This article, which I posted on our Breaking News site today, confirms what we have known all along – yoga is Hinduism and 
anything who says otherwise is just plain wrong. Read the rest…
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Secret Documents about the Vatican Part of WikiLeaks Cache
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an interview with The Telegraph of London, Wikileaks journalist James Ball said secret documents referring to the Vatican will be released within the next few weeks. Read the rest…
Doctors Confirm Cure of Leukemia with Cord Blood Stem Cells
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Doctors in Berlin are confirming that they have cured a four year-old girl of leukemia with an infusion of stem cells from her own umbilical cord blood.
New Report Highlights Benefits of Adoption
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a new paper released today by the Family Research Council’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute, Dr. Patrick Fagan demonstrates that adoption improves children’s lives significantly.
Hindu’s Launch “Take Back Yoga” Campaign
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Frustrated with the American practice of yoga and its distorted view of the Hinduism upon which it is based, the influential Hindu American Foundation has launched a campaign to “Take Back Yoga” by reminding people that yoga is indeed part of the Hindu religion.
Child Sex Abuse in Public Schools Dwarfs Problem in Catholic Institutions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An editorial page editor for Colorado’s Gazette says the media’s focus on sex abuse within the Catholic Church has left little space for reporting about institutions where the problem is far worse – such as public schools.
Abortion Doulas
Last winter I posted a blog about doulas, women who provide non-medical assistance to a mother during and after childbirth. I found no evidence that doulas were connected with the New Age; however, I just came across an article announcing a new “branch” of doula service being offered to women who have chosen to abort their babies.
Repeal of ObamaCare Gaining Momentum
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The push to repeal the vastly unpopular health care reform law gained considerable momentum last week when an Ohio suit challenging the law was permitted to go forward, and five newly elected Governors announced that they also plan to fight the law in court.
Christmas is Winning the Culture War
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After many years of enduring innocuous labels for Christmas such as “happy holidays” and “season’s greetings,” it appears that politically correct retailers are finally getting the message and are returning “Merry Christmas” to their ads and store displays in record numbers.
Pope Leads Worldwide Vigil for Nascent Human Life
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Along with the worldwide Church, Pope Benedict XVI conducted a vigil for “nascent human life” in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening in which he reminded the faithful that embryos are not just biological material but dynamic, autonomous individuals.
