Use of Alternatives to Surgical Abortion on the Rise
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Several new studies have found that the number of women turning to alternative forms of abortion is rising steadily across the globe.
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Vatican and Discovery Channel Plan New Series on Exorcism
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican is teaming up with the Discovery Channel to produce a series documenting authentic cases of hauntings and possession.
Obama Administration Reverses "Death Panel" Decision
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Only three days after going into effect, a controversial Medicare regulation that would have effectively reinstated the controversial "death panel" provision in ObamaCare, has been scrapped by the Administration.
January Gracelines
January 7, 2008Â
"With the help and blessing of God, we shall do all in our power that our new family may be a little cenacle where Jesus may reign over all affections, desires and actions."
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
For Reflection:
To what extent would my home be described as a "little cenacle?" What one practical step can I take today to make it more so?
Apple Rejects Revised Manhattan Declaration App
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The authors of the Manhattan Declaration (MD) are putting out a call to all supporters to voice their opposition to Apple after it rejected a revised version of their app, calling it "objectionable and potentially harmful to others."
Justice Department Anti-Bullying Program Supports LGBT Youth
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In response to the recent spate of suicides by homosexual students, a new anti-bullying program by the U. S. Department of Justice tells lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth to "call on the federal government for help" if their schools don't stop the bullying.
Troubled DC Agency Turns to Yoga
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in Washington DC, whose rehab programs have mostly failed to help the city's most dangerous youth, is now looking to yoga and possibly tai-chi to help their troubled inmates.
JP II Beatification Could Come This Year
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reports are surfacing in the Italian media that medical advisers for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints have ruled favorably on a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession, which could open the door to beatification as early as this year.
January Gracelines
"I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor."
St. Faustina Kowalska
For Reflection:
In whose life would the Lord ask me today to be a conduit of His love and mercy? (Hint: From whom would I most like to withhold love and mercy?) In what practical way can I respond?
Witchcraft and Astrology Declared Legal Professions in Romania
The nation of Romania has decided to recognize the work of witches and astrologists, but not because they believe in these dark arts - they're just plain strapped for cash.
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