"What are our real trials? By what name shall we call them? One cuts herself out a cross of pride; another, on of causeless discontent; another, one of restless impatience or peevish fretfulness. Yet we know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life, that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty."
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
For Reflection:
Have I cut out a cross for myself - one that I have fashioned rather than the Lord? Could this be why this cross is so heavy? Today, I will lay down before our Lord this cross of my own fashioning, knowing and trusting that He is giving me the grace to carry the cross He has placed upon my shoulder.
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"The sweet fragrance of Christ noticed among men [is] not in a sudden burst of flame, but in the constant red- hot embers of virtues such as justice, loyalty, faithfulness, understanding, and cheerfulness."
St. Josemaria Escriva
For Reflection:
What is St. Josemaria communicating about an authentic witness to Christ in this quotation? Of the virtues listed above, which are "red-hot" in me? Which are growing cold and in what specific way today can I heat them up?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
According to Fox News contributor, Fr. Jonathan Morris, the story about the Vatican teaming up with the
Discovery Channel to do a documentary series on exorcisms is nothing more than an "inappropriate PR stunt by
Discovery."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The editor of a popular French magazine, well-known for its penchant for the provocative, is believed to have been fired just weeks after the debut of the December issue that featured girls as young as six in provocative clothes.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In response to recent reports that 39 percent of all pregnancies in New York City end in abortion, Archbishop Timothy Dolan re-affirmed the Archdiocese's commitment to provide all women in difficult pregnancies with all the help they need.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Several new studies have found that the number of women turning to alternative forms of abortion is rising steadily across the globe.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican is teaming up with the Discovery Channel to produce a series documenting authentic cases of hauntings and possession.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Only three days after going into effect, a controversial Medicare regulation that would have effectively reinstated the controversial "death panel" provision in ObamaCare, has been scrapped by the Administration.
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January 7, 2008Â
"With the help and blessing of God, we shall do all in our power that our new family may be a little cenacle where Jesus may reign over all affections, desires and actions."
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
For Reflection:
To what extent would my home be described as a "little cenacle?" What one practical step can I take today to make it more so?
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The authors of the Manhattan Declaration (MD) are putting out a call to all supporters to voice their opposition to Apple after it rejected a revised version of their app, calling it "objectionable and potentially harmful to others."
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