September 9
“Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.”
-St. Rose of Lima
As the struggle increases
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Receiving the Tao
We took a call on our radio show last week from a woman asking about a ceremony known as “Receiving the Tao.” She claimed to know someone who had been involved in this. Because I had not heard of this before, I promised to do some research for her on what this might be. What I found is disturbing, especially for Catholics who may be getting involved in this.
Happy Birthday to our Most Blessed Mother!
September 8
"Think of what the Saints have done for their neighbor because they loved God. But what Saint's love for God can match Mary's? She loved Him more in the first moment of her existence than all the Saints and angels ever loved Him or will love Him. Our Lady herself revealed to Sister Mary Crucified that the fire of her love was most extreme. If Heaven and earth were placed in it, they would be instantly consumed. And the ardors of the seraphim, compared with it, are like cool breezes. Just as there is not one among all the Blessed who loves God as Mary does, so there is no one, after God, who loves us as much as this most loving Mother does. Furthermore, if we heaped together all the love that mothers have for their children, all the love of husbands and wives, all the love of all the angels and Saints for their clients, it could never equal Mary's love for even a single soul.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
How St. Mary MacKillop Survived a Sex Abuse Scandal
St. Mary MacKillop (Wikicommons)No one was more familiar with the internal chaos our Church is presently experiencing than the humble St. Mary MacKillop, an Australian nun who found herself on the wrong side of Church authorities after she reported a priest for abusing children.
Silence
September 7
“Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.”
--Venerable Fulton Sheen
Using Her Passion to Evangelize
This 26-year-old Catholic woman was having a hard time finding her niche in life when she decided to just let the passion God gave her to create beautiful images lead the way.
In Search of Love
September 6
“Don’t you long to shout to those youths who are bustling around you: 'Fools! Leave those worldly things that shackle the heart - and very often degrade it - leave all that and come with us in search of Love!'”
-St. Josemaria Escriva
Good Priests Abound!
As we live through this time of crisis in the Church, when the headlines are full of the misdeeds of some of our priests and bishops, it’s easy to lose our perspective and forget that there are many more good priests than bad.
Parents of Alfie Evans Welcome New Baby Boy
A UK couple whose 23-month-old son, Alfie, was the center of a worldwide debate over how to care for children with serious medical conditions have welcomed a new baby boy.
Parents Beware! “Momo” Suicide App is Appearing in Minecraft
The Momo suicide challenge ((St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office Facebook)Law enforcement in numerous countries are warning parents about an icon representing a mysterious new “suicide game” known as Momo that has been added to the wildly popular Minecraft game.
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