"The heart preparing for Communion should be as a crystal vial filled with clear water in which the least mote of uncleanness will be seen."
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
For Reflection:
To what extent do I actually "prepare" for Holy Communion? To what extent do I see myself clearly enough so that my sins and transgressions are plain to me? What do I think is the relationship between preparation, repentance, and a fervent reception of Holy Communion
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro abortion groups are crying foul after learning that the GOP's spending cut plans include the elimination of the Title X program, which provides family planning services to low-income Americans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Church officials have been called in to investigate a possible miracle that took place in the chapel of a Catholic middle school in Jackson, Michigan during Eucharistic adoration two weeks ago.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an age of MTV and sex ed programs that encourage teens to have sex, a new study released on Wednesday has found that an overwhelming majority of young people say they want to remain chaste until marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute (PRI), expressed outrage today at a clear instance of U.S. tax dollars being used to aid a coercive campaign to sterilize 700,000 Rwandan men in three years.
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"You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect."
St. Teresa of Avila
For Reflection:
Do I work to free myself from my personal weaknesses and sins - even the smallest? "To do what is most perfect" may mean to practice the virtue that is opposite my sin and frailty. What are these and how can I begin to make progress today?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The cause for the beatification of an Italian youth who created an international exhibit on Eucharistic miracles is being introduced in the Archdiocese of Milan.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
When asked why an employee of a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Bronx was caught aiding and abeting an alleged sex trafficker of underage girls, a spokeswoman claimed they are not required by law to report such cases - but neglected to add that the reason there is no law is because their lobbying arm and the ACLU have been fighting it for years.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Police in Dayton, Ohio are looking for the person(s) responsible for spray painting Satanic symbols on statues at Immaculate Conception Church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A major pro-life group is calling on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to end their relationship with the Catholic Health Association (CHA) which continues to scandalize the faithful by endorsing ObamaCare and supporting abortion.
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