April 28
St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (1673 – 1716)
“… the greatest saints, the souls richest in graces and virtues, shall be the most assiduous in praying to our Blessed Lady, and in having her always present as their perfect model for imitation and their powerful aid for help.”
--St. Louis de Montfort from True Devotion
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Today was “test day” for the Young Women of Grace at
Regina Academy in Ottsville, Pennsylvania where the course is part of the curriculum for eighth-grade girls. What was the test about?
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Many of the voters who put President Donald Trump in office are scratching their heads over a decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to request a 60-day delay in order to continue negotiations with religious organizations that have requested relief from the onerous birth control mandate. Why don’t they just drop the case?
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“Yoga: A Cautionary Tale” is a poignant and very enlightening testimony about the practice of yoga by
Catholic News Agency's Jenny Uebbing. On her popular Mama Needs Coffee blog, she documents a long journey of discovery about yoga that began with her own practice and ended with a frightening confrontation with her past.
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The second in a series of previously unreleased undercover videos by pro-life investigator David Daleiden captures a high level senior executive at Planned Parenthood haggling over per-specimen pricing for the livers, lungs, and brains of aborted babies.
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April 27
“It is no use walking to preach unless we preach as we walk.”
--St. Francis of Assisi
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Experts are warning parents about a new
Netflix series students are “binge watching” that is based on a novel about a teen who kills herself in a way that many say glorifies suicide.
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council voted late last week to place Saudi Arabia, a country that doesn’t even allow women to drive, on the Commission on the Status of Women!
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April 26
“Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: ‘Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase.’”
-- St. Rose of Lima
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In spite of the long history of violence against Christians in Egypt, Pope Francis has opted not to use an armored vehicle during his two-day visit to Cairo at the end of this week.
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