No “Pride Month” Again This Year

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

For the second year in a row, the White House has refused to issue a proclamation recognizing the month of June as “Pride Month,” not because the president has an animus toward the LGBT community, but because he is looking out for the rights of all Americans.

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Outstanding Faith


June 6

        Feast of St. Norbert  (1080 – 1134)
“Faith was the outstanding virtue of Norbert’s life. Affable and charming, amiable to one and all, he was at ease in the company of the humble and the great alike.”
-From the life of St. Norbert
      

Time to Say Goodbye to Starbucks Coffee?

Racial insensitivity isn’t Starbucks’ only problem. The company is also donating big bucks to Planned Parenthood through a matching gift program that has convinced many a customer that the time has come to find another source for their morning brew.

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Knowing our Spiritual Self


June 5

“Savior, your crucifixion marked the end of your mortal life; teach us to crucify ourselves and make way for our life in the Spirit. May your resurrection, Jesus, bring true greatness to our spiritual self and may your sacraments be the mirror wherein we may know that self.”

 -St. Ephrem

Mornings of Grace: A Spa for a Woman’s Soul

Catholic women have a lot on their plate. Besides the home, kids, spouse, job, and finances – all of which must be juggled in an increasingly godless world – where do we go for the friendship and support we need? Maybe a Morning of Grace is what you’re looking for!

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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Colorado Baker

The days of LGBTQ activists forcing Christian businesses to violate their consciences in order to serve their same-sex marriages may soon be coming to an end as the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 7-2 decision in favor of a Christian baker from Colorado who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding.

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Rosary Rally Planned for Metropolitan Museum

Even though the scandalous MetGala, with its parade of stars dressed in disgraceful Catholic “fashions” is over, an equally appalling museum exhibit full of similar atrocities will remain open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until October – which is why a public Rosary rally of reparation is planned for this weekend in honor of the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

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Love, praise and adoration


June 3

“From the depths of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before Thee, O Most Sacred, Divine and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay Thee all the homage of love, praise and adoration in my power. Amen.”
 -St. Margaret Mary Alacoque