A new study has found that girls with supportive families tend to have a healthier body image and sense of self-worth.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Americans Lead the World in Pain Pill Consumption
According to testimony by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s supply of opiate painkillers such as Percocet and Vicodin.
Girl Scout Investigation Gets Underway at USCCB
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has undertaken a new inquiry into Girl Scouts USA and what they describe as “possible problematic relationships” and “problematic” program materials.
June 8 is Next Rally for Religious Freedom
In anticipation of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of Obama Care, tens of thousands of Americans will take to the streets on Friday, June 8, in a second public protest against the Obama administration’s birth control mandate.
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Don’t Buy Products that Keep the New Age in Business
MP asks: “Are you familiar with the Valerie Bertinelli Fitness DVD Losing It and Keeping Fit produced by GAIAM? I am not overly comfortable with anything produced by Gaiam (pronounced “guy-um”), which is a fusion of the words “Gaia” and “I am”. Gaia, mother Earth, was honored on the Isle of Crete in ancient Greece 5,000 years ago by the Minoan civilization. This civilization valued education, art, science, recreation, and the environment and believed that the Earth was directly connected to its existence and daily life. The concept of Gaia stems from the ancient philosophy that the Earth is a living entity.) I need to know if the exercises in this DVD are newage/yoga based. If not, do you think it’s a good idea to utilize a product that is new age marketed?”
Exploring the Benefits of Motherhood
From the very beginning of pregnancy, each and every human life is the result of a special act of creation by God. Read the rest…
Mystical Rose or Rosa Mystica-Feast Day, July 13
“How did Mary become the Rosa Mystica, the choice, delicate, perfect flower of God’s spiritual creation? It was by being born, nurtured and sheltered in the mystical garden or Paradise of God,” Blessed John Henry Newman once explained. Read the rest…
Hate Crime: Historic Catholic Church Vandalized
Authorities are looking for vandals who scrawled anti-Catholic slogans on the walls of historic Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, California, and broke into the church where they damaged a baptismal font that was a gift from Blessed Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions.
NY Judge Rules Viewing Child Porn is Not a Crime
A New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling this week that amounts to making the viewing of child pornography legal in the state of New York.
Reaction to President Obama’s Flip-Flop on Gay Marriage
President Obama’s reversal on same-sex marriage yesterday is generating a flood of criticism, even from the ranks of some homosexuals who are accusing him of doing nothing more than pandering for votes.
