By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Catholic church in North East, Maryland was desecrated last weekend when thieves broke into the building and stole the tabernacle.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Sports Anchor Sues After Being Fired for Tweeting Support for Traditional Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Toronto sports announcer who was terminated from his job after tweeting his support for traditional marriage is now suing his former employer for violating his right to freedom of speech and religion.
Obedience
“God knows better. We men have little understanding of how his fatherly and gentle care leads us towards Him.”
A. del Portillo
For Reflection:
How does faith help us to see the omniscient plan of God operative in the midst of every circumstance?
New Age “Sweat Lodge” Guru Convicted on Three Counts of Murder
An Arizona jury convicted James Arthur Ray of three counts of negligent homicide in the 2009 deaths of three people who died while participating in a New Age sweat lodge ceremony.
Census: Majority of Babies Born in U.S. Are Minorities
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Preliminary census estimates are showing that for the first time ever, the majority of babies born in the U.S. are minorities, a statistic that foreshadows a changing U.S. demographic from older, white Americans to a young generation that is predominantly comprised of minorities.
Al Gore Recycles the Same Old Population Control Myths
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While speaking at a conference in New York City earlier this week, former Vice President Al Gore used updated language to rephrase the same old discredited notion that cutting down on the number of people in the world will somehow curtail pollution.
Kansas May Soon Become First Abortion-Free State
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The only three abortion clinics in the state of Kansas have been notified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that they will be told by July 1, 2011, whether they will be granted licenses to perform abortions under a new law that will impose safety regulations the clinics may not be able to satisfy.
Obedience
Obedience
“God’s will is the compass-needle which at every moment accurately points the way that takes us to Him. At the same time, this course is the path to our own happiness.”
Francis Fernandez
For Reflection:
What is the relationship between following the will of God and our own happiness? Today, I will look for the “compass- needle” of God’s will and follow it with joy and hope.
TRX Suspension Training Makes Yoga Look Like Toddler’s Play
RM writes: “Have your heard of TRX Training? It appears to be fine in that it apparently started with Navy seals. However, I was wondering if you had a better understanding of it’s inspirations, influences, and anything else important. If this training is okay, then the question becomes is it ok to be supporting a pilates studio by taking just TRX training there. (I saw your comment on tending to think it’s fine to belong to a gym – like a YMCA – and not participate in the questionable classes. However, is it likewise ok to take classes at a pilates studio – not a general gym – that offers TRX training? FYI it does not offer yoga.)”
Iraqi “Mother Theresa” to Head New Religious Order
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley has asked an Iraqi woman known as the “Mother Theresa” of Iraq, to start a new order, the Daughters of Mary, Our Lady of Nazareth.
