Bishop Thomas Daly of the Diocese of Spokane has issued a letter to his flock in which he calls politicians who support abortion “scandalous” and advises them not to receive Communion in his diocese.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Can the Devil Read Our Minds?
LM writes: “Is it possible for the devil to read my mind?”
Consider the lilies of the field
February 4
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.”
-Matthew 6: 24-29
Today’s Reflection:
Do you trust God? How is this evidenced in how you treat your material possessions?
Pope to Politicians: Defend Life!
Speaking to leaders of Italy’s prolife movement on the eve of the country’s 41st National Day for Life on Sunday, Pope Francis made a special appeal to politicians to respect unborn human life for what it is – the future of our race.
Spiritual Battles Beg For Spiritual Responses
By Kathleen Beckman
Scripture reminds us, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). Christ chose the Twelve (Apostles) to do the same.
Not in your heart
February 3
“So also you can possess riches without being poisoned by them if you merely keep them in your home and purse and not in your heart.”
-St Francis de Sales
Today’s Reflection:
How do we cultivate the type of detachment that is referred to in this quote from St. Francis de Sales?
Love not the world
February 2
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.”
-1 John 2:15
Today’s Reflection:
Are there any particular areas where you tend to “love the world?”
Louise Hay
Louise Hay (1926-2017)
(Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images. Heiko Antoni CC BYU-SA 3.0)
JK asked us for comments about author/publisher Louise Hay.
He who gives to the poor will not want
February 1
“A greedy man stirs up strive, but he who trust in the LORD will be enriched…He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”
– Proverbs 28: 25, 26
Today’s Reflection:
In light of the passage above, do you feel that you have a proper attitude toward your material possessions?
Chick-fil-A to Keep the Sabbath . . . Even at the Super Bowl
In keeping with its long-standing policy of remaining closed on Sundays so employees can worship and rest, America’s most popular fast-food chain will not open its restaurants – not even in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium where the big game is being held on Sunday.
