November 28
"I have given everything to my Master: He will take care of me. The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but what the Lord wants for us."
-St. Josephine Bakhita
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What to Make of Thomas Merton?
Several readers have questioned whether or not the writings of Thomas Merton are suitable for Catholic reading due to his seeming espousal of eastern mysticism toward the end of his life. The answer to that question is yes – and no. Let me explain.
Is God calling you to be a peacemaker and unifier?
Court to Decide Parent’s Religious Freedom Rights
The Maine Superior Court heard arguments last week in a case involving a mother who has been barred from taking her 12-year-old daughter to church or religious organizations.
Build a temple for Christ within yourself
November 26
"When Christ came, he banished the devil from our hearts, in order to build in them a temple for himself. Let us therefore do what we can with his help, so that our evil deeds will not deface the temple."
- St. Caesarius of Arles
Six of the Most Dangerous Practices
by Monsignor Stephen RossettiAll sin is an opening to Satan which should be repented and confessed. But there are some actions which are huge openings to Evil and eventually yield disastrous spiritual results. Here are six:
The souls God puts in our way
November 25
"We must keep near to the souls God puts in our way, and try to understand and love them. Here we have discovered, by God's grace, the sources of peace and the means of possessing it fully."
-Elizabeth Leseur
Untilled ground
November 24
"Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man."
-St. Teresa of Avila
Feast of Christ the King
November 23
Response: Reign in our hearts.O Jesus, our Eternal King, O Jesus, Most Merciful King, O Jesus, extending to us the Golden Scepter of Your Mercy,
Jesus will come in glory
November 22
"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
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