This Sunday we celebrate the beautiful Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, known as Corpus Christi.
A feast established through the efforts of St. Juliana of Liège, a thirteenth-century Augustinian who had a deep longing for a feast to honor the Blessed Sacrament, it is a day on which Christians are encouraged to celebrate the Eucharist in processions and adoration. In days gone by, entire towns would line the streets as the Sacred Host was held high for all to see. Sadly, since Vatican II, these types of processions have largely fallen out of practice.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report Thursday which revealed a marked increase in the number of attempted suicides among teens in 2011.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new, non-invasive prenatal test that can screen unborn babies for up to 3,500 genetic disorders is raising questions about how results could lead to an increase in abortions.
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“The Creator of the universe awaits the prayer of one poor little soul to save a multitude of others,
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In an effort to curb soaring teen pregnancy rates, Planned Parenthood has opened a clinic inside a public high school in Los Angeles where students can now received "reproductive health" counseling and birth control without their parents' knowledge.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to step up surveillance of gonorrhea, the second most prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD), which has developed such an extensive resistance to antibiotics it is on the verge of becoming a super bug.
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A judge in New Mexico decided that a Christian photography studio violated the state's Human Rights Act when it refused to photograph a lesbian union and has ruled against the studio's claim that their religious rights were violated.
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“Prayer is not only the mutual presence of God and the soul.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The idea of a person marrying himself or herself in a formal ceremony might sound bizarre to most, but it has become the media's latest crusade to redefine marriage.
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Just when we thought we'd seen the last of Harry Potter, author J. K. Rowling has decided to collaborate with Sony in a new video game called
Book of Spells which is based on the magick and sorcery found in her best-selling novels.
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This Sunday we celebrate the beautiful Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, known as Corpus Christi.