The brave young mother of conjoined twins who refused to accept her doctor's advice to abort the children, has given birth to two girls who she named Faith and Hope.
Mother of Conjoined Twins Gives Birth
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
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Parents Beware! Banned Books Week Coming to Public Schools Sept. 24 - Oct. 1
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an effort to fight what they call "censorship," the American Library Association (ALA) is once again sponsoring a Banned Books Week for school students during which time children will be provided with books that have been banned from library shelves because of inappropriate content.
Pope Sends Condolences on Sept. 11 Anniversary
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a letter to New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan marking the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Pope Benedict XVI condemned the violence of that day, saying that the tragedy was compounded by the perpetrators' claim to be acting in God's name.
PBS Caught Doctoring Gaffe in Obama Speech
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Biased press coverage isn't just leaning to the right or the left. In the case of the uber-liberal Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), it means actually doctoring the words spoken by Barack Obama to correct his mistakes.
US Bishops Urge Faithful to Mark 9/11 Anniversary Peacefully
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Catholic bishops are calling on their fellow Americans to see the tenth anniversary of 9/11 as a time to remember the sacrifices, to face today’s challenges together, and to renew our nation and world.
Former Employee Describes Macabre Humor Inside an Abortion Clinic
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the five years that she worked at an abortion clinic, Jewels Green became accustomed to working around freezers full of dismembered fetuses, finding tiny body parts in sinks and looking at dead babies in the lab refrigerator.
9/11 Ten Years Later: God's Presence in the Face of Evil
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As our nation approaches the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, people who were on the ground during that fateful day, ministering to the injured and the dying, are recounting what they saw and felt during the deadliest attack on the U.S. since Pearl Harbor.
Violence During Pregnancy Linked to Low Birth Weight
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new analysis by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight.
Canadian Radio Station Hosts "Win a Baby" Contest
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A radio station in Canada is sparking controversy with a new contest offering someone $35,000 worth of fertility treatments.
Media Ignores Largest Ever Study Linking Abortion to Mental Illness
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Just days after two major studies found unacceptably high levels of mental illness in the U.S. and Europe, the media have all but ignored a major study published in a prestigious British medical journal which found that abortion is associated with mental health problems.
