RS writes: “Everyone is talking about this celery juice fad that’s supposed to help you lose weight fast and cure all kinds of ailments. Is there any truth to this or is just another one of those crazy diet fads?”
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Put out into the deep
January 31
“And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.'”
-Luke 5:4
Today’s Reflection:
St. John Paul II encouraged all Catholics to enter the hope-filled waters of the New Evangelization. Here are eight ways you can prepare yourself to share the Catholic Faith with others (PASS IT ON): Pray, accept the call, study, sacrifice, intercede, teach by example, organize your testimony, no excuses!
Prayerfully read each word and then plan a personal strategy to implement it in your daily life. Through the grace of God, we can work together to infuse the world with the Truth who is Jesus Christ.
Outrage Grows Over VA Governor’s Proposed Infanticide
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The entire nation is talking about an interview involving Virginia Governor and pediatrician, Ralph Northam, who calmly explained how a proposed new abortion law in the state would allow a baby to be killed after birth if the family decided not to keep the child.
When Our Shepherds Seem to Fail Us
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In the past two weeks, the Catholic faithful have been handed a plate full of truly revolting fodder – a group of Catholic high schoolers were left undefended while being unjustly skewered by the press, and a so-called “Catholic” governor got away with a mere slap on the wrist for imposing a barbaric abortion law. Who wouldn’t be low on morale after being forced to swallow such disgusting fare?
More States Seek to Expand Abortion Access
Since the appointment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, thus tilting the court’s make-up toward the pro-life position, more states are planning to impose laws that will greatly expand access to abortion under the guise of protecting a “woman’s right to choose.”
Let us forgive
January 30
“Let us forgive and ask forgiveness!…The acceptance of God’s forgiveness leads to the commitment to forgive our brothers and sisters and to be reconciled with them.”
-St. John Paul II
Today’s Reflection:
What practical strategies can you implement to live a life of forgiveness
as encouraged by St. John Paul II?
The Mystery of the 7th Son of the 7th Son
MJB asks: “Is there any truth to the belief that the seventh son of a seventh son has special powers to heal?”
Governor Cuomo Lashes Out at Church
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
With calls for his excommunication ringing in his ears, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo remains unapologetic about championing the nation’s most barbaric abortion policy into law.
He will deliver us again
January 29
“On Him we have set our hope that He will deliver us again.”
-2 Corinthians 1:10
Today’s Reflection:
God will intervene. He will come to our aid. He does have a plan. And His plan is devised for our welfare. This calls us reflect prayerfully on the challenges we are facing, the difficulties that are presenting themselves, the trials that are bearing down on us, and to ask this question: Where is God in this situation, and what is He saying to me? I know that He is involved — Scripture has told me that. So what are His will and His purpose in the midst of this event?
No Excommunication for Gov. Cuomo
Neither New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan nor Albany’s bishop Edward Scharfenberger are in support of excommunicating New York’s “Catholic” Governor Andrew Cuomo after he championed one of the most radical pro-abortion laws in the nation. However a respected Canon lawyer believes the governor’s personal choice not to receive communion should now be made mandatory.
