By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In the search for an indication of where she might stand on the abortion and homosexual marriage issue, Sonia Sotomayor, the woman named as a possible replacement for retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is being described as a “cultural” Catholic who rarely attends Mass and does not belong to a parish.
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Recently, I received an email from a person suffering from depression. She wrote this:
I am on medicine for depression and anxiety. I finally got to know Jesus [but] I still feel left out of the spiritual world. I love being charitable and doing for others…but feel at a dead end. I read somewhere that depressed people lead a life of low spirituality. Is this correct?
Following is my reply to this dear woman:
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A day after the murder of one of the nation’s best known abortionists, Dr. George Tiller, the pro-life community is expressing their outrage as well as their concern that the doctor’s killing will cause the entire anti-abortion movement to be labeled as “extremist” in the public eye.
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I am pleased to announce a brand new service offered through Women of Grace® and Living His Life Abundantly® called
Grace Alerts. We are committed to bringing you important and relevant information that can help you live your faith in our day and time, and these "alerts" will help to do just that.
Grace Alerts will inform you of video presentations available to view free of charge on our website.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The ink had barely dried on the California Supreme Court decision to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage when two of the nation’s top constitutional lawyers filed an appeal in federal court to stop the state from enforcing the ban. However, supporters of same-sex marriage fear the latest legal move is premature and could hurt rather than help their cause in the long run.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As Congress prepares for the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, her mysterious stance on abortion has become a worry to pro-abortion forces and a hope for pro-lifers.
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I have come to believe that God is always about the business of revealing His will to us. He is always speaking to us. All we need do is have ears to hear. Today, He spoke through our radio broadcast.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In another attempt to nominate a suitable Ambassador to the Holy See after several of his choices have been turned down, President Barack Obama has named a 45 year old Liberation theologian to become the United State's Ambassador to the Holy See.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Last month, when Pope Benedict XVI told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that Mary took part in her Son’s sacrifice “thus cooperating in the mystery of redemption and becoming mother of all believers," it touched off a new wave of speculation about whether or not he will declare a fifth Marian dogma naming Mary as Co-Redemptrix.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Governor of New Hampshire has stated publicly that he will only sign a new law allowing same-sex marriage in his state if the bill contains an amendment providing protection to churches whose teachings oppose to gay unions. However, the state’s House of Representatives narrowly rejected these changes on Wednesday, causing the bill to stall.
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