Castor oil seedsThe latest TikTok craze is calling for the application of castor oil in the belly button, a so-called “ancient” practice that will do everything from detoxification and improving your digestion to enhancing bowel movements and even making you more fertile. So what is this all about?
August 31
"Jesus has chosen us for Himself; we belong to Him. Let us be so convinced of this belonging that we do not allow anything, however small, to separate us from this belonging- from this love."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
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A young mother of seven children and winner of this year’s Mrs. American contest gave a rousing pro-life speech at the pageant that won her a standing ovation.
August 30
“When a person loves another dearly, he desires strongly to be close to the other: therefore, why be afraid to die? Death brings us to God!"
-St. Josephine Bakhita
No, I’m not going crazy! There really is a connection between Mary Poppins and the occult.
August 29
Feast of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
“His persecutors had demanded not that he should deny Christ, but only that he should keep silent about the truth. But to endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for such men as John; rather it was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew eternal joy would be his reward.”
-St. Bede the Venerable about St. John the Baptist
August 28
Feast of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor (354 – 430)
“You have created us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they rest in you.”
-St. Augustine
August 27
Feast of St. Monica (331 – 387)
“One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be.”
-St. Monica
August 26
“Nothing half-hearted for me–
I will follow Christ with all my heart and soul.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
