What’s Wrong with Monster High Dolls?

Draculaura

Draculaura

MW wrote: “Yesterday I was watching the Disney movie, “Bolt.” During the breaks there was a commercial featuring “Monster Dolls.” I was absolutely horrified! They had four featured dolls made by a company whose logo bore the image of a feminized skull. The dolls themselves feature a ghost doll whose face was all white, a pirate doll, and a skeleton doll, I think. All of the dolls were glamorized and hip. They reminded me of the brat dolls in a way. I thought the commercial inviting girls to enjoy the realm of monsters and ghosts to be incredibly harmful! Have you done any study into this new product or do you know anything about its manufacturer? It gives me the willies!”

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Is Christianity Becoming a Hate Crime?

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

A firestorm erupted this week over an interview in which Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio said aloud what many of us, including Church leaders, have been thinking for quite a while – if the bullying tactics of gay activists are allowed to continue, this nation will soon be declaring Christianity as hate-speech.

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Liberal Bishops to Use Media to Pressure Synod

Cardinal Reinhard Marx

Cardinal Reinhard Marx

Liberal bishops from Germany, France, and Switzerland met on May 25 in a so-called “secret” meeting at the Gregorian University in Rome to discuss their plans for the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops, a gathering that included select media representatives who will be used to sow confusion and discord among the faithful about the upcoming Synod.

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