August 28
Feast of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor (354 – 430)
“You have created us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they rest in you.”
-St. Augustine
Yearly Archives: 2023
Feast of St. Monica
August 27
Feast of St. Monica (331 – 387)
“One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be.”
-St. Monica
Nothing half-hearted
August 26
“Nothing half-hearted for me–
I will follow Christ with all my heart and soul.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Influencing young souls
August 25
Feast of St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest (1557 – 1648)
“Like the twigs of plants the young are easily influenced, as long as someone works to change their souls.”
-St. Joseph Calasanz
Christ’s Mystical Body
August 24
Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle
“The Apostles were the nucleus of the Church, the new Israel, the first visible manifestations of Christ’s Mystical Body.”
-Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Zazen is Not Christian Prayer
BW writes: “I saw an article in a Catholic magazine about a nun who practices Zazen from the Zen religion and shows her sitting in the classic yoga position. I could not find any information on Zazen and hope you can provide some information on this subject.”
Grace in the struggle
August 23
Feast of St. Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617)
“Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase. This is the only true stairway to paradise, and without the cross they can find no roads to climb to heaven.”
-St. Rose of Lima
Massachusetts Bishop Praised for Protecting Catholic School Children
The Most Reverend Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts is being praised for his courage in upholding Church teaching regarding gender identity in Catholic Schools.
Grounding aka Earthing is Based on Bad Science
Despite its complete lack of scientific evidence, grounding (aka “earthing”) is once again becoming popular. We first wrote about it in 2013 and can confidently report that in the last 10 years, almost nothing has changed except for the addition of new “earthing” products developed by folks who insist upon believing in this pseudoscience.
