An Attitude of Gratitude
“Self-pity” reveals a void in us, an emptiness that is the absence of God,
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Feast of St. Gertrude, Virgin (1256 – 1301)
“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,
Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231)
“I declare before God that I have seldom seen a more contemplative woman.
Should Thanksgiving Become Just Another Shopping Day?
This year, even more retailers are planning to keep their stores open on Thanksgiving Day, a trend that may be threatening to turn the nation's annual day of thanksgiving into just another holiday shopping day.
Feast of St. Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor (1206 – 1280)
On the Holy Eucharist:“[Jesus] could not have commanded anything more beneficial, for this sacrament is the fruit of the tree of life. Anyone who receives this sacrament with the devotion of sincere faith will never taste death.”
- St. Albert the Great
For Reflection:
To what extent do I receive Holy Communion with sincere faith? Is there anything I can do to increase my devotion? (Consider the following: More frequent use of the Sacrament of Penance, a more devout practice of the moral virtues, a time of recollection before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, a prayerful thanksgiving after communion, a pious and reverent reception of the Sacred Species.)
CA Gender Identity Law to Go on Hold
Enough signatures have been acquired to qualify for a state referendum on California's controversial law allowing students to choose which bathroom or locker room to use based on their "gender identity."
Using Sex to Sell Obamacare
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The purveyors of the rapidly sinking Affordable Care Act have sunk to new levels of desperation in a new ad campaign targeting young women with invitations to have sex without worry because Obamacare covers birth control.
Four Last Things
“Yes, in silence we can actually break the hold time has on us,
Horrific Devastation in Philippines
As the death toll continues to mount in the Philippines, stunned survivors of the world's strongest hurricane to ever hit land are pleading for food, shelter and clean water.
Bishops to Issue Formal Statement on Pornography
The U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has approved the drafting of a formal statement on pornography to be issued from the entire body of bishops.
