Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“Evangelical surrender is directed towards receiving
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A grassroots movement has organized thousands of Catholics in the state of California to join together tomorrow, on the feast of St. Juan Diego, to consecrate their state to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
A popular donut shop in Portland, Maine, was forced to apologize for working with The Salvation Army – which activists claim is “homophobic” – when providing Christmas to a needy family.
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“…[Mary] was predestined first of all to be Mother of God. And the precise reason why the fullness of glory and grace was given her was to be the mother of Christ, as St. Thomas expresses it.”
~Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O. P.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee could not have been happy when he heard about the vulgar criticism his daughter, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, received from comedian Chelsea Handler. But the way this Christian minister and father responded was one of the most effective take-downs I’ve ever heard.
MB writes: “I have not seen the massively popular Stranger Things but I’ve heard that it’s quite ‘creepy’. I also know that they’ve put out a Stranger Things ouija board which makes me wonder if there’s anything demonic or problematic with the show itself? Lots of friends have recommended it but they’ve also talked about Harry Potter before so I’m hoping to get a clearer answer on whether watching the show is problematic. Thank you in advance.”
Oral arguments took place yesterday at the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the right of a baker to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. Court watchers found it difficult to discern which way the court might rule on what could be a landmark case for either LGBT rights or religious freedom.
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Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
Advent is the start of the liturgical year, a time of preparation. Mary, our spiritual mother, is our exemplar and tutor. By the witness of her life she instructs us in the way we should go.Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
An Italian Catholic doctor has been acquitted of charges brought against her by LGBT activists who accused her of defaming their community after she published a Facebook post declaring homosexuality a “health hazard.”
Even after being sucker punched by an irate woman outside of an abortion clinic this past weekend, a heroic 15 year-old teen got back on her feet and told her attacker “I love you.”
