ER writes:
"I checked the New Age blog to see if you have any insight into the Redwall series. It is written by Brian Jacques and takes place during a middle ages-type era involving Abbey mice and other woodland creatures. The 'bad' guys are mostly rats. It is an older series, published in 1986. Are there any concerns with this type of fantasy series?"
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A years-long spate of crimes committed against Catholic churches in California continues as police report a 780 year-old relic of St. Anthony was stolen yesterday just hours after it was put on display in a parish near Los Angeles.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study published in the
Middle East Quarterly has uncovered solid evidence that the majority of mosques in America are promoting moderate to severe violence.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
It's a classic case of "gotcha journalism" gone awry. The media frenzy over the release of thousands of e-mails from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin uncovered nothing incriminating but plenty of evidence that she was a hard-working civil servant. And among the stash was one e-mail about her son, Trig, that some say could alter America's perception of her forever.
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One of our most faithful blog readers, CF, just sent in this suggestion for people who want to work out without being pummeled with Eastern religious practices.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a documentary meant to glorify euthanasia, Britain's
BBC2 is planning to air a show tonight in which a man is seen gasping, convulsing and pleading for water as he succumbs to a lethal dose of barbituates.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of receiving a petition signed by nearly a half million people asking the company to "remain neutral in the culture war," Home Depot is refusing to stop pushing the homosexual agenda.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of a letter from Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron forbidding clergy in his diocese to participate in a Mass that took place during a conference by heretical Catholic groups this weekend, a 78 year-old retired priest defied the ruling and is now under review for presiding over the liturgy.
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BA writes:
"We ordered the popular P90X exercise DVDs. When we discovered yoga was part of the program we promptly shredded that DVD and substitute that day with stretching. Some of the exercises and even stretching positions bother me they just feel so 'yoga like'. Also, is Kenpo not a good idea?"
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Criticism is mounting over the decision by several major newspapers to recruit volunteers to scour 24,000 e-mail messages to and from Sarah Palin during her tenure as governor, ostensibly to help them uncover the "most important information."
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