“No one could ever say more truly than Mary:
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIn an effort to update an “outdated and obsolete view of marriage,” Italian lawmakers have proposed a new law that will no longer require married couples to pledge fidelity to each other.
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that virginal teens rate consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors than their sexually active peers.
We recently had a reader who asked for an opinion on The Twelve Gifts of Birth and other works by Charlene Costanzo.
"…Mary acquired a very special relation with God.
The little known feast of Our Lady of Expectation occurs on December 18, a week before Christmas and a time the Church refers to as "the Week of Expectation." It originated in Spain at the Tenth Council of Toledo (AD 656) and was granted to the faithful who felt that because the Annunciation always falls during Lent, there is insufficient time given to celebrate the exalted state of Our Lady's divine maternity. The Feast of Our Lady of Expectation arose as a substitute and came to be known as a "mini-Annunciation."
"The God who made all things gave Himself form
He might be born, and see the stars
Residents of the Munster region in western Germany are distressed over a rash of vandalism in the area that has left dozens of Christian statues defaced or smashed.
A major study of multiple “sexual and reproductive health” educational programs in several countries has found no evidence that the programs reduce sexually transmitted infections, teen pregnancy, or HIV rates.
