Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The White House once again breached its promise of transparency when it refused to allow The Boston Herald full coverage of President Obama’s fund-raiser yesterday because it objected to what the paper chooses to put on its front page.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journallist
A long-awaited report on the underlying causes of the sexual abuse of minors by priests found the chief culprit to be the stress of the social and sexual turmoil of the 1960’s and 70’s coupled with inadequate preparation and monitoring of priests that led to the outbreak of abuse that took place primarily during the 1960’s and 70’s.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Benigno Aquino III says he will not withdraw his support for a controversial reproductive health bill that is making its way through the Filipino Congress, even if that means he will be excommunicated from the Church.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up a vote today on the appointment of a judge to the liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco whose record is so radical that 42 of California’s 58 county district attorneys sent a letter to the Senate warning them not to make this man a lifetime member of the federal bench.
“It is said that the Holy Spirit dwells in the souls of the just. If this is so, then he must dwell in the most perfect manner possible in the soul of the Immaculate. Our Most Holy Mother is totally suffused with the divine.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe
For Reflection:
What do you think St. Maximilian Kolbe means when he says Mary “is totally suffused with the divine?” What knew depth of understanding does this bring to your perspective of Our Blessed Lady?
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.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro-abortion feminists are expsoing the weakness of their arguments by reacting harshly to a new website launched by two teens from Texas in which they prove the Girls Scouts have been taken over by pro-abortion feminists who are bent on indoctrinating young girls into their radical agenda.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a recent interview with the Catholic News Agency (CNA), famed Rome exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says the devil has admitted to him who he fears most – Jesus Christ, Mary, and Blessed John Paul II.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Comments made by emminent theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking that heaven is a “fairy story for people afraid of the dark” is drawing widespread criticism from scientists, theologians, and the faithful alike.
“She is a breath of divine power, a most pure effusion of the Most High; hence nothing sullied can ever contaminate her. She is a reflection of the eternal light, a spotless mirror of God’s activity, an image of his excellence. She is indeed more beautiful than the sun, surpasses all the constellations, and compared to light itself, she is more brilliant.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe on the Blessed Virgin
For Reflection:
How is Mary “a breath of divine power?” “A most pure effusion of the Most High?” Which of the other descriptions of Mary most touch my heart? Why?
