While the nation focuses on the deadly opioid epidemic, new studies have found that in the past 10 years, the number of Americans diagnosed with alcoholism rose 49 percent, which equates to 12.7 percent of the total population.
August 10
Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
“I tell you again and again, my brethren, that in the Lord’s garden are to be found not only the roses of His martyrs. In it there are also the lilies of the virgins, the ivy of wedded couples, and the violets of widows.”
-St. Augustine on the Feast of St. Lawrence
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSOnce again, the liberal media is targeting our children. This time, it’s Disney’s show Doc McStuffins, which is aimed at children ages eight and under, that recently featured a family headed by two lesbians.
A new poll has found that a record number of Americans now find polygamy to be morally permissible, which could be due, at least in part, to popular reality TV shows such as Sister Wives.
August 9
Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein (1891 – 1942)
"The way of faith gives us more than the way of philosophical thought: it gives us God, near to us as person, who loves us and deals with us mercifully, giving us that security which human knowledge cannot give. But the way of faith is dark."
-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Women of Grace®, a pioneer in Catholic Women’s Leadership education, has entered into a partnership with historic Holy Apostles College & Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut which will now offer certification, undergraduate and graduate credit hours in Catholic Women’s Leadership in an online format.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told a New York-based doctor that he cannot go ahead with clinical trials meant to test a technique that aims at creating a genetically modified child.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSInternational outrage is growing over photos taken of a catwalk in China where girls as young as five were modeling sexy lingerie.
August 8
Feast of St. Dominic, Priest (1170 – 1221)
“I knew him as a steadfast follower of the apostolic way of life. There is no doubt that he is in heaven, sharing in the glory of the apostles themselves.”
-Pope Gregory IX about St. Dominic
We recently had a question from a reader asking if there was anything New Age about music that had been deliberately recorded at 432 Hz. At first, I thought this question was a little odd, until I looked into it and made a few surprising discoveries.
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