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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Olympic champion Bruce Jenner has just appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair as the woman he claims he always wanted to be – and in spite of the dismal statistics about those who undergo a gender transition, the public is raving about it.

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Just 18 days after a 21 year-old Australian woman died of blood clots caused by birth control pills, the American Life League (ALL) is launching its eighth annual “The Pill Kills” campaign this Saturday to get the word out to women that the pill really does kill!

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A false seer who claims to be receiving messages from Jesus and Mary tricked Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI into publicly receiving a copy of her book by sending envoys to a meeting that was arranged under false pretenses.

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Researchers say that as many as 60 percent of people who employ eastern style meditation techniques such as Mindfulness Meditation suffer at least one negative side-effect, including panic, depression and confusion.

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Children in the Archdiocese of Denver will begin to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion in the same ceremony, which is a restoration of the original order of the Sacraments of Initiation.

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MW wrote: "Yesterday I was watching the Disney movie, “Bolt.” During the breaks there was a commercial featuring “Monster Dolls.” I was absolutely horrified! They had four featured dolls made by a company whose logo bore the image of a feminized skull. The dolls themselves feature a ghost doll whose face was all white, a pirate doll, and a skeleton doll, I think. All of the dolls were glamorized and hip. They reminded me of the brat dolls in a way. I thought the commercial inviting girls to enjoy the realm of monsters and ghosts to be incredibly harmful! Have you done any study into this new product or do you know anything about its manufacturer? It gives me the willies!"

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A 31 year-old California woman is crediting a prayer to St. Anne for helping her find the perfect Catholic man to marry, a tall handsome soldier who she met at the very doors of the Vatican!

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Spanish exorcist Jose Antonio Fortea is warning children to take a pass on The Pencil Game, aka the “Charlie Charlie Challenge,” which involves invoking the spirit of a dead child named Charlie.

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

A firestorm erupted this week over an interview in which Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio said aloud what many of us, including Church leaders, have been thinking for quite a while – if the bullying tactics of gay activists are allowed to continue, this nation will soon be declaring Christianity as hate-speech.

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Liberal bishops from Germany, France, and Switzerland met on May 25 in a so-called “secret” meeting at the Gregorian University in Rome to discuss their plans for the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops, a gathering that included select media representatives who will be used to sow confusion and discord among the faithful about the upcoming Synod.

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