Religious freedom was upheld yesterday in a federal court when justices threw out a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) aimed at forcing a Catholic hospital system to commit abortions regardless of their religious objections.
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A decision by the University of Notre Dame to grant a prestigious award to pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden is being met with increasing scorn by bishops, students, alumni and now faculty.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Even though some of the passages in the Pope’s new exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), are somewhat unclear and area already being distorted by the mainstream media, Catholics should read the document for themselves with the understanding that no Church teaching has been changed.
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A five year old Ohio girl suffering from a rare condition that will gradually render her blind and deaf melted the hearts of all during Wednesday’s general audience in Rome, including Pope Francis who lovingly blessed the child’s eyes and promised to pray for her.
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During a recent visit to Dallas, PA to speak about authentic femininity, I shared my evolution from a birth control pill-popping feminist to a woman who no longer needed to play the part of an "object" for men's pleasure. After the talk, Jessica Nickel, a 32 year old wife and mother of a toddler shared her own story about how the pill is too often prescribed for women as a panacea rather than what it is - a problem.
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A new national grassroots movement known as the #GodsNotDead2Us campaign is calling upon the faithful to demand that corporations who espouse “diversity” treat Christians equally in the workplace.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Paypal’s hypocrisy is on full display this week after the company made a big show out of abandoning plans to open a new global operations center in North Carolina after the legislature passed a bill they claim discriminates against the LGBT community – but the company had no reservations about opening an office in Malaysia where homosexuals are routinely punished.
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris, one of Planned Parenthood’s staunchest supporters, has obtained a warrant to search and seize David Daleiden's property in retaliation against his investigation into Planned Parenthood's trade in fetal body parts.
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A resolution passed by unanimous vote in the Alabama state legislature yesterday honors the legacy of Mother Angelica who founded the largest religious media network in the world in Irondale, Alabama 35 years ago.
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A woman who was paralyzed from the waist down after shielding her two young boys from a tornado says that she has no regrets and would do it all again if necessary.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS