Lawmakers Suspect “Politicization” of ObamaCare Waivers

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Lawmakers are calling for a congressional investigation of the granting of waivers by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to companies who do not want to comply with ObamaCare’s ban on annual coverage limits, some of which were unions who contributed heavily to Obama’s election campaign.

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Coptic Priest: Egyptian Crisis Is Not About Religion but Christians Still Threatened

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Less than a month after Muslim extremists killed dozens of Christians in a New Year’s Day attack, a Coptic priest says Christians and Muslims are marching together in the new national uprising in Egypt, but no matter who gains control of the tottering government, the future still looks bleak for followers of Christ.

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Maryland Judge Deals Serious Blow to Anti-Pregnancy Center Movement

y Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

A U.S. District Judge in Maryland delivered a major defeat to national efforts by pro-abortion forces to curtail the work of pregnancy centers when he ruled that Baltimore’s newly passed law requiring pregnancy centers to post signs with language mandated by the government is unconstitutional.

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January Gracelines

Feast of St. John Bosco, Priest
(1815 – 1888)
On the Disciplining of Boys:
“There must be no hostility in our minds, no contempt in our eyes, no insult on our lips. We must use mercy for the present and have hope fo rthe future, as is fitting for true fahters who are eager for real correction and improvement.”
St. John Bosco

For Reflection:
How can I apply this advice in my dealings with children – mine or those entrusted to me? How does this advice apply to my interactions with all people? What relationship does this have to St. Paul’s instruction from yesterday’s Grace Line?

January Gracelines

“My brothers, your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise. Then will the God of peace be with you.”
Philippiams 4:8,9
For Reflection:
Based on this passage from Scripture, what is the relationship with my thoughts and my level of peace? Change one, change the other. Hmmmm.

PA Couple Could be First Individuals to Challenge ObamaCare Mandate

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

A federal judge has ruled that a couple from Central Pennsylvania have sufficient standing to challenge the controversial individual healthcare mandate in ObamaCare, making them the first individuals in the U.S. to be able to do so.

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