By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Only days before the Vatican officially unveils its own YouTube channel, a Gregorian University professor is extolling the many benefits of social networking sites while also warning of the potential for misuse.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of his pro-abortion position and publicly displayed ignorance of Catholicism, Vice President Joe Biden was applauded at Mass on Sunday just after receiving communion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Move over Harry Potter. There’s a new occult thriller in town and teens and ‘tweens can’t get enough of it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram welcoming Barack Obama as the new President of the United States and assuring him of his prayers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Young people watching Black Entertainment Television (BET) in the city of Chicago on the day of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration are likely to hear an unexpected message – Abortion is the enemy of hope.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Move over Harry Potter. There’s a new occult thriller in town and teens and ‘tweens can’t get enough of it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
At least 40 members of an al-Qaeda training camp in North Africa have died from an outbreak of bubonic plague in their camp.
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Commentary By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
It must have been one of those “God-incidences.” Yesterday’s invocation by openly homosexual Episcopal bishop Gene V. Robinson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which began with “O God of our many understandings,” wasn’t heard by too many people. A malfunctioning microphone and HBO's decision not to include the prayer in their coverage resulted in Robinson's message being largely unheard.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though parenting a teenage boy is legendary for its difficulty, Legionary of Christ and spiritual director Father Michael Sliney has identified seven things parents can do to have a better relationship with their adolescent son.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In his video address to participants at the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, Pope Benedict XVI said families must become “a living Gospel which everyone may read” and called upon Christians everywhere to work for “adequate cultural, juridical, economic, social and health protection for families,” and support for freedom of choice in the schooling of their children.
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