By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, the newly appointed Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, said the Church has the right to tell someone who persists in grave public sin that they may not receive Holy Communion, and that this should be regarded not as discipline, but as an act of mercy for both the individual and the community of believers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Heritage Foundation, a pro-family research group, released their top ten findings concerning the impact of parental involvement in teens’ sexual decisions. As the facts confirm, parents remain the number one influence in their children’s lives and greatly affect their attitudes regarding sexual activity.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) continues to draw fire for misrepresenting his record on abortion and his opposition to an Illinois bill offering protection to infants born-alive after an abortion attempt.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Almost 13 percent of elderly Americans are being verbally or financially mistreated, according to the first comprehensive study ever conducted on elder mistreatment in America.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new pamphlet written by a staff psychiatrist at UCLA and directed toward college-age women exposes the many physical and mental dangers associated with the uninhibited sexual climate that dominates most college campuses.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A British priest and practicing exorcist says that promiscuity, whether heterosexual or homosexual, and New Age practices such as Reiki, can lead to demonic possession.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
When remodeling is complete in 2010, the ancient manuscripts and precious papyrus fragments that comprise some of the Vatican Library’s enormous collection will soon be housed in climate controlled rooms and fireproof bunkers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Christian leaders from across the nation are calling John McCain (R-AZ) the clear winner after he and Barack Obama (D-IL) appeared together on Saturday night for the first time since the presidential campaign began at one of the largest evangelical churches in the United States.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
By a vote of 191-1, the U.S. bishops recently adopted a statement on embryonic stem cell research in which they call experimentation on human embryos “the deliberate killing of human beings, a gravely immoral act.” It also condemned attempts to force citizens to pay for such research, saying it would “make taxpayers complicit in such killings . . .”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The 30 year old son of a prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank, while speaking about his courageous conversion to Christianity, said he believes the only chance for peace in the Holy Land is for Muslims to convert to Christianity.
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