“If so many people believe in heaven and hell while also believing that this life will determine which destination will be theirs, why don’t we see more evidence of that belief?
Regis J. Flaherty
For Reflection:
What do I believe about heaven and hell? Does my life show evidence of that belief?Â
The head of the elite Navy Seal team that killed Osama Bin Laden is criticizing the President and his Administration for the way they handled news of the death of the 9-11 mastermind.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Rather than sue the activist lawmakers and judges who imposed same-sex marriage in their states against the will of the people, Nike, Google and Starbucks are among 70 corporations, financial institutions, and medical centers that are joining a lawsuit calling for the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because of the “burdens” it places upon them. Read the rest…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who serves as the chair of the Democratic National Committee, criticized states for enacting constitutional amendments that say life begins at conception, calling such a position “an extreme and radical step.”
Hello Dear Friends,
Father Edmund Sylvia, C.S.C., Tom Sullivan, and myself are at EWTN this week taping programs for Women of Grace. I sure do welcome your prayers for us. We have quite a full week with a wonderful group of guests joining us. The programs we are producing are riveting, many of which deal with cultural issues as well as the relationship(s) between men and women. As Catholics, our call is to restore the temporal order. Our goal is to do just that and help you to do so as well. May all of us work together to bring Jesus Christ to the world!
Blessings,
Johnnette
“The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. Think of the end of worldly honor, wealth and pleasure and ask yourself: And then? And then?
St. Philip Neri
For Reflection:
To what does my “and then” lead? How can I make my “and then” count today?
“Do now, do now, what you will wish to have done when your moment comes to die.”
St. Angela Merici
For Reflection:
Mentally make a list of those things you will have wished to have done when your moment comes to die. Are there people you will have wished to forgive or from whom you wished to have asked for forgiveness? Are there little niceties and kindnesses you will have wished to have offered? Are there faults and failings, bad habits and weaknesses you would have liked to overcome? Of these, what can I “do now” so I will have no lingering regrets? How will this help my life to be happier for as long as it is mine?
“Happy is the man who keeps the hour of death always in mind, and daily prepares for it.”
Thomas À Kempis
For Reflection:
At first glance, this quote seems to be a contradiction. How can one be happy if he is always keeping his death in mind? How can the reality of death lead us to true happiness of life? What part does preparation for death play in our happiness?
(See tomorrow’s Grace Line for one saint’s admonition that also implies a happy life.)
The discovery of a surgeon’s knife belonging to Sir John Williams, a surgeon and abortionist who is a chief suspect in the notorious Victorian “Jack the Ripper” murders is raising new questions about whether or not he was responsible for the killings.
Perhaps in a bid to up its falling ratings, Glee, the popular teen TV show, is scheduled to push new boundaries in its next show which will feature a same-sex couple consummating their relationship.
