In a huge victory for religious freedom, former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired for writing a men’s devotional book containing biblical views of marriage, received $1.2 million from the city after a court found that it had violated his constitutional rights.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A feminist organization based in Melbourne, Australia is coming under fire for insisting that because “all genders can fall pregnant” nowadays, the term “pregnant woman” should be stricken from the world’s vocabulary.
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October 18
“The proficient who would thus live a little better each day by the spirit of the Rosary, would reach the contemplation of the mystery of Christ, a certain penetrating understanding of the life of the mystical body, or of the Church militant, suffering, and triumphant. Under the continual direction of Jesus and of Mary Mediatrix, he would enter increasingly into the mystery of the communion of saints.”
-Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
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French President Emmanuel Macron stepped into a virtual hornet’s nest when he made a statement insinuating that more education prevents women from having too many babies. As a result, educated women from all over the world are proving him wrong.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In keeping with their usual tactic of using scare tactics and hyperbole to manipulate women, Planned Parenthood is unveiling its plan for how to provide abortion to women should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
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October 17
“[The Rosary’s] form is that of a prayerful and contemplative presentation, capable of forming Christians according to the heart of Christ.”
-St. John Paul II
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In spite of innumerable hurdles, “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” a movie that reveals the dark underbelly of the abortion business, broke into the top 10 on its opening weekend at the box office.
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October 16
“Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina or the Rosary. This form of prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2708
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National outrage is growing over the decision of a school in Decatur, Georgia to do nothing about the case of a five-year-old girl who was sexually abused in the school bathroom shortly the implementation of a new policy allowing students to use private facilities that correspond with their perceived gender.
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October 15
"In this distress, - for then I had never had a single vision, - these Thy words alone were enough to remove it, and give me perfect peace: 'Be not afraid, my daughter: it is I; and I will not abandon thee. Fear not.'"
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