Yearly Archives: 2018

Living in His Now

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“Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found, will you be capable of the perfect human relationship, that I have planned for you. You will never be united to another until you are united with Me. Exclusive of anyone or anything else. Exclusive of any other desires or longings. I want you to stop planning, to stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing…one you cannot imagine. I want you to have the best. Please allow Me to bring it to you.” –Be Satisfied With Me, attributed to St. Anthony of Padua.

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Cardinal Dolan Tries to Explain Met Gala

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                                            Cardinal Timothy Dolan
                          (Wikicommons/Heidi Green, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Apparently, I’m not the only one getting an earful about the Met Gala where Hollywood stars showed up in outrageous costumes that caricatured Catholicism and offended almost everyone I know (even non-Catholics). Cardinal Dolan is also being called upon to explain why this was allowed to happen – and why he attended the event.

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Why is Big Business Supporting Anti-Religious Bigotry?

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Justin Danhof, Esq., the same man who forced an apology out of Joy Behar for offending Christians turned his sights on Prudential at a recent meeting and demanded to know why the company, along with 36 others, signed an amicus brief filed by a radical LGBTQ activist group that sides against the religious freedom of the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado.

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Outrage Grows Over Catholic-Themed Met Gala

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC (Wikicommons)

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Social media is abuzz this morning over last night’s Met Gala which was themed “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” and drew stars dressed in costumes that many found to be downright offensive to Catholics.

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A trial which the whole Church must take up

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May 8
“We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of the American society, or wide circles of the Christian community, realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-church, between the Gospel and the anti-gospel. This confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence; it is a trial which the whole Church must take up.”
 – Karol Wojtyla (St. John Paul the Great)

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“Brain Dead” Teen Miraculously Wakes Up

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All life should be respected from beginning to natural end, even when doctors think it’s all over for a patient, because the Author of Life can choose to intervene at any point –  which is exactly what happened last week when a 13 year-old “brain dead” boy suddenly regained consciousness.

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Company Fined $5.1 Million for Forcing New Age Practices on Employees

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Ten employees of the Long Island-based United Health Programs of America were awarded $5.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages by a jury who ruled that the company forced employees to practice rituals associated with a cult-like organization that relies on a cartoon character known as “Onionhead” to teach “emotional awareness” to followers.

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Graduate Leaving Home? Our Lady Understands the “Empty Nest”

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The beauty of the month of May is reflected not only in nature but also in its dedication to Our Lady and in recognition of our earthly mothers. Additionally, it is the traditional time of great rejoicing as colleges and universities across the country celebrate commencement ceremonies.
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Love, Marriage, and Praying More Novenas

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Annie and John Paul Deddens

“Prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” –St. Therese of Lisieux

I found out about Pray More Novenas years before getting to know Annie. When I learned the backstory of how Pray More Novenas came in existence, I remember thinking- wow! this couple really has something special!

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