By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a letter signed by 71 lawmakers, Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being asked to provide information about the extent to which federal tax dollars are being used to fund "telemed abortions", which involves the distribution of the dangerous abortion pill, RU 486, via an internet interview with a physician rather than the required in-person care.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz is planning to host a show today which will feature Paul McKenna, a popular UK self-help hypnotherapist who is planning "to hypnotize America" in an effort to cure "emotional eaters."
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"Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy."
St. Isidore of Seville
For Reflection:
How have I experienced the benefit of Confession as a source of healing? Justification? Release from sin? To what extent does this encourage me to make more frequent use of this sacrament?
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"Have you sinned? Go into the church and wipe out your sin. As often as you might fall down in the marketplace, you pick yourself up again. So too, as often as you sin, repent your sin. Do not despair."
St. John Chrysostom
For Reflection:
These words remind us that growth in holiness requires perseverance and hope. How does the Sacrament of Penance offer both of these virtues?
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"You who are baptized: Conquer the darkness by the light of your candles, and the silence by your hosannas!"
St. Ephraem the Syrian
For Reflection:
This quote reminds me that my baptism is meant to be a sign to the world. In what specific way(s) can I be a light in the darkness and proclaim the glory of God in the midst of my daily duties?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the wake of a scandal surrounding the cover up of child sex trafficking in a New Jersey Planned Parenthood, Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill yesterday that would have restored millions of taxpayer dollars to the abortion giant.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The landlord of a business park in Wichita, Kansas is suing an abortionist to prevent her from using their office space to perform abortions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The usual demand by proponents of same-sex marriage for "equality" fell flat last week as the French Constitutional Council, the county's equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that there is nothing unequal about upholding the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Virginia's attorney general announced yesterday that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the legal challenge to the individual mandate now rather than wait for what could be a lengthy and costly appeals court review.
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"Baptism is ransom, forgiveness of debts, death of sin, regeneration of the soul, a resplendent garment, an unbreakable seal, a chariot to heaven, a royal protector, a gift of adoption."
St. Basil the Great
For Reflection:
How blest am I to have been baptized! Which parts of St. Basil's quote speak most profoundly to my soul? For which am I most grateful?
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