by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 29, 2008) Planned Parenthood is pressuring lawmakers to increase funding for more affordable birth control for college students, claiming students are being forced to decide between buying food or birth control pills.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) Imprisoned Christians being tortured with cattle prods and forced to work 10 to 12 hours a day making soccer balls for the Olympic Games are only a few of the horror stories emerging from China as the opening of the Summer Games draws near. For this reason, Pope Benedict XVI has named May 24, the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, as a Universal Day of Prayer for the Church in China.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) The Archdiocese of New York released a statement today by Edward Cardinal Egan saying that he will meet with former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani about his taking communion during the April 19 papal Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 28, 2008) The Pope’s visit and address to youth at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers New York has caused a “tsunami” of inquiries about the priesthood in the Archdiocese of New York.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 25, 2008) The popular pro-life Governor of Alaska gave birth to a baby boy with Downs Syndrome and proudly told the world she feels “truly blessed” by God to receive this precious gift of life.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 25, 2008) An Indiana high school senior is becoming famous for the letter she wrote to a local newspaper about the shocking epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among teens. Calling it “shameful” and “scandalous,” she faults a selfish society and calls upon so-called “sex experts” to “get their heads out of the clouds” when it comes to “safe-sex” education.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 24, 2008) New data collected by media watchdogs reveals that daytime programming on two of the most popular television channels for tweens and teens - MTV and BET - is bombarding children with sexual, violent, profane or obscene content every 38 seconds.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 24, 2008) With half of all abortions in the U.S. being performed on college-aged women, a new report suggests part of the reason may be the lack of pregnancy and parenting resources available on most college campuses.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 24, 2008) A new poll has found that three out of four Americans want the next president to do all in his or her power to ensure that federal obscenity laws are vigorously enforced.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 23, 2008) Several prominent pro-abortion politicians scandalized the Catholic community by taking communion at Papal Masses during the Pope’s recent visit.
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