April 26
“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.”
-Isaiah 55:2
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo: Shining a Light on the Sanctity of Life
I love the Saints. I love that the Church gives them to us, raises them up so that we can see what holiness looks like lived out in this life. I love that they point to something better, brighter. What we see in shadows, little hints in the sacrament of the everyday, the heavenly saints behold in full glory. Here in the shadowlands we strain for a pale shimmer of heavenly sunrise, while they stand in full sun.
Woman Shuns New Age & Finds Strength in Jesus
We recently had a beautiful testimony from a woman who remained true to Christ in spite of being recommended to a variety of New Age practitioners for help with her chronic pain. Although she has still not found the help she is seeking, Jesus is filling her with the grace she needs to trust in Him. May He reward her with the healing she seeks!
World Rallies Around Alfie Evans
Kate James cradles her son Alfie Evans after his breathing tube was removed. (Photo posted by parents on social media.)
The world is rallying around tiny Alfie Evans as he continues to breathe on his own 40 hours after being removed from life support and his parents rush to appeal a lower court decision that is preventing the child from being flown to Italy for care.
St. Mark, Pray for Us
April 25
St. Mark, Evangelist
“The Church, which has spread everywhere, even to the ends of the earth, received the faith from the apostles and their disciples.”
–St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies
Women of Grace Grow Together in Florida
USF Women of Grace: (Front L/R) Emma Lopez-Ponnada, Emily Donaire, Meredith Hines. (Back L/R) Angie Phewklieng, Janet Carina, Melissa Jones, Sandrine Urias. Maria Gonzalez is on computer via Skype with Isabelle Liberatore, Women of Grace Director of Administration & Development, holding laptop.
Women of all ages, and from as far away as Colombia, participated in a Full of Grace study at the University of South Florida (USF) where they embarked on an incredible journey of healing, hope, and new horizons.
After Life Support Withdrawn, Alfie Evans Clings to Life
(Alfie’s Army – Facebook)
Even though doctors said he would die within minutes after being removed from life support, two-year-old Alfie Evans has been breathing on his own for more than 15 hours as his parents pursue a last-ditch effort to have him transferred to Italy.
NBC Comedy Calls Unborn Baby “Parasite” and “Bag of Garbage”
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
If you’re still looking for reasons not to watch broadcast television, NBC’s twisted comedy Superstore, which aired an episode where a woman refers to her unborn child as a “horrible parasite,” may be enough to convince you to quit the Big Three.
Faithful in Truth and Name
April 24
St. Fidelis, Priest and Martyr (1577-1622)
“In addition to this charity, he was faithful in truth as well as in name. His zeal for defending the Catholic faith was unsurpassed and he preached it tirelessly.”
–From a eulogy for St. Fidelis
Are Raw Food Diets New Age?
We have had several questions asking about whether or not raw food diets are linked to the New Age.
