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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Judgment Day is on its way and according to one courageous U.S. bishop, that day may very well be November 4, 2008.

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I don't know about you, but I am concerned about the upcoming elections. Opportunity seems to be staring us in the face -- a real chance to move forward to restore a culture of life -- but yet many Catholics just don't seem to get it. And this gets me frustrated -- but not discouraged! God is in control, and He does have a plan. But that plan involves you and me. We have got to do our part.

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By Susan Brinkmann Staff Writer A new documentary based on the book by Pope John Paul II’s long-time personal secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, reveals much about the late pontiff’s life, including the time he was stabbed by a knife-wielding priest during a trip to Fatima.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Women seeking priestly ordination to the priesthood used the occasion of the meeting of the worldwide Synod of Bishops in Rome to bring attention to their cause by marching on the Vatican.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   According to a new poll comparing Catholic voters to the wider electorate, there isn’t much difference between the two when it comes to moral issues such as abortion and same sex marriage.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer While the pundits are busy debating who won the third and final presidential debate held last night at Hofstra University, experts are busy checking their statements and say both candidates were guilty of fudging the facts.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   A controversy is raging over a San Francisco charter school’s decision to take a busload of first graders to their lesbian teachers “wedding.” At a time when voters are locked in a fierce battle over whether or not to permit same-sex marriage in the state, some say the offbeat field trip may be enough to sway voters away from the idea.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A Texas woman received a threatening visit by the Secret Service after receiving an unsolicited phone call from an Obama campaign worker who didn’t like her reasons for refusing to support the Senator from Illinois.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux will take place on Mission Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Basilica of St. Therese in Lisieux, France.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, has quietly paid out at least $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who suffered blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, and even death after using the patch.

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