Mothers who are concerned about the dark direction the Girl Scouts have been taking in recent years will be disappointed to learn that nothing much has changed. This once venerable institution is still aligning itself with radical feminist causes.
March 4
“We need to be thoroughly convinced of the fact that all God asks of us, in this conversation, is good will. A soul pestered by distractions, who patiently comes back each day, like a good child, to talk with God, is making first-rate mental prayer. God supplies all our deficiencies."
Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard, OCSO Soul of the Apostolate
Today's Reflection
Are you a "soul pestered by distractions?" Make a resolution this Lent to set aside a specific time for prayer every day and be faithful to this time no matter what. Let God supply for all your deficiencies and persist.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSAs the public debate over the rise of extreme abortion policies reaches a feverish pitch in the U.S., more former Planned Parenthood employees are coming forward to tell a damning tale about the ghoulish work that goes on inside these clinics.
March 2
“Jesus, be with me.”
-Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
Today's Reflection
Sometimes a prayer as simple as this can be enough to remind ourselves that God is dwelling within us and is eager to share all the moments of our lives with us – even the most mundane! Invoke His name often and let Him bless every moment of your day!
Werner Erhard (Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons, AkashOM, CC BY-SA 4.0)SC writes: "My sister, a confirmed Catholic and the godmother of my daughter, attended a Landmark Forum last weekend in Cincinnati. She was "invited" by her boyfriend. After looking at a website on cults and watching a video that a French TV station did on this group, I do believe that it is a cult. It has been around for awhile, but seems to have really hit the Midwest. I looked on your New Age blog but couldn't find an entry on this particular group. I told her it is anti-Christian and at the very least, she will be out of a lot of money. She has already signed up for more weekends, and asked me why I thought it was anti-Christian. What could be wrong with trying to make your relationships better with family and friends, she says? She is a smart woman and so is the boyfriend - I can't understand how they could be drawn to something which is such a scam."
DKK ssks: "Can you write something about the practice of smudging in native spirituality? Is it wrong or against Catholic doctrine?"
March 1
Bishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City, has issued a clear statement condemning recent moves to promote expanded abortion laws and warns Catholic politicians who persist in supporting this moral evil that they will be expected to refrain from receiving communion.
