Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
New York publishing giant Simon and Schuster has chosen the Christmas season as the perfect time to publish a 96-page novella that depicts Mary as fleeing the scene of the crucifixion, describing herself as "unhinged" and claiming the world was not worth redeeming.
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BG writes: "
Recently we noticed that several boys in our homeschooling group play with Pokemon and have dozens of card files of these characters . . . . I read your blog post about Pokemon and agree. However, I also found an article on the internet saying that the wonderful Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to Pokemon saying it was nothing more than fodder for a child's imagination. So now I am confused. Do you have any more information on John Paul's approval of these toys? Could the article have been wrong? Or a fake? I had an interesting conversation with another homeschooling mom who approves of these toys, and I would like to get my ducks in a row on these issues."
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Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh is vowing to fight on after a federal judge dismissed the diocese's lawsuit against the birth control mandate on the grounds that they had not yet been harmed by the law.
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The Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission has ruled against an atheist who claimed that a Lancaster County restaurant offering a discount to Sunday diners who bring a current church bulletin with them discriminates on the basis of religion.
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In her haste to defend alternative family arrangements, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry mangled the story of Jesus' birth in order to advance her liberal talking points.
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Promoting homosexuality in schools in the form of anti-bullying programs may be reaping grim results as a new study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that a quarter of the new cases of HIV that occurred in the U.S. in 2010 were in teens and young adults.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists is now advocating for making birth control pills available over-the-counter and without a prescription, saying it's perfectly safe to do so.
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KH writes: "
Is 'Friends of Medjugorje' a cult? It comes up on the web as a cult. Is it trustworthy?"
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Pressure from Sweden's advertising watchdog to become more "gender neutral", the nation's top toy chain is picturing boys playing with dolls and girls touting guns in this year's Christmas catalogue.
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With the elevation of Wisconsin Archbishop James Harvey to Cardinal on Saturday, which raises the number of Americans in the College of Cardinals to 11, speculation is rising that the next pope could come from the U.S.
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