"I'm not very conscious of His presence, but I hope He's dogging my footsteps."
Graham Greene
For Reflection:
Our culture tells us that certainty resides in our feelings. However, our emotions are subject to the fluctuations of many things. Where should our certainty reside? How does Graham Greene's quote express this?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A deranged man is being charged with committing a hate crime after he walked to the front of All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville, Minnesota during Mass on Saturday evening and dumped a jar of what appeared to be urine on the altar.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The press director of the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University in Rome says a society dominated by moral relativism "fosters the spread of Satanism."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Decades ago, when Pope Paul VI agreed to sell some of his jewelry to raise money for charity, the last thing he expected was for a few of these sacred items to show up on eBay.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has temporarily suspended publication of
YouCat, a new youth catechism, due to a mistranslation in the Italian edition which gives couples permission to use contraceptives.
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"When tempted to despair, I have only one resource: to throw myself at the foot of the tabernacle like a little dog at the foot of his master."
St. John Vianney
For Reflection:
How does St. John Vianney recommend we find the grace we need to make it through a trial with right intention, fervency, courage, and trust in God? How much time a week do you spend before the Blessed Sacrament?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
STaff Journalist
A J. Crew ad showing a boy having his toenails painted bright pink has sparked controversy among those believe depictions such as this one cause gender confusion among children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In order to win concessions from the Democrats on budget cuts, House Speaker John Boehner agreed to remove a rider that would strip Planned Parenthood of all taxpayer funds, but on one condition - that the U.S. Senate be permitted to vote on the rider in spite of Majority Leader Harry Reid's promise to never allow such a vote to take place. This historic vote has been scheduled for Thursday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has just published a notice regarding the feast day assigned to Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified this year on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the same week that the Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) issued a devastating report documenting more than 150 current and past connections between Catholic colleges and Planned Parenthood, Philadelphia's La Salle University has announced that it is investigating a professor for hosting a business ethics forum in which three strippers gave lap dances to students.
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