June 6
"An invisible power seemed to plunge me wholly into fire...but oh! what fire! what sweetness!"
-Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection:
Reflect with gratitude upon the heavenly gifts, the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, and the consolations which the Lord has bestowed upon you.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe world is reacting with shock and grief at the tragic story of a Dutch teen who never recovered from being raped and chose to end her life through state-sanctioned suicide.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSLast month, an abortion-supporting social media editor for a large newspaper took to Twitter to taunt pro-life activists about how much they “personally” do to support single mothers with children. She got taught a lesson she’ll never forget.
We recently published a blog about the so-called Order of Exorcists which many believe is a legitimate order of the Catholic Church. They are not! The following testimony is from someone who found out the hard way that this organization is to be avoided at all costs (literally).
-Luke 1;35
Today’s Reflection:
God desires to fill us with the power of the Holy Spirit, just as He did Our Blessed Mother, Mary. He desires for us to bring Jesus Christ into the world, just as Mary did. What obstacles or fears are keeping you from giving your full "yes" to God?
It’s not at all surprising that in an effort to spare his flock from falling into the moral confusion of the day, Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, RI came under fire for sending out a tweet urging Catholics not to participate in LGBTQ Pride Month events because they promote activities contrary to Catholic morals and are especially harmful to children.
Women who have lost their babies to miscarriage have taken offense to a comment made by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a recent ruling on Indiana's abortion laws that women who lose their child to abortion are not mothers. What about those who lose their child to miscarriage? The following heartbreaking testimony, from Priests for Life youth director, Bryan Kemper, describes just how wrong Ginsburg is in her assessment of when motherhood begins.
