By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A suspicious fire that destroyed a Catholic Church in California last weekend became the latest on a growing list of hate-crimes committed against the Church in that state in recent years.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A young adult raised in communist Cuba, an African woman who grew up as a Muslim, a marine being deployed in June, and a former abortion clinic administrator, along with tens of thousands others around the country, are joining the Catholic Church in the United States at Easter.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Police in southern France are looking for the persons responsible for destroying a photograph of a crucifix submerged in urine that was on display in a museum in Avignon.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Dr. Steve Taylor, a Louisiana psychiatrist who has worked with the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and tried to convince the Louisiana legislature to allow the confessional seal to broken in sex abuse cases, has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of child pornography.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A leading Catholic educator expressed exasperation with the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) for its willingness to feature high-profile, left-wing speakers at its national convention. On the heels of last year's keynote speaker, pro-abortion media icon Garrison Keillor, the NCEA has invited controversial Sr. Helen Prejean to serve in the same capacity this year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A troubled teen performing at an open mic night in an Oregon club stabbed himself to death in front of a cheering audience who thought it was an act.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) released a study last week that found evidence that the constant distraction of smart phones and social networks like Twitter can hinder long-term memory and mental performance.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The cause for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is set to advance next month when Bishop Daniel J. Jenky of Peoria will present the Pope with the position paper summarizing the life and virtue of one of America's most beloved television evangelists.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Those of you who were shocked by our story last week about
a new trend that celebrates boys who like to dress up as girls shouldn't be too shocked to learn that the UK has approved a drug for children as young as 12 that will stunt the development of sexual organs to pave the way for eventual gender change surgery.
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PC writes: "It is said many times on your blog that there is no scientific proof of "energy." It can be argued that there is no scientific evidence of God either. How do we as Catholics share the potential dangers of energy practitioners with loved ones?"
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