Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany minced no words when reprimanding three Catholic politicians who marched on behalf of Planned Parenthood during the demonstrations that took place on February 11-12.
A 16 year-old girl has recorded a powerful rebuttal to Teen Vogue’s article about gift suggestions for post-abortive teens, mocking their recommendations as “creepy gag gifts” and making much more realistic suggestions to girls who are experiencing the trauma of abortion.
February 21
Feast of St. Peter Damien, Bishop and Doctor (1007 – 1072)
“In serenity, look forward to the joy that follows sadness. Hope leads you to that joy and love enkindles your zeal.”
–St. Peter Damien Read the rest…
Even though homeschooling families stand to gain from a proposed new law designed to distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers, this same bill could pose problems down the road.
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as “Jane Roe” in the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, died on Saturday of heart ailments at the age of 69.
It’s a well-established fact that most people who get involved in the New Age – which includes many practices founded in the occult – are “dabblers.” They’re just poking around in this or that, looking for a spiritual high, a “connection” to the universe, an escape from reality, a cure for what ails them.
February 20
“He did not say: You will not be troubled; you will not be tempted; you will not be distressed. But He said: You will not be overcome.”
–St. Julian of Norwich Read the rest…
February 19
“For I will only your well-being, and whatever I give, I give it so that you may reach the goal for which I created you.”
–Our Lord to St. Catherine of Siena Read the rest…
February 18
“God said: ‘Why do you never stop asking to taste of My delights, yet you refuse the tribulations?’”
–St. Margaret of Cortona Read the rest…
A regulation blocking states from defunding Planned Parenthood from federal Title X family planning funds, which was signed into law just before President Barack Obama left office, has been overruled by the U.S. House of Representatives.
