March 21
“To become a child is a challenge to our courage. It demands, first of all, that we dare to grow up, to give ourselves to life, to accept life as it is–and above all, to accept ourselves as we are…”
-Caryll Houselander
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God doesn't ask you to be anyone else
March 20
“The more intensely and completely that an individual is himself, the more completely is he the part of the whole–the whole Christ.”
-Caryll Houselander
The Oratory at Mount Royal: Humble Beginnings to Heights of Splendor
St. Joseph Oratory at Mount Royal (Image courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Dpalma01, CC-BY-SA 4.0)by Theresa Cavicchio
Each year, two million visitors travel to Montreal to visit the Oratory of Saint Joseph at Mount Royal. The massive basilica and shrine occupy a place of prominence – the highest point, in fact – above the bustling Canadian metropolis below. It is the largest church and shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph in the world.
School Orders Six-Year-Old to Undergo “Re-education
The parents of a six-year-old girl attending Santa Fe Public Schools has been ordered by a school counselor to send their daughter to reeducation “counseling” after she complained about a gender-confused boy who was exposing himself in class.
Can Catholics Read Kahlil Gibran?
Kahil Gibran (1883-1931)YG asks: “I would like to know if Khalil Gibran is from the New Age movement. Should Catholics read 'The Prophet' and other books from this author?”
Take up your cross daily
March 19
“But trust does not mean believing that God will spare us from suffering… To trust God means that we must know that whatever comes to us comes from His hand… Christ says: ‘Take no thought of tomorrow.’ He also says: ‘take up your cross daily.’ There is no need, in accepting sorrow, to look ahead, to imagine tomorrow, to ask for more or less, but just as we receive our joy day by day, so can we receive our sorrow day by day, and it will be measured day by day, by the love of God and our own littleness…”
-Caryll Houselander
Even in the busiest day
March 18
“There should be, even in the busiest day, a few moments when we can close our eyes and let God possess us. He is always present, always giving us life, always round us and in us, like the air we breathe; there should be moments at least when we become more conscious of His presence; when we become conscious of His presence; when we become conscious of it as the only reality, the only thing that will last forever…”
-Caryll Houselander
Should Catholics Support Yoga Promoters Like ALO?
We recently received a call during EWTN’s Wacky Wednesday radio show about the ALO clothing line and whether or not it’s okay for Catholics to wear this apparel due to its focus on yoga.
Guard against self-pity
March 17
“Trivial suffering is not trivial in its effects; it has tremendous power for good and tremendous power for evil; it can be destructive, and warp and sour our personality. It is almost always trivial suffering which, when it is not deliberately sanctified, results in the most lethal disease of the human character, self-pity.”
-Caryll Houselander
Do you dwell on past mistakes or sins?
March 16
“What is past is past; it cannot be undone, it cannot be changed by self-torture. When it is sinful it can be and should be confessed once, and only once, and then forgotten; when it is just a mistaken, confused or foolish thing, it should simply be left alone.”
-Caryll Houselander
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