Even though too many associate natural fertility methods of family planning to be akin to the old “rhythm method,” today’s methods are 95 to 99 percent effective in achieving and/or preventing pregnancy and women are looking for alternatives to risky pills and IUDs – so why aren’t they getting the information they need?
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Regina Academy Graduates 5 More Young Women of Grace!
Today was graduation day for Young Women of Grace at Regina Academy at St. John the Baptist in Ottsville, Pennsylvania.
The Prayer of the Righteous
Pope Reflects on Fatima Visit
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Just after returning from his brief pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, Pope Francis reflected on the experience, saying that while visiting the site of the apparitions, he felt immersed in the prayer of the faithful “that for one hundred years has flowed there like a river.”
Mixed Verdict Expected from Commission on Medjugorje
Although the report has not yet been made public, Church officials charged with investigating the validity of the apparitions at Medjugorje have apparently decided that the first seven apparitions were authentic, but succeeding visions are suspect.
Reverse Speech is a Pseudo-Science
JC asks: “Is reverse speech theory in any way scientific?”
Abandoning Self Unreservedly
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.”
—St. Ignatius of Loyola Read the rest…
Trump Expands Mexico City Policy
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
President Donald Trump has expanded the Mexico City Policy, an executive order that prevents groups from providing abortion overseas with US aid money, and is now applying the order to all foreign global health assistance.
Gazing into the Eyes of Christ
“When we gaze into the eyes of Christ with the eyes of our heart, we begin to see things as they truly are. Under His gaze of love our prayer begins to resonate with the will of the Father.”
–Dr. Anthony Lilles Read the rest…
ABC (Finally) Cancels Anti-Catholic “Real O’Neals”
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The blatantly anti-Catholic ABC series, The Real O’Neals, has been cancelled and will not be returning for a third season.
