Yearly Archives: 2021

In the end

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October 25
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
– Our Lady of Fatima to the children at Fatima
  Today’s Reflection:
How does Our Lady’s promise to the children at Fatima make you feel about the times in which we live? How will you continue in your relationship with Mary throughout your life?
  

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Countless blessings

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October 24
“The Holy Rosary is the storehouse of countless blessings.”
-Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche
Today’s Reflection:
What blessings have unfolded in my life due to my adherence to the Rosary?
  

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Our great intercessor

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October 23
“Mary is our great intercessor with the Lord, and interceding with her through the Rosary can be an especially uplifting and fruitful way
to pray for those we love.”
-Vinny Flynn
Today’s Reflection:
Whom am I called to pray for today?
  

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Month of the Holy Rosary: Reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries

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by Theresa Cavicchio

The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary follow the Luminous in exact sequence. As one group ends and the other begins, the events of Holy Thursday evening descend from the heights — the solemnity of the upper room — to the depths at Gethsemane. Following traditional practice, we pray the Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesday and Friday. Read the rest…

Ground to dust

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October 22
“I would like to be ground to dust for the Immaculate Virgin and have the dust be blown away by the wind all over the world.”
-St. Maximilian Kolbe
Today’s Reflection:
How can I, like St. Maximilian Kolbe, allow myself to be dust that’s blown all over my piece of the world?
  

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Is BrainPOP Promoting Paganism to Schoolchildren?

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Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash

We recently had a complaint from someone who works in a public school about the way BrainPOP, an animated educational site for children, is presenting material to students, particularly a video about the Mexican Day of the Dead that promotes paganism at the expense of the Church.

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A gallant soldier

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October 21
“Each time that my enemy would provoke me to combat, I behave
as a gallant soldier.”
– St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection:
What does it mean to be a gallant soldier? How can you more closely model St. Thérèse’s example when your enemy provokes you?
  

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Marian devotion

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October 20
“Without a doubt, the Church’s most popular and beloved expression of Marian devotion is the Rosary. It’s my favorite expression too. Love engendering love-that’s the secret of the Rosary.”
– Dr. Scott Hahn
Today’s Reflection:
How does the Rosary, as love, engender love, in my own life?
  

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Origins of the Day of the Dead

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JM writes: “The 2nd flyer they were handing out read: ‘The Concord Library Presents A Day of the Dead Celebration November 2nd 2010 at 3.30pm. – Celebrate and learn about Mesoamerican culture. Aztec dancers will be performing and educating us about the meaning behind each dance. We will also make pinatas and set up altars to relive the experience of this prominent event’.”

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Few souls understand

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October 19
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.”
 -St. Ignatius of Loyola
Today’s Reflection:
In what ways do I fail in abandoning myself unreservedly to God?
  

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