“Say the Rosary every day…Pray,
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
SCOTUS Declines Same-Sex Marriage Cases
In a decision that shocked court-watchers and delighted same-sex marriage advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review lower court rulings arising from challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage which will clear the way for same-sex marriages in at least five more states.
Amidst Wild Speculation, Historic Synod Begins in Rome
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann,OCDS
Pope Francis convened the much-anticipated Extraordinary Synod on the Family in Rome yesterday and called upon attendees to keep their eyes on Christ and not use the Synod as a means “to discuss beautiful and clever ideas” – many of which are achieving enormous exposure in the secular press – but to follow the Spirit’s guidance in order to “better nurture and tend to the Lord’s vineyard.”
Can You Heal Yourself?
MF write: “Nowhere can I find a Catholic critique of The Healing Code by Alex Loyd. Highly suspicious, misleading, pseudo scientific quackery at the very least, and at worst, a dangerous New Age scam that exploits the vulnerable with strange techniques cloaked in quasi-religious terminology. . .
How Moms Teach Daughters to Dislike Their Bodies
A new study has found that girls as young as seven learn how to dislike their bodies by hearing their mothers complain about looking “fat” or “old”.
Stairway to Heaven
“Airplanes must have runways before they can fly.
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Talk The Talk, Walk The Walk
Fr. Benedict Groeschel Dies at 81
The Community of Franciscan Fiars of the Renewal (CFR) have announced that their co-founder, Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, beloved priest and preacher, died on October 3, 2014, the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis, after complications with an ongoing illness. He was 81.
Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. Dies at Age 81
Women of Grace has been praying for the healing of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., the co-founder of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and former host to EWTN’s Sunday Night Prime, died on Oct. 3, the vigil of his patron, St. Francis of Assisi, at age 81.
Speed Demon
“The second fault commonly committed
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