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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A mother and her seven year-old daughter have disappeared after a Vermont judge granted full custody to the mother’s former lesbian partner. Read More …

A psychic who told clients she was carrying out "God's Work" has been arrested for allegedly conning more than $800,000 from a woman who thought her family was possessed. Read More …

Women of Grace®, one of the nation’s largest Catholic women’s apostolates, is pleased to announce the addition of Monica Miller, Ph.D. and Anthony Nicolli to its board of directors. Read More …

A Christian cake designer from Bakersfield, California was awarded a major First Amendment victory when a Superior Court decided she had the right to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding because it violated her sincerely held religious beliefs. Read More …

It was only after receiving a report on the depraved background of a pro-abortion and pro-gay rights performing artist that Villanova University, a Roman Catholic university, decided to cancel his invitation to lead workshops for students. Read More …

A mother and daughter psychic team, who called themselves “white squaw Cherokee Indian” spiritual healers, have been jailed after bilking two clients out of more than a million dollars. Read More …

SA writes: "I am in a dilemma...I have spoken personally to my Parish Priest about my concerns about [Christian] Yoga taking place now 3 times a week in our community hall. Some parishioners attend the yoga sessions. I have prayed for about 3 years to see yoga removed, to no avail... I personally know the dangers of Yoga, having practiced it for about 3 years, but have renounced and confessed my taking part in yoga. Nobody seems to be bothered... Can you please give me some guidance, I do not know what to do now..." Read More …

Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Throughout history many poets have found the angels to be a topic of great inspiration and insight. My final post in this short study on the angels features just such a poem. It is written by J. Corson Miller, an American poet who was born in 1883. The time of his death is unknown. However, we do know that J. Corson Miller was a devout Catholic of whom one critic wrote, "Imagination, passion, facility of musical and expressive word and phrase, lyrical tone -- these natural endowments are augmented by education, vision and Catholic faith." Interestingly and not without note, Miller pledged his life to Our Lady and promised to be her "consecrated knight in deed and song." Many of his poems were written about her and to her.  As you read Miller's poem, Hymn to the Guardian Angel, look for his profoundly Catholic worldview, his knowledge of the faith, and the imagination and passion he employs to communicate it. Read More …

SA writes: "I am in a dilemma...I have spoken personally to my Parish Priest about my concerns about [Christian] Yoga taking place now 3 times a week in our community hall. Some parishioners attend the yoga sessions. I have prayed for about 3 years to see yoga removed, to no avail... I personally know the dangers of Yoga, having practised it for about 3 years, but have renounced and confessed my taking part in yoga. Nobody seems to be bothered... Can you please give me some guidance, I do not know what to do now..." Read More …

A couple posing as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene have set up a camp in Queensland, Australia and are attracting dozens of followers from around the country. Read More …