November 5
“Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
Yearly Archives: 2023
His will
November 4
“Our God is God. All is as He pleases. I am the happiest creature in the thought that not the least thing can happen but by His will or permission; and all for the best.”
-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Led like a child
November 3
“My vocation is to let myself be led like a child, one day at a time.”
-Blessed Pierina Morosini
The Law of Attraction: Channeling Abraham or Scamming the Public?
TV asks: “I am wondering about the Law of Attraction material. Jerry and Ester Hicks are the people who channel Abraham. Is there any truth in their teaching? Sometimes it sounds like it makes sense.”
The Commemoration of All Souls
November 2
The Commemoration of All Souls
“We know our union with the brethren who have died in the grace and faith of Christ is not the least weakened or interrupted by their death. On the contrary it is strengthened by our conveying spiritual goods for their benefit.”
– Second Vatican Council Lumen Gentium, 49
Do you want to become a great saint?
November 1
“If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? Ask God to send you many sufferings. The flame of Divine Love never rises higher than when fed with the wood of the Cross, which the infinite charity of the Savior used to finish His sacrifice. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ. That is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.”
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
UK University Offers Masters Degree in Occultism and Magic
The University of Exeter is offering the UK’s first graduate degree program in the study of occultism and magic, an offering that one exorcist calls “dangerous stuff.”
Beware of Those Who “Channel” Catholic Saints
One of our readers recently alerted us to a channeler who has been luring Catholics into attending online sessions in which she “channels” the Archangel Michael, Padre Pio, and other saints who deliver personal messages. Is this ever possible?
Testimonial: Joanne Finds Peace in Surrender
When Joanne came to the Benedicta Leadership Seminar at Malvern in July 2019, she was just beginning to come to terms with some of the twists and turns in her life; by the time it was over, everything was beginning to fall into place.
Conquer the world
October 31st
“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.”
-Pope Pius IX
