Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A massive backlash is growing on the Internet and social media against A&E for suspending popular Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson from the hit show because of comments he made about homosexuality.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Archdiocese of New York Wins Major Victory Against Mandate
The Archdiocese of New York not only won a major victory against Obamacare’s contentious birth control mandate this week, but a U.S. District Court Judge awarded them the first permanent injunction against the law which takes effect in just two weeks.
New Bill Targets Homeschoolers in Ohio
Ohio Senator Capri Cafaro (D) has introduced a bill that will subject homeschooling parents to investigations and possible interventions before being allowed to homeschool their children.
Wastebook 2013 is an Eye-Opener!
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Instead of wasting $630,000 worth of taxpayer money to attract followers to the State Department’s Facebook and Twitter account, why not send every taxpaying household in America a copy of U.S. Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) annual oversight report – Wastebook 2013 – so they can see exactly what the government is doing with their hard-earned dollars?
Advent Week Three: A Time for Charity, A Time for Love, Part IV
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (St. Edith Stein) wrote, “On the question of relation to our fellow men — our neighbor’s spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.”
These words express a great truth and they should be at the heart of every action we perform for another, especially as we seek to enter more deeply into the very heart of God given to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
“O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver,
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Parents: Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing in School?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Parents with school-aged children should make a regular habit of checking Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum blog where she keeps people informed of what’s really going on inside our nation’s public schools.
Teacher Fired for Opposing Planned Parenthood
Legal action may soon be underway against the Portland Public School District for terminating the teaching contract of a pro-life teacher because he opposed abortion and Planned Parenthood.
Advent Week Three: A Time for Charity, A Time for Love, Part III
St. Augustine wrote,
“Love has hands to help others. It has feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. This is what love looks like.” Read the rest…
Expectation
Like the dawning of the morning,
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