Before praying the Angelus yesterday, Pope Francis spoke about losing one’s life for Christ and encouraged youth everywhere to “Go on, be brave and go against the current! And be proud of doing it!”
Yearly Archives: 2013
Orthodox Church Issues Warning on Yoga
An encyclical was issued on June 4, 2013 by Metropolitan Markos of Chios on Christians who practice Yoga and whether or not it is merely a physical exercise. In this encyclical he explains that the Hindu religious practice of yoga was established for the sole purpose of entering into a spiritual state, and never had anything to do with exercise until a few decades ago when Hindu yogis explained it this way when they were trying to win converts in the West.
70% of Americans on Prescription Drugs
A new study has uncovered record numbers of Americans on prescription drugs with nearly three-quarters of the population taking at least one drug at any given time.
According to a press release from the Mayo Clinic’s Olmsted Medical Center, researchers found that 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two. Twenty percent of patients are on five or more prescription medications, according to the findings these people also need help with prescriptions.
Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist
“Prepare the way of the Lord; Read the rest…
Weeding The Garden
“My daughter, Read the rest…
Sharing The Cross
Feast of St. Paulinus of Nola (355-431)
“What I have I give thee; we will go to Africa, and I will give myself for your son.”
-St. Paulinus of Nola (to a widow whose only son was taken into slavery by the son-in-law of a Vandal king.)
For Reflection:
It is unlikely that God is asking me to give myself to redeem a slave; however, He is asking me to be generous to the point of self-sacrifice. How can I respond today? St. Paulinus of Nola, pray for me.
Outrage Continues Over President’s Attack on Catholic Schools
Even though the mainstream media in the U.S. has chosen to ignore a major gaffe made by the President in Ireland earlier this week, it hasn’t squelched the outrage of Catholics who were shocked at his assertion that having Catholic and Protestant schools “encourages division.”
Planned Parenthood to Help Sell ObamaCare
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The nation’s largest abortion provider, an organization that has a vested interest in the success of the president’s vastly unpopular health care plan, has offered the services of its 750 clinics to help sell ObamaCare to the public.
Lourdes Shrine in Ruins After Floods
The mayor of Lourdes, France is pleading for help after the worst flooding in a century left the Shrine of Lourdes in ruins.
The Telegraph is reporting that the Shrine is buried beneath more than a meter of mud with the grotto looking more like a war zone than one of the most beloved Catholic shrines in the world.
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
“I am a crooked piece of iron and am come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.”
-St. Aloysius Gonzaga
For Reflection:
What is my “hammer” today?
