My husband are I are raising six lively children; two-thirds of which are boys. (Come March, one will be a man…but let’s not think about that just yet. Oy vey.) And the boys are bookends of the bunch. Read the rest…
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Five Benefits of Marrying Within Your Faith
Ever since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of marrying the man of my dreams. I imagined being romanced by an amazing young man, and we would live happily ever after. This is the simplicity of a young girl with high, long-awaited hopes of marrying her knight in shining armor. Read the rest…
Pope Calls Attention to Plight of Kidnapped Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of “The World Day of Missionary Childhood,” which is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, to speak out against the deplorable surge of child kidnappings in the Democratic Republic of Congo that have seen scores of children stolen from their homes and forced to become child soldiers.
Pediatricians Demand Recall of Children’s Cold Medicines
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As a new cold season looms, pediatricians are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand a recall of over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines for children younger than six years old because of the potential for life threatening side affects.
