February 21
“Everywhere the need exists for maternal sympathy and help… but in accordance with the model of the Mother of Mercy, it must have its root in universal divine love for all who are there, belabored and burdened.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
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Is Children's Levitation Game of the Occult?
SM asks: "Now that I'm beginning to learn more about the New Age and the occult, I've become concerned about a children's game we used to play at sleepovers where we used to levitate one another by using just one or two fingers on each hand. The person would lay on the floor and we'd encircle them, everyone with one or two fingers slipped under their body. We'd say some kind of chant and then, on the count of three, lift them into the air. Are you familiar with this game and were we inadvertently consorting with occult powers when performing this trick?"
The dreams of your heart
February 20
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
-Jeremiah 29:11
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Profaned by Trans Activists
Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Steven Kelley, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)After deliberately hiding their true intentions, transgender advocates were able to secure St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York for a funeral service for a well-known trans activist. The event was so blasphemous, the Archdiocese conducted a Mass of Reparation.
What leadership isn't
February 19
“I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.”
-Philippians 4:13
Spiritual Essentials of Success
February 18
Spiritual Essentials of Success by Johnnette Benkovic Williams
S - SurrenderU - Uniformity to God’s will
C - Constancy
C - Continuous Conversion
E - Empathy
S - Service
S - Sacrifice
Exactly what we need
February 17
“God is there in these moments of rest and can give us, in a single instant, exactly what we need. Then the rest of the day can take its course, under the same effort and strain, perhaps, but in peace.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
Leave it with Him
February 16
“And when night comes, and you look back over the day and see how fragmentary everything has been, and how much you planned that has gone undone, and all the reasons you have to be embarrassed and ashamed; just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with Him.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
No Evidence Acupuncture Helps With Infertility
L writes: It was suggested to us that we try acupuncture to get pregnant. The theory is that it relieves stress. What are your thoughts on this and is it okay to do? Also, is a chiro okay to use for adjustments?"
Chosen for the Cross
February 15
“One cannot desire freedom from the Cross when one is especially chosen for the Cross.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
