While Hurricane Irma was tearing through Florida last weekend, there was a different kind of storm taking place at St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico where 230 women were enjoying a downpour of grace from the Lord at the Women of Grace® 2017 National Conference.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
What’s It Like to Film an Exorcism?
William Friedkin, the legendary director of The Exorcist, recently filmed an actual exorcism and when asked what it was like he said it was “terrifying” and it shook him to his core.
Caring for Loved Ones After Disaster Strikes
The U.S. experienced two major disasters in the past month which affected not only the millions of people who were directly affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but also the millions of us who know and love someone who was caught in the eye of the storm. How do we care for one another in the aftermath of these catastrophes?
Good Resolutions
September 13
Feast of St. John Chrysostom (D. 407)
“When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity to carry them out.”
-St. John Chrysostom
Today’s Reflection:
How is God giving me every opportunity to carry out my good resolutions? Am I doing a good job?
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Star of the Sea Basilica Survives Another Hurricane
A famous shrine located on the grounds of the Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Key West, Florida, dedicated to protecting the area from hurricanes, once again survived a major storm without damage.
Pope Persuades Suicidal Woman to Live
A Colombian woman who was the victim of a severely disfiguring acid attack and who planned to end her life later this month changed her mind on the spot after speaking with Pope Francis.
Satanic Rosaries Causing Concern
Michigan Mother Willing to Die for Life
A 37 year-old Michigan woman has died after forfeiting the chance to undergo chemotherapy to treat her brain cancer after discovering that she was pregnant.
Hang In and Hang On
September 12
“Perilous times, difficult circumstances, tenuous situations, and heartrending trials form the crucible in which hope is tested, refined, purified, and proven. When everything natural tells us to give up and give in, hope springs from the eternal and tells us to hang in and hang on.”
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