by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a startling example of secularism running amuck, a new software program called GodBlock promises parents and educators to protect their children from online "religious propaganda."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report published in a prestigious medical journal is confirming that abortion is associated with an increased risk of premature birth in subsequent pregnancies.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
New York City's Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan told the press on Wednesday that he would be glad to help mediate a compromise between supporters and opponents of an Islamic center and mosque that is planned for a site only blocks from ground zero.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A young parish priest in Texas is making national headlines after writing an article for his local newspaper that defends Church teaching on same-sex marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the same agency in charge of enacting ObamaCare, is not allowing behavioral scientists to view the data in a study that found the majority of parents and adolescents think sex belongs in marriage.
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The Catholic News Agency (CNA) is reporting that during his homily on the Feast of the Assumption, Bishop Munilla of San Sebastian, Spain, said the dogma of the Assumption is "an antidote to beliefs in reincarnation" because it reminds us that death produces the separation of body and soul, but at the same time underscores that "faith in our resurrection at the end of time is the greatest characteristic of Christian hope."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The latest survey of the nation's public schools has found that more 5.7 million American youth are now attending schools that are considered to be drug and gang dominated.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new poll by the Pew Research Center has found that after nearly two years in office, the majority of Americans are more confused than ever about what religion President Barack Obama is following.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
"Eat Pray Love", the new movie featuring a soul-searching Julia Roberts, is not something faithful Catholics will find inspiring, says the U.S. Bishops news service, and might explain why the star decided to become Hindu after making the film.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During his homily on the Feast of the Assumption, Bishop Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastian, Spain, called this dogma "an antidote to beliefs in reincarnation."
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