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Are you concerned about the influence of occult fiction on today's youth? Watch EWTN's Women of Grace next week!

We get so much mail from parents and educators who are concerned about the impact of occult fiction on the minds of our youth, that Johnnette decided to devote a week's worth of shows to this subject. These shows will air next week, April 11-15. I will appear on several of the shows along with renowned writer, Michael O'Brien. This is a great series, especially for parents, because it takes a comprehensive look at this troubling trend and gives viewers an idea of what to watch out for when choosing good titles for themselves or their loved ones. We delve deeply into this subject, exposing the occult in all kinds of literature, movies, and even games. In addition, Michael does a masterful job of explaining why this dark literature is so dangerous to the minds and morals of our children. He also explains the difference between Christian fantasy such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and books like the Harry Potter series. A whole show with Michael is devoted to discussing Harry Potter, and I discuss the dangers of Twilight with Johnnette and Fr. Ed on another episode. This is a must-see week of shows! Women of Grace airs at 11:00 a.m. EST and encore at 11:30 p.m. EST.

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Catholic Students Used as Props to Support Controversial UN Treaty

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

A controversy has erupted over the use of Catholic school students as props during a hearing conducted by state legislators in Providence, Rhode Island on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that is not backed by the Vatican.

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Cohabiting Catholic Couples are in "Great Spiritual Danger" Warns Santa Fe Archbishop

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Most Rev. Michael Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has issued a pastoral letter in which he addressing the problem of Catholics who cohabit, saying they are living in a state of mortal sin and should not receive the sacraments until they make their union acceptable to Jesus Christ.

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Family Planning Official Stabs Man to Death in China

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In a tragic example of why members of Congress should keep the pro-life amendments in the budget proposals being debated on the Hill, a family planning raid on a man's home in Linyi City, Shandong Province in China resulted in a government official stabbing a man to death for defending his family.

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Faith and Family Making a Comeback in Russia

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist After 70 years of state enforced atheism, Russian schools will soon be teaching religion again, crucifixes may once again be hung on the walls of schools and offices, and a building once used for programs aimed at demolishing the family will soon host an important summit addressing the demographic crisis in that country.

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