"Spring Spheres," Phony Crucifixion Nails and other Easter "Crazies"
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The holiest holiday of the year for Christians has a way of bringing out the "crazies," says Catholic League president Bill Donohue.
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Satanic Desecration at Georgia Catholic Church on Easter Sunday
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
When parishioners of St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell, Georgia arrived for Mass on Easter Sunday morning, they discovered grotesque Satanic and obscene symbols spray painted on a new statue of Jesus Christ that had just been gifted to the parish.
President Marks Ramadan and Earth Day, But Not Easter
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Barack Obama is facing criticism over his failure to issue the traditional Easter proclamation this year even though he was careful to release several statements in the past year marking Muslim holidays and Earth Day.
Hate-Crime Trend Continues Against California Catholic Churches
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A suspicious fire that destroyed a Catholic Church in California last weekend became the latest on a growing list of hate-crimes committed against the Church in that state in recent years.
Former Muslim, Abortion Clinic Administrator Among Thousands to Join Church at Easter
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A young adult raised in communist Cuba, an African woman who grew up as a Muslim, a marine being deployed in June, and a former abortion clinic administrator, along with tens of thousands others around the country, are joining the Catholic Church in the United States at Easter.
Blasphemous "Art" Destroyed in France
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Police in southern France are looking for the persons responsible for destroying a photograph of a crucifix submerged in urine that was on display in a museum in Avignon.
SNAP Psychiatrist Sentenced for Child Porn Possession
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Dr. Steve Taylor, a Louisiana psychiatrist who has worked with the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and tried to convince the Louisiana legislature to allow the confessional seal to broken in sex abuse cases, has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Faithful Catholic Educators Are Fed Up With the NCEA
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A leading Catholic educator expressed exasperation with the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) for its willingness to feature high-profile, left-wing speakers at its national convention. On the heels of last year's keynote speaker, pro-abortion media icon Garrison Keillor, the NCEA has invited controversial Sr. Helen Prejean to serve in the same capacity this year.
Crowd Cheers as Teen Stabs Himself To Death On-Stage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A troubled teen performing at an open mic night in an Oregon club stabbed himself to death in front of a cheering audience who thought it was an act.
Is Tweeting Bad for the Brain?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) released a study last week that found evidence that the constant distraction of smart phones and social networks like Twitter can hinder long-term memory and mental performance.
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