As if the Catholic faithful don’t have enough to worry about these days, scammers posing as priests are sending emails to parishioners requesting iTunes or other expensive gift cards that the “priest” claims are needed for people on his sick call list.
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August 22
"[She] kept all these things in her heart."
-Luke 2:51
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An innocent parish priest was attacked and knocked unconscious in the sacristy of his church in Merrillville, Indiana on Monday by a man who cried out, “This is for all the kids!”
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A fresco of the Coronation of Mary appearing on the Dome of Maria Taferl Basilica in Lower Austria, painted by Antonio Berduzzi (1713-1718). Wikimedia Commons, Wolfgang Sauber
Oh, what joy in heaven on that day!
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August 21
"True charity consists in putting up with one's neighbor's faults, never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
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When Our Lady appeared outside St. John the Baptist Church in Knock, Ireland on August 21,1879, she uttered not a single word, but the way she chose to appear spoke volumes.
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I clearly remember walking up the pathway to the rectory door that night to make my first confession in 15 years. The mere thought of having to sit face-to-face with someone and tell him what I had done made me want to turn around and run for my life. Just as I rang the doorbell, I looked back at the car and thought, “Go! It’s your last chance!” but it was too late. The door opened and there was Father Alex.
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It is the ultimate in poor taste. The Oregon branch of the pro-abortion lobbying group known as NARAL is promoting ice cream for sale. But not just any ice cream, mind you. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon went to Twitter to tout a “new custom flavor” which was “made exclusively for” the abortion promoter. The flavor is called “Rocky Roe v. Wade.”
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A 14-year-old girl from Ohio, whose parents insisted on using natural means to treat a brain tumor, died just days before court-ordered chemotherapy could begin.
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August 20
"No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it."
-1 Corinthians 10:13
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