A blind woman from Phoenix, Arizona who went totally blind in 2015 due to an incurable condition regained her vision days after praying with the relics of Saint Charbel.
The month of February promises to be a real boon for astrologers who are already making all kinds of outlandish predictions about the impact of this Saturday’s lunar eclipse – and the solar eclipse scheduled for later this month.
February 7
“Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God.”--St. Jane Frances de Chantal
The treatment of homeschooling families in New York City has become so deplorable that legal action has now been taken against the city for “systematic mistreatment of homeschool families.”
For the first time ever, a pope addressed the world via video during one of the most watched sporting events of the year and encouraged people to use sports as a way to build a culture of encounter and peace.
February 6
“Someone has said we do not save others by changing and converting and developing them; we redeem them by the love that accepts them and serves them as they are.”--Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, O.C.D. (Jessica Powers)
February 5
Feast of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
“She wore the glow of a pure conscience and the crimson of the Lamb’s blood for her cosmetics...Her robe is the mark of her faithful witness to Christ.”
--St. Methodius on St. Agatha
February 4
“The act and spirit of giving are the best counter to the evil forces in the world today, and giving liberates the individual not only spiritually but materially.”
--Dorothy Day
The days of all-talk-and-no-action in regard to aiding Christians targeted for their faith overseas is now over as President Donald J. Trump promises new assistance to the persecuted.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement in which it reaffirms its position that teens have a right to obtain an abortion even without the knowledge and consent of their parents.
