Negative publicity isn’t good for cookie sales, and the recent resignation of a Girl Scout associate who was asked to remove a pro-life t-shirt, coupled with a scathing rebuke of the Scouts’ liberal ideology by an internationally known scholar is only adding momentum to calls for the public to take a pass on the do-si-dos this year.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
NJ Toddler Denied Transplant Due to Disability
Outrage is growing over the case of three year-old Amelia Rivera who was denied a liver transplant that would save her life because she suffers from mental retardation.
Queen of All Saints
“After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His Mother Mary.”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
For Reflection:
Why is this so? The Church teaches there are three forms of praise – latria, hyperdulia, and dulia. Latria refers to adoration and worship and is reserved for God alone. Dulia is the praise given to all of those who have achieved sanctity and accomplished much for the Kingdom of God. Hyperdulia is dulia to the superlative degree. This is reserved for Mary. What distinguishes Mary from every other saint, so much so that she is titled Queen of All Saints? How do all of the quotes we have discussed this month point to the hyperdulia owed to her?
Priest Saves Eucharist Before Exiting Doomed Cruise Ship
A Catholic chaplain scrambled to save the Blessed Sacrament before fleeing the sinking Costa Concordia cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea on January 13.
Five States Must Now Censor the Name of Jesus in Public Prayer
The rejection of an appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court will now make it illegal for prayers said in government bodies in five states to invoke the name of Jesus more than once or twice, or to make any mention of who He is or what He did for us.
Washington Bishops Come Out Swinging Against Proposed Gay Marriage Law
Battle lines are being drawn in the state of Washington regarding a proposed same-sex marriage bill that will be deliberated next week, with the state’s bishops leading the charge against the legislation.
Masterpiece of the Most High
“Mary is the excellent masterpiece of the Most High, the knowledge and possession of which He has reserved to Himself. Mary is the ‘sealed fountain,’ the faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost, to whom He alone has entrance.”
St. Louis de Montfort
For Reflection:
Review the previous two quotes. In what way(s) do they parallel these comments of St. Louis de Montfort. What do you make of the concept that the Most High has reserved for Himself the “knowledge and possession” of Mary?
Soul of Mary
“Mary, give me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor.”
Blessed Mother Teresa
For Reflection:
St. Louis de Montfort tells us that when we entrust ourselves to her, Mary shares with us the operations of her own soul. Blessed Mother Teresa, as well as St. Maximilian in the preceding quote, give us insight into the soul of Mary. How do these qualities of Mary speak to strength and courage as well as humility and meekness? To what extent do you desire to share these aspects of Mary’s interior life? Go to her now and ask her as you humbly offer yourself to Jesus through her.
Rare Tapestry Full of Relics Found in Buffalo Convent
A rare tapestry containing 365 relics, including some from the Passion of Jesus Christ, was found tucked away in the corner of a convent in Buffalo, New York.
Unborn Baby’s Kick Saves Father’s Life
The unborn son of Sara and Thomas McDonald of Canton, Georgia is already a hero and he hasn’t even been born yet!
