April 5
St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419)
“You must open the interior eyes of your soul on this light, on this heaven within you, a vast horizon stretching far beyond the realm of human activity.”
–From a letter of St. Vincent Ferrer
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Can a Fortune Cookie Divine Your Future?
Fortune cookies are a traditional end-of-meal treat at most Chinese restaurants in the United States these days, but what exactly is the connection between this treat and the fortune inside? Is there anything wrong with reading these “fortunes?”
Petition the USPS for a “Choose Life” Postage Stamp!
A petition drive is underway to ask the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue a special commemorative “Choose Life” stamp in honor of the sanctity of life.
Turn Your Feminine Genius into Authentic Catholic Women’s Leadership!
The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council said that the hour has come when women who are impregnated with the spirit of the Gospel will achieve an influence and power in the world that has never been seen before. This is our time! And this is why Catholic women interested in honing their feminine genius into the kind of leadership skills needed to affect real change in the world are flocking to the new Catholic Women’s Leadership Studies Program of the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women.
April 4, 2018
April 4
“None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.”
–Romans 14:7
Christian Films Taking Hollywood by Storm
Once again, a rush of excellent Christian films are reminding Hollywood executives that there’s a huge market for movies that respect Christianity and the solid family values it promotes.
April 3, 2018
April 3
Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.”
–Hebrews 5:8-9
Third Annual Planned Parenthood Protest Set for April 28
Citizens for a Pro-Life America, which is headed by Women of Grace board member Dr. Monica Miller, is calling upon pro-lifers across the country to get involved in the third annual nationwide protest against Planned Parenthood which is scheduled for April 28.
Satanic Ice Cream Parlor Gets Frosty Welcome in U.S.
(Twitter)
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Toronto-based soft-serve ice cream chain known as Sweet Jesus, whose logo features an upside down cross, is trying to expand into the United States where it is getting a frosty welcome from American Christians who are determined to teach them the difference between “edgy” and offensive.
Can an Object be Cursed?
SC writes: “My friend and her husband were given some African prayer beads a few years ago. She has been experiencing some problems with her health, insomnia, and some spiritual warfare. For some reason I remembered last night that they had told me & my husband about these prayer beads. I have a very bad feeling about them. What do you think?”
