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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
On the great Feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Benedict XVI warned the faithful to avoid “empty Eucharistic worship” and to look to Mary as an example of the kind of faith and love with which we should adore the Eucharist from our hearts.
Archbishop Burke on Life After the Notre Dame Scandal
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a recent interview, Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, said the recent Notre Dame scandal of inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to speak at its 2009 commencement has served to sensitize people to the shame of abortion and to realize how dangerous it is for Catholic institutions to pursue prestige in the secular world at the expense of fidelity to Christ.
White House Scrubs Plans to Repeal DOMA
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
For unknown reasons, the White House has purged its website of any mention of the president’s campaign promise to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and filed a Supreme Court brief yesterday where they defended DOMA as being a valid exercise of Congress’ power.
Corpus Christi -- Feast of Life
David Letterman, Sarah Palin, and the Tenor of our Times
David Letterman's recent outrageous display of poor taste and insensitivity regarding Sarah Palin's daughter, Willow, and the liberal press' defense of it, points to a larger cultural issue -- our nation has grown hard of heart.
Civility has been bartered for crudeness, courtesy for contempt, and politeness for self-aggrandisement. In the end, hardness of heart leads to a complete disregard for the human person and reduces him to nothing more than a joke's punchline -- or much worse.
Consider the incident involving the teens who attacked another teen this week, beat her up, and cut and torched her hair. Or the unconscionable murder of the Holocaust museum security guard, Stephen Johns, by James von Brunn.
"Golden Apples and Silver Settings" -- The Power of Words

AMA to Oppose Government-Run Health Care
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, has announced that it will not support President Obama’s government-sponsored insurance plan, a position that is considered to be a setback for advocates of a public insurance plan.
State of Massachusetts Sponsors Transgender Prom
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Massachusetts sponsored another “transgender prom” in Boston City Hall for middle and high school age youth. Eyewitnesses said the event was heavily infiltrated by older homosexuals who openly courted young people attending the event.
WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic for Swine Flu after documenting the spread of the A/H1N1 virus to 74 nations where more than 300,000 people have been infected and 141 have died.
Sotomayor Admits Says She’s Not Pro-Life
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During a meeting with a member of the Senate Steering Committee, Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor said she does not share the Catholic Church’s position on abortion and has never given much thought to whether or not the unborn have rights.