By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Chances of repealing the controversial ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military any time soon have all but evaporated after a Senate vote on the measure fell short by three votes.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new poll has found that more than half of all Americans believe they're worse off now than when President Obama first took office, with another two-thirds saying the country is headed in the wrong direction.
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RH writes:
"In the radio show last Friday a caller asked about acupressure for allergies, and I found a way to reduce the "acting up" of my allergies by following the "Daniel's Diet in the book Daniel 1:8-17. I ate only veggies for 3 weeks and then fruits and veggies for 5 weeks, as a result I have lost 33 pounds, reduced my blood glucose and cholesterol. My mom who did this diet twice already has also seen big improvements in her health. I hope he listens to you in the next live program so you can give him this Diet."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life said he does not expect the results of the ongoing Visitation of U.S. women's religious communities to cause any dramatic changes in the life of U.S. women religious.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Dozens of unions are now on a growing list of more than 222 businesses that have been granted waivers by the Obama Administration from a provision in the new healthcare reform plan that would phase out existing coverage limits on their medical plans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Fans of C. S. Lewis' classic tale, the
Chronicles of Narnia, are furious after actor Liam Neeson claimed the tale's hero, the lion Aslan, who is a symbol of Christ, can also symbolize other religious leaders such as Mohammed and Buddha.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After a two year investigation by some of the world's top Marian theologians, Bishop David L. Ricken of the diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin has approved Marian apparitions seen by Adele Brise in 1859.
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TA writes:
"Please help me to understand more on Q-link from Clarus company."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Vatican investigation has declared Passionist Father Ignatius Spencer, the great, great, great uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales, to have lived a life of heroic virtue, thus paving the way for his eventual canonization.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though many believe he should be tried for treason, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is currently in British custody for crimes allegedly committed in a lifestyle of one-night-stands and reckless promiscuity.
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