The federal government wisely backed down on an ultimatum it gave to Saint Francis Health System in Oklahoma to either extinguish the sanctuary lamp in its chapel, which it deemed to be a fire hazard, or stop serving elderly, disabled, and low-income patients.
Read the rest
A mother of three from the UK, who suddenly discovered she could see dead people at her grandmother’s funeral, now has a waiting list of British media personalities and reality TV stars waiting to get her advice.
Read the rest
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash
Based on new internal information obtained by Congress, we now know that at least one undercover FBI agent was used to spy on Catholics while they were attending Mass in an effort to develop sources in Christian churches and Catholic dioceses in order to “combat domestic terrorism.”
Read the rest
by Kathleen Beckman
As the universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation on March 25, we are liturgically led to ponder the gift, beauty, and mission of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her yes to God’s plan for the Incarnation was intimately personal to Mary and infinitely universal to the Church.
Read the rest
Margalita Poletunow, LMHC
When facing miscarriage or infertility the feelings such as confusion, shock, frustration, irritability, or for the woman to see herself as having less value than other “fertile women” may make sense. A woman may begin to internalize statements such as “God does not love me or does not care for me. Surely He knows that I am open to life, to be fruitful, to raise children and He has not made it happen.” These initial feelings are expected because a woman never dreamed of having reproductive challenges.
Read the rest
Disturbing new research has found that teens are engaging with online pornography at record rates with more than half saying they first viewed it by the age of 13.
Read the rest
As the world moves further away from its moorings in Christianity, growing numbers of today’s youth are turning to a newly created version of Satanism they claim is more about self-actualization and personal fulfillment than worship of the devil. But is this just another diabolical deception?
Read the rest
Even though the public was not made aware of the change, the Biden administration secretly removed insurance coverage for fertility awareness-based methods of family planning from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Thanks to a courageous nurse from Texas, coverage has been restored!
Read the rest
The Pew Research Center recently released a poll showing an alarming decrease in the number of Americans who consider themselves to be Christian, but a more focused poll conducted on Catholics in America produced much more hopeful results.
Read the rest
by Ellen Mongan
Jesus walked the path of suffering alone. Almost all His friends ran away. Some betrayed Him. Some denied Him. Some just stood by and watched from afar. Few who knew Him offered a helping hand.
Read the rest
