Experts are sounding the alarm about the presence of pornographic materials that are included in the exemplars recommended by Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Orphaned Filipino Children Being Sold into Sex Trade
Fillipino children who were left orphaned by Typhoon Hayian last month are enduring yet another threat as they become victims of unscrupulous sex traffickers.
Advent Week Four: A Time for Sharing, A Time for Caring
One of my favorite books for Lectio-Divina (see Week One of the Advent Study) is Divine Intimacy, by Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene.
This book provides meditations on the interior life for every day of the liturgical year. I have found it to be very efficacious.
One of the meditations offered by Father Gabriel for the fourth week of Advent is entitled, The Call to the Apostolate.
In it, he offers an insightful perspective of the Christian call to evangelization based on the words of St. John the Baptist, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord” (Luke 3: 4). In the end, he tells us that “Jesus has need of us.” When I read these words, they infused me with zeal.
Because I found this meditation so spiritually benefiicial, today I’d like to share with you what Father Gabriel presents. Read the rest…
Feast of St. John of Kanty, Priest (1390 – 1473)
“With his humility went a rare and childlike simplicity
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In Humble Stillness
“We should go to prayer with deep humility and an awareness of our nothingness.
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Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor (1521 – 1597)
“…after daring to approach your most loving heart and to plunge my thirst into it,
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Western Yoga Evolving into More Spiritual Practice
With the decades-old fitness era giving way to a new interest in overall health of mind and body, the once ” exercise-only” focus of Western yoga is giving way to a deeper interest in the spiritual aspects of the practice.
Makers of NuvaRing Hide Evidence of Danger
Since we first reported on the dangerous new contraceptive known as Nuva Ring last April, new reports about how the manufacturer and the FDA colluded on hiding evidence of its higher blood clot risk is once again reminding women to be wary of those who claim to care about their “reproductive health”.
Pope Francis Reflects on Christmas
During a recent interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis said Christmas is all about hope and tenderness.
Armor of Light
“It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep,
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