Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Rep. Bart Stupak, who stood strong for life throughout the long and contentious battle over abortion funding in health care reform, caved in at the eleventh hour to a phony deal with the White House that pro-life groups – and the U.S. bishops say - will do nothing to protect the unborn.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even if the House passes the Senate version of health care reform this weekend, there is still no guarantee that the bill will survive.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History unveiled a new exhibit on Wednesday depicting the evolution of man, and makes no mention of God or creationism.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An organization of women’s religious orders that is currently under investigation by the Vatican is among two groups that openly defied the U.S. Bishop’s official position on health care reform this week.
In a revealing, hour-long interview with The Hill, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), the leader of a group of pro-life Democrats who are refusing to vote for pro-abortion Obamacare, said the battle over the bill has made his life a “living hell”.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican Press Office released a communique yesterday announcing that it has begun a formal investigation of the alleged appearance of Our Lady at the shrine in Medjugorje.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of the trendy commercials encouraging women to keep a supply of emergency contraception on hand, a new study has found that ready availability of the pills does nothing to reduce pregnancy rates.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the rate of HIV among homosexually active men is 44 times higher than that of heterosexual men.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new survey published in the latest issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that nearly one-third of all practicing physicians would leave the medical profession if Obamacare is passed into law.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
For those who think the passage of Obamacare is a “done deal,” Phyllis Schlafly, attorney and long-time conservative activist, calls upon the faithful to remember the key role prayer has played in political struggles in the past.
