclampsia, or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure.
Nursing Wounds
“You rehearse your brother’s trespasses, Read the rest…
Dissenting Nuns Reject Rome’s Plan
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR), which was recently put under direct control by the Vatican due to the group’s long history of dissent from Catholic teaching, has decided to reject Rome’s plan to reform the group into a more conservative mold, but stopped short of calling for an outright split from the Church.
Reverse Discrimination Allegedly Rampant at DHS
A new federal discrimination lawsuit is accusing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Janet Napolitano of appointing close female friends into top positions, then allowing them to humiliate and torment male employees.
Mother Sues After Breastfeeding Video Found in Online Porn
A young mother from New Jersey is suing a media company after discovering that the instructional video she made for them on breastfeeding was being used in porn films on the Internet.
Pray For Your Enemies
“A man who is well disposed Read the rest…
Forgiveness Is NOT For Wimps!
“I’ve heard people say that forgiveness is for wimps. Read the rest…
Physically Ill
“Be angry, but do not sin; Read the rest…
Abp. Lori: It’s Up to the Laity to Transform the Culture
While attending the Knights of Columbus annual convention in Anaheim, California, Baltimore archbishop William E. Lori warned Catholics not to vote for any candidate who stands for an intrinsic evil, to not allow themselves to get “distracted” by the brouhaha over President Obama speaking at a Catholic Charities fundraiser in October, and to be aware that if the culture is going to change, it will do so through the actions of the laity, not the bishops.
