A new study of religious trends in America has found that children of divorced parents are significantly more likely to grow up to be nonbelievers than those whose parents’ marriage remained intact.
Yearly Archives: 2016
World’s First 3-Parent Child Born in Mexico
Dr. John Zhang
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Scientists are revealing that the world’s first baby created from the DNA of three parents, was born in Mexico in April.
This Demon Specifically Targets Families
MJB asks: “I read somewhere that there is a specific demon that targets families. Is this true?”
Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, Priest (1581 – 1660)
“When we are discussing things which it is good
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For Parents: TV’s Best & Worst New Shows
The nation’s premier watchdog group for families has released its list of best and worst new shows of 2016.
Against the Odds, Catholicism Continues to Grow
In spite of what the media might want us to believe, the Catholic Church is alive and well in spite of the rise of secularism, doubling in size in the last three decades and expected to increase by another 400 million by 2050.
An Act Of Love
“He causes his prayers to be of more avail to
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Heaven Begins Now: Elizabeth of the Trinity
Young Elizabeth
Next month the Catholic galaxy will become a little brighter as the Church receives a new cluster of saints. Among the holy handful will be just one woman, a French Carmelite considered by Pope Saint John Paul II to be one the most influential mystics of his life.
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was born as Elizabeth Catez, “Sabeth” to her friends, in 1880. She was a hot-tempered child with sometimes “furious eyes” whose father died while she was young, forcing her mother to move Sabeth and her younger sister from their home in Dijon to a smaller second-story flat. From her window, little Sabeth could look down into the garden of the Carmelite convent. Read the rest…
World Turned Upside Down: Transgender Couple Have Baby
Diane Rodriquez (seated) and Fernando Machado with newborn son
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In what is being a called a “first” for humanity, a transgender “man” has given birth to a baby produced by her and her “woman” partner.
Priest Warns Faithful About Upcoming Election
In an impassioned speech at a recent event, Father Michael Orsi, former Ave Maria Law School chaplain, warned the crowd that unless the faithful vote the right way in November, they may not have a church in which to worship much longer.
