“It is said that the Holy Spirit dwells in the souls of the just. If this is so, then he must dwell in the most perfect manner possible in the soul of the Immaculate. Our Most Holy Mother is totally suffused with the divine.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe
For Reflection:
What do you think St. Maximilian Kolbe means when he says Mary “is totally suffused with the divine?” What knew depth of understanding does this bring to your perspective of Our Blessed Lady?
A couple posing as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene have set up a camp in Queensland, Australia and are attracting dozens of followers from around the country.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro-abortion feminists are expsoing the weakness of their arguments by reacting harshly to a new website launched by two teens from Texas in which they prove the Girls Scouts have been taken over by pro-abortion feminists who are bent on indoctrinating young girls into their radical agenda.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a recent interview with the Catholic News Agency (CNA), famed Rome exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says the devil has admitted to him who he fears most – Jesus Christ, Mary, and Blessed John Paul II.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Comments made by emminent theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking that heaven is a “fairy story for people afraid of the dark” is drawing widespread criticism from scientists, theologians, and the faithful alike.
“She is a breath of divine power, a most pure effusion of the Most High; hence nothing sullied can ever contaminate her. She is a reflection of the eternal light, a spotless mirror of God’s activity, an image of his excellence. She is indeed more beautiful than the sun, surpasses all the constellations, and compared to light itself, she is more brilliant.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe on the Blessed Virgin
For Reflection:
How is Mary “a breath of divine power?” “A most pure effusion of the Most High?” Which of the other descriptions of Mary most touch my heart? Why?
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples, Italy announced on Saturday that unrepentant members of the mafia in that city will no longer be entitled to a church funeral, or to serve as godfathers at baptisms.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Discovery of a grisly abortion business in West Philadelphia, now known as the “House of Horrors,” has prompted state lawmakers to pass a bill that will hold abortion clinics to the same safety standards that outpatient surgical centers must meet.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A woman who admitted to injecting her eight year-old daughter with Botox on Good Morning America (GMA) last week has lost custody of her child.
