By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Chinese Leader, Hu Jintao, who was refused a formal state dinner by President George W. Bush in 2006 because of the communist nation's human rights record, will receive the country's highest honors when the Obama's play host to a four-day state visit beginning tomorrow.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After decades of his own involvement, Father Bill Kneemiller, a Catholic priest and former teacher of transcendental meditation, is issuing a strong warning to the faithful about the dangers of dabbling in Eastern meditation techniques.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Now that that finger-pointing and politics of the Tucson shooting have been laid aside, the Congressional Mental Health Caucus is calling on Congress to study the real problem - the state of mental healthcare in the United States.
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"Just as a woman's body is designed for mothering and nourishing, so a woman's soul and mind will be drawn to work demanding spiritual maternity, even if she never bears a child."
Anne Roche Muggeridge
For Reflection:
To what is my soul and mind drawn and how does it reflect my natural feminine instinct of spiritual maternity? To whom can I be spiritual mother today?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The pro-abortion group, NARAL Pro-Choice America, has released its annual report card which grades the states on their recognition of abortion rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though the odds remained stacked against them, a new study has found that more and more premature babies who are born weighing little more than a large potato are managing to survive.
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Anyone who has ever read Dr. Mehmet Oz's books can tell you they are packed with very useful medical information - along with endorsements of New Age energy medicine, yoga and tai chi. As a matter of fact, this is why I stopped buying his books - because I'm interested in his medical knowledge, not his religion, and unfortunately, I can't seem to get one without the other.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of the fact that Christianity is Europe's majority religion, the European Union has published its new student's reference calendar with major Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Chinese holidays included, but have omitted all Christian feasts, even Christmas and Easter.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Young girls who attempt to flee the anti-Christian violence in India's state of Orissa are being picked up by human traffickers and sold into sexual slavery.
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Feast of St. Anthony, Abbot
(250 - 356)
"Indeed, he was so attentive when Scripture was read that nothing escaped him and because he retained all he heard, his memory served him in place of books."
St. Athanasius about St. Anthony
For Reflection:
How attentive am I when I hear Sacred Scripture being read? Could I pass a pop quiz on the passage as soon as it is read? How about 24 hours later? What one way can I seek to be more attentive?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of the fact that Christianity is Europe's majority religion, the European Union has published its new student's reference calendar with major Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Chinese holidays included, but have omitted all Christian feasts, even Christmas and Easter.
