“Take to hear the warning of our Lord: ‘But this kind of sin (impurity) is not overcome but by prayer and fasting.'”
St. John Bosco
For Reflection:
To prayer, what other suggestion does St. John Bosco recommend? How can I comply with this suggestion?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Public schools in the District of Columbia are about to become the first in the nation to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As the nation grows increasingly horrified by the blatant improprieties being shown on prime time television these days, the Supreme Court is about to hear arguments in what many are calling the most important case concerning broadcast indecency in 40 years.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
People have long been uncomfortable with the premise of TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras which features toddlers in womanly clothing who strut around the stage like adult pageant contestants, but a recent show featuring a three year-old dressed like a prostitute has sparked a national outcry.
“Chastity is a virtue which we do not have strength to practice unless God gives it to us, and God does not give this strength except to someone who asks for it. But whoever prays for it will certainly obtain it.”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
For Reflection:
Do I really want to acquire the virtue of chastity? Why or why not? If not, what sin is hidden in this? If so, am I willing to pray for it?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A jury in Palm Beach County, Florida awarded a couple $4.5 million because they missed the chance to abort their son, who was born with no arms and one leg.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is attempting to force a school district in the Missouri Ozarks to remove filtering software from school computers that restrict student access to homosexual and transgendered Web sites.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A recent poll has found that nearly half of all Americans are in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, while a majority believe the issue should be handled by the states, not the federal government.
“He who has resolved to contend with his flesh and conquer it himself struggles in vain. For unless the Lord destroys the house of flesh and builds the house of the soul, the man who desires to destroy it has watched and fasted in vain.”
St. John Climacus
For Reflection:
How can I build “the house” of my soul so that I may overcome any temptation to sin against chastity? What are three specific ways I can employ beginning now?
(See tomorrow’s Grace Line for one saint’s suggestion.)
SH writes: “Can you address the issue of astral travel on the new age blog?”
