September 30
“Whatever the good God has given me has always pleased me, even the gifts which have appeared to me less good and less beautiful than those received by others.”
~St. Therese of Lisieux
Monthly Archives: September 2022
How Astrologers Sell Us the Stars
For the third time this year, the planet Mercury has gone into retrograde and once again, the internet astrologers are trying to outdo one another with dire warnings about how this cosmological event can wreak havoc on planet Earth. Too bad it’s nothing but hype to sell natal charts and good luck charms.
We must never doubt
September 29
“Although the difficulties, temptations, and different events that occur in the course of carrying out our plan may cause us some uncertainly as to whether we have chosen well, once our resolution has been made, we must never doubt the holiness of its execution.”
~St. Francis de Sales
The light of the Holy Spirit
September 28
“After we have implored the light of the Holy Spirit, applied our thought to search for His good pleasure, taken counsel with our director and perhaps two or three other spiritual persons, we must come to a resolution and decision in the name of God.”
~ St. Francis de Sales
Human Composting: The Latest Eco-Friendly Burial Method
Bishops in California are raising objections to a new California law that will allow human remains to be composted and returned to the soil as a way of protecting the environment from the contaminants of embalming fluid and the carbon emissions from cremation. But this is just one of many new eco-friendly burial methods being offered today.
Outcry Continues After Arrest of Pro-Life Champion
The FBI and Department of Justice are coming under heavy criticism in the wake of an FBI raid on the home of pro-life activist, Mark Houck, of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania for trumped-up charges while doing nothing about far more serious attacks on Catholic churches and pregnancy care centers perpetrated by pro-abortion activists earlier this summer.
An inspiration
September 27
“An inspiration urging us to give up some true good we already possess in order to pursue a future good is suspect.”
~St. Francis de Sales
Not All Jewelry is Harmless
JH writes: “This site is so informative but alarming. I had no idea so much we see today is occult. I love Southwestern style including Indian jewelry. Is Indian jewelry occult? I like the workmanship and colors but do not know if there is a meaning behind designs. Thank you for considering my question.”
The voice of the Spouse
September 26
“The voice of the Spouse, that is, His inspiration, in no way disturbs or troubles her, but draws her so gently that He causes her soul to melt with delight and, as it were, to flow into Him.”
~St. Francis de Sales
God sends his inspirations
September 25
“When God sends his inspirations into a man’s heart, the first one He gives is that of obedience.”
~St. Francis de Sales
