By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Late yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Navy responded to pressure from dozens of House members by abruptly suspending implementation of a decision that would have allowed chaplains to perform same-sex unions when the Pentagon approves the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy later this year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Citizens will soon be able to receive critical alerts about terrorist threats on their cell phones as a new national alert system called "Personal Localized Alerting Network" (PLAN) officially kicked off yesterday in New York City and Washington DC.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A federal appeals court panel consisting of three Democratically appointed judges heard arguments yesterday for and against ObamaCare, with court watchers saying the judges all appeared to favor the government's position.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Christian leaders in Egypt are calling on the international community for help after a group of Islamist extremists killed twelve and wounded hundreds during a 14-hour assault on Christian churches in Cairo on Saturday evening.
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"Far be it that anyone should try to defraud Mary of her privileges of divine grace and of her special glory. For by a certain singular favor of our Lord and God, and of her Son, she must be confessed to be the most true and most blessed Mother of God."
St. Vincent of Lerins
For Reflection:
Read Paragraphs 508-511 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. What are the "privileges of divine grace" and the "special glory" of Mary as outlined in them?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Socialist mayor of Reims, France, refused to allow the Our Father to be sung during a celebration marking the 800th anniversary of Reims Cathedral.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study of homosexual men in California has found that this population is twice as likely to report a cancer diagnosis that heterosexual men.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With the end of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, which prohibited homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces, the Office of the Chief of Navy Chaplains has sent out instructions that will allow chaplains to perform same-sex marriages in states where it is legal.
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"A Virgin conceived, a Virgin bore, and a Virgin she remains."
St. Peter Chrysologus
For Reflection:
Read Paragraphs 499-501 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. What do these paragraphs teach about Mary's perpetual virginity, the reference to brothers and sisters of Jesus in Sacred Scripture, and Mary's spiritual motherhood?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two girl scouts have started a new blog in which they give detailed information about the not-so-wholesome relationship between the Girls Scouts of America (GSA) and Planned Parenthood, radical feminists and communists.
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