November 22
"As sailors are guided by a star to the port, so are Christians guided to Heaven by Mary."
-St. Thomas Aquinas
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The Divine Flim-Flam of Master Sha
Master Sha (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Firuzan.mistry CC BY-SA 4.0)CC writes: "I have a friend that is very much into "Divine Healing Hands". Master Sha is the head of this 'movement'. I tried to read the book she gave me but was not really inspired so I only read the first few pages. I was wondering what you know of this 'movement' and the Catholic church's viewpoint on it."
The merciful face of Christ
November 21
"Each and every one of us, at the end of the journey of life, will come face to face with either one or the other of two faces… And one of them, either the merciful face of Christ or the miserable face of Satan, will say, 'Mine, mine.' May we be Christ’s!"
- Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
US Bishops Call for Safe but Humane Immigration Policy
Even while recognizing the dangers of an open border, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement of pastoral concern calling upon the government to develop a humane immigration system that welcomes those seeking asylum.
The house of God
November 20
"O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of His possession! It is great and has no end, it is high and immense."
- Baruch 3: 24, 25
Can I Wear an Aztec Calendar Bracelet?
GH asks: "A friend gave me two silver bracelets that have the Aztec calendar...is the calendar anti-Christian or linked to the occult?"
The crown of glory
November 19
"And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away."
-1 Peter 5:4
The coming of the Son of Man
November 18
"For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. "
-Matthew 24:27
Healing rays
November 17
"Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor branch, says the LORD of hosts. But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays." - Malachi 3:19-20
Inherit the kingdom
November 16
"Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’"
- Matthew 25:34-36
