This weekend’s horrific massacre of eleven innocent people who were gathered in prayer in a synagogue in Pittsburgh to celebrate the birth of a child has sparked grief and outrage in the hearts of all believers.
Yearly Archives: 2018
The Holy Family
October 27
“The family that recites the Rosary together reproduces something of the atmosphere of the household of Nazareth: its members place Jesus at the center; they share His joys and sorrows; they place their needs and their plans in His hands; they draw from Him the hope and strength to go on.”
-St. John Paul II
Painting of Jesus Miraculously Survives Church Fire
A lightning strike that ignited a 150-year-old Baptist Church in Massachusetts on Tuesday night destroyed almost the entire structure – except for a life-size painting of Jesus Christ that fire-fighters found miraculously intact.
Amazon Urged to Remove Bigoted Halloween Costumes
More than 65,000 people have already signed a petition asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to remove two Halloween costumes which feature immoral depictions of a nun and a Catholic priest.
Pause for Prayer
October 26
“To pray the Rosary for children, and even more, with children, training them from their earliest years to experience this daily ‘pause for prayer’ with the family, is admittedly not the solution to every problem, but it is a spiritual aid which should not be underestimated.”
-St. John Paul II
Abortion on the Ballot This November
Even though abortion is on the ballot in every election, voters in Oregon, Alabama, and West Virginia will be casting their votes on particular initiatives ranging from prohibiting the use of public funds for abortion to recognizing the rights of the unborn.
Cardinal Sarah: Youth Don’t Want Watered-Down Teaching
“Perhaps we should keep more in mind that passage from the Gospel in which Jesus does not lower the demands of his call to the rich young man who wanted to follow him (cf. Mk 10:17-22).” Cardinal Robert Sarah to bishops at the Vatican Synod on Young People
In his intervention at the Vatican Synod on Young People, Cardinal Robert Sarah reminded bishops that the only “lack of clarity” on Church teaching regarding homosexuality and other moral issues is coming from pastors who water down the faith in an attempt to attract young people to the Church.
Is There Such a Thing as a “Friendly” Ghost?
ST writes: “I just read a story about President Bush’s daughters who claim they had encounters with a “friendly” ghost in the White House. Is that even possible?”
Great Compensations
October 25
“The rosary is not a road, but a place, it has no goal but a depth. To linger in it has great compensations.”
-Romano Guardini
Why Are Theaters Dropping Gosnell Movie?
In spite of the fact that the movie, Gosnell: The Trial of American’s Biggest Serial Killer scored in the top 10 at the box office in its opening weekend, hundreds of theaters across the U.S. have suddenly decided to drop the film.
