On Thursday evening, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, issued the following statement regarding the report of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury issued earlier this week in the United States over the sexual abuse of minors.
Author Archives: Susan Brinkmann
China Now Paying Couples to Have Children
China is the perfect example of why governments should stay out of family planning. This hapless regime has gone from the brutal restriction of births to paying couples to have children after its policies left the world’s most populous nation without the means to support its now aging population.
Colorado Targets Christian Baker . . . Again
In spite of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in his favor, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission has once again targeted Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips for refusing to bake a “gender-transition” cake.
Worrying Increase in Yoga Injuries
A recent study by scientists at Sydney University has found that yoga causes musculoskeletal pain in more than one in ten participants, actually worsened more than a fifth of existing injuries, and is just as dangerous as other sports.
Let’s Not Forget Our Good Priests!
In an era when all we hear about are bad priests, ChurchPOP published a refreshing story about a priest who was willing to get out of line at a fast-food drive-through just to hear one person’s confession.
Catholic High School Under Fire for Professing Faith
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Once again, a Catholic school has come under fire for terminating a guidance counselor after it discovered that she was married to a woman. And, once again, the media has joined with the school’s detractors to pour the gasoline of misrepresentation and the usual incoherent politically correct rhetoric on the flames.
Canadian Health Care Pressures 42-Year-Old to Choose Euthanasia
A young man suffering from a debilitating brain disorder has filed a lawsuit against a Canadian hospital for being unwilling to give him the medical care he needs and instead pressuring him into assisted suicide.
FDA Cracks Down on Bogus Alternative Cancer Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about cesium chloride (CsCl), a mineral salt that is sometimes administered to cancer patients by mouth or by injection at the hands of naturopaths and other alternative practitioners in spite of the fact that there is no evidence of its safety or efficacy in the treatment of cancer.
Why the “Nones” Are Leaving the Church – And What You Can Do About It
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A recent survey has found that a majority of religiously unaffiliated Americans say they left organized religion because they question a lot of religious teachings. This is hardly news to most Catholic parents, but the poll gives some surprising clues about what can be done to stem the tide of children leaving the Church.
The Traumatic Impact of Pornography Use on Wives
A leading authority on sexual addition has written a hard-hitting article about the devastating impact a man’s use of pornography can have on his wife and how it can be the most emotionally painful thing a woman ever experiences.