by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 23, 2008) In the same week that two new studies confirmed the effectiveness of abstinence education in lowering rates of sexual activity among youth, a pro-abortion Congressman held a biased hearing on abstinence education where the majority of the witnesses favored comprehensive sex education.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 23, 2008) Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the United States is receiving rave reviews. Even the Church’s worst critics admit they were shocked by the huge crowds and warm reception Americans gave the Pope at every venue on the papal itinerary.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 22, 2008) One of the world’s staunchest supporters of human life, Alfonso Cardinal Trujillo, died at a private hospital in Rome on April 19 of complications due to diabetes. He was 72 years old.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 22, 2008) A new method of in vitro fertilization (IVF), which involves mixing egg and sperm in a pill-like container that is implanted in a woman’s body, will make artificial reproduction less expensive but will still employ the same destructive embryo “screening” process as traditional IVF procedures.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) A Florida plastic surgeon has written a book for young children to help them understand why Mommy is having a tummy tuck, nose job, and breast enhancement. Critics say the book raises body image and self-esteem issues, especially for young girls.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Rome at 4:40 a.m. this morning, concluding a triumphal five-day visit to the United States. He ended the trip the same way he began it - by recalling Christ as our hope and exclaiming “God Bless America!”
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) Yale University is embroiled in a controversy over an art major who planned to display a video documenting a nine-month process of artificially inseminating herself “as often as possible” then taking abortifacient drugs to abort the child. University officials are calling the whole thing a ruse, but the student is sticking to her story.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) In an address to more than 200 Catholic educators, Pope Benedict XVI said authentic Catholic education should lead to an encounter with Jesus and any failure to do so leads Catholic institutions to fall short of their Catholic identity.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) Pope Benedict told diplomats at the United Nations that respect for human rights was the key to solving many of the world’s problems. Because human rights are inherent to human persons and are not the fruit of an “agreement,” they should not be manipulated by ideological and pressure groups.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) Between several high-profile events during his third day in the U.S., the Pope surprised the world by attending a private meeting with victims of clergy sex abuse. The session is believed to have been the first ever between a Pope and victims of the scandal.
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