AA asks:
“I have a friend who is very into the writings of a medium named Suzanne Giesmann. She’s a retired Navy Commander who was an aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is a practicing medium. What do you know about her?”
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TM writes: "
My wife and I have enjoyed the five exercises known as the Five Tibetan Rites. They make it sound far more elaborate then what it is, merely five exercises 21 times each. At least that is how we see it. Can you comment?"
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August 20
"One should always remember that such virtues as surrender, humility, obedience, and the ability to serve and sacrifice presuppose a high degree of spiritual activity, enabling one to ignore one's own selfish demands. Mary is never servile but free and responsible."
-Jutta Burggraf
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
While Planned Parenthood is bragging about featuring a mobile van offering “health care” (i.e., abortion, vasectomies, and IUDs) to attendees at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, not everyone is pleased by this tasteless celebration of the culture of death.
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August 19
"For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;..."
-Matthew 12:34-36
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August 18
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
-John 13:34
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August 17
"Not all women have fruits of their own womb, but all women are called upon to be mothers: that is, self-giving, self-sacrificing in the silence of their loving heart."
-Alice Von Hildebrand, Ph.D.
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August 16
"Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’"
-Luke 1:39-45
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Charles & Myrtle Fillmor
MR writes: "Do you have any information about the "Unity" Church, or its founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore? It seems VERY New Age. I would like to provide some challenges to what they teach, and will appreciate any information you can provide."
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Daniel Ortega (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Cancilleria Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0)
The brutal crackdown on Christianity in Nicaragua, and the Catholic Church in particular, by president Daniel Ortega has reached a crisis level as the ruthless dictator continues to oppress any person or organization not under his control.
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