
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In an outrageous over-reaction to a first-grader reading Bible verses aloud during lunch hour, a public school in Palmdale, California actually sent the local sheriff to the child’s house to warn the boy’s parents to stop encouraging him to do so.
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The Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
In a rare sign of unity, the three branches of Christianity who oversee one of the Holy Land’s most precious sites – the Church of the Holy Sepulchre – have put aside their differences to join together in critically needed renovations of the site.
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A Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
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Highly discriminatory legislation aimed at extending the statute of limitation for filing civil lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse that occurred only in private and nonprofit institutions are making their way through the state legislatures in Pennsylvania and New York.
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A cloth with a drop of blood from St. John Paul II has been reported stolen from the Cologne Cathedral.
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A major new study has found that women are twice as likely as men to suffer from severe stress and anxiety which is likely due to the pressures of managing work and family.
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Think you’ve heard everything? Well, think again! Actress Megan Fox, who claims to have psychic abilities (but says she’s not a psychic) told comedian Chelsea Handler that the spirit of Handler’s aborted child was communicating to her through her beloved dog.
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"O Priest! You are not yourself because
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“Let us preach the whole of God’s plan
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Fount of love, forever flowing,
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