By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Irish Catholic doctor practicing Church-sanctioned Napro Technology in a Catholic hospital was hauled before a medical board for refusing to offer fertility treatments to an unmarried couple, a case that could be a portend of things to come in the U.S. due to inadequate conscience protections in the recently passed ObamaCare.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Supreme Court Justices appeared sharply divided during arguments on Monday concerning whether or not a California law school can deny recognition to a Christian group because it refuses to allow homosexuals to become voting members of the group.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The famous one-time atheist academic, Antony Flew, who experienced a profound conversion after studying research into genetics and DNA, has died at the age of 87.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A three year-old German boy who died after drowning in a pond claims to have seen his grandmother standing “by a gate” who told him to “go home to mummy and daddy” before he was resucitated.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow told a sold out crowd at Lipscomb University on Saturday night that even though he’s lost sponsorships over his participation in a pro-life commercial during this year’s Super Bowl, he called the loss “a small price to pay for the ability to spread my message about family and faith.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an effort to fulfill government goals, doctors in Puning county in southern China are working around the clock to sterilize – by force if necessary – nearly 10,000 men and women who have violated the country’s birth control policies by having more than one child.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During what was described as a “very emotional” meeting with eight men who were abused by homosexual priests in Malta, Pope Benedict XVI was said to have had tears in his eyes as he expressed his deep “shame and sorrow” over the behavior of the clerics involved.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
At least two U.S. bishops have taken action against a women’s religious community and the Catholic Health Association for publicly expressing support for pro-abortion ObamaCare in defiance of the stated position of the U.S. Conference of Bishops.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that couples who experience miscarriage or stillbirths have as much as a 40 percent higher risk of breaking up than couples with live births.
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AC writes:
“. . . I have ordered items from a company that offers clothing geared toward various athletic activities. One of these activities is yoga, but there are many others (surfing, golf, skiing, etc.). . . . Now that I'm learning more about the new age, it is especially disturbing to me to have found that they created a logo symbol for their company that they are calling their "chi logo." At the bottom of one of the pages on their website they define "chi" as "the circulating life energy inherent in all beings." On the ordering website, you can click on "chi blog" and go to the blog area which they describe as a 'collaborative blog for connecting active, athletic, women to the energy of inspiration.'
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