By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The same humanist group that peppered the Washington DC transit system with signs reading "Why Believe in a God? Just be Good for Goodness' Sake” last Christmas is back with a new and larger campaign aimed at the growing percentage of people who claim no religious affiliation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Researchers have found that loneliness spreads among friends and family as easily as a cold or the flu.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Nick Baines, the Anglican bishop of Croydon in England, says traditional Christmas carols are embarrassing because they twist the birth of Jesus into a fairytale.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI was said to have become “visibly upset” on Friday when presented with the details of a report documenting clerical sex abuse in Ireland that occurred from 1975 to 2004.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishops in the state of New Jersey are instructing their priests to read or distribute a letter this weekend asking Catholics to pray that lawmakers will not allow same-sex marriage to become law in their state. The measure is aimed at countering a move by lawmakers in the state to rush through a bill permitting gay marriage before Governor-elect Chris Christie, who opposes the measures, takes office.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
This year’s World Day Against AIDS, organized by UNAIDS and celebrated today, is calling everyone, especially those directly involved in the fight against AIDS, to renew their commitment to prevent this incurable disease which is currently infecting more than 40 million people globally.
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Well, I can't believe it has been this long since I have posted a blog. A big
mea culpa to all of you!
I must admit that the last part of October and all of November was a whirlwind of activity, travel, and production. That is my excuse and I hope you accept it.
As an olive branch, however, Iwould like to offer you a snapshot of what has been happening in our apostolate as well as in my personal life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has ordered all scientists and federal agencies involved in manipulating data to prove their theories of man-made global warming to “retain [related] documents” pending an investigation.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has announced that Mary Ward, a British nun and vocal proponent of women’s rights, who founded the Institute of Mary sisters in the 17th century, will be declared “Venerable.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In his homily at Vespers in the Vatican Basilica last evening, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the faithful to use the season of Advent to slow down, live more in the present moment and experience the presence of God in the everyday events of our lives.
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