July 6
Feast of Saint Maria Goretti
“Not all of us are expected to die a martyr’s death, but we are called to the pursuit of Christian virtue. This demands strength of character… a constant, persistent and relentless effort is being asked of us right up to the moment of our death.”
-Pope Pius XII at the canonization of St. Maria Goretti
July 5
“This is the essential mission of the apostle; to be a living witness to the greatness and beauty of Christianity; especially at the present day, when so many people have concerning religion only false ideas, prejudices, or total lack of understanding.”
-Raoul Plus, S.J.
July 4
“One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe ‘liberty’ on its banners instead of ‘justice.’ Because ‘liberty’ was considered the ideal it was not long until some men interpreted it as meaning ‘freedom from justice.'"
-Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
July 3
Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle
“Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
-John 20:25
We have received a question from a reader about a Benedictine monk known as David Steindl-Rast, 99, whose books, which are being read by family members, appear to mix Buddhism and Catholicism. What is the best way to defend against these writings?
July 2
“Not every labor will produce its desired effect. Only that which is inspired by sound principles and which has a clear vision of the end to be attained will have any chance of success.”
-Father James Alberione
"I would like to thank Women of Grace and my first two Women of Grace Foundational Study groups for the opportunity to be their facilitator and for it to have been such a wonderful experience. The study program itself is phenomenal and the women who took the time to participate and share of themselves during these past nine weeks made it all the more enriching and fruitful.
July 1
“It is most laudable in a married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife and sometimes must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.”
-St. Frances of Rome
It should come as no surprise to anyone that AI is now being used for everything from tarot card readings to communicating with the dead, but some Christians wonder if it’s just a computer is it still spiritually dangerous?
June 30
"Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today."
-St. Padre Pio
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