February 23
“There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.”
-St. Gregory the Great
FC asks: “I was wondering if you are familiar with a bracelet called ‘Eye of Medusa’? From what I understand, it sounds very suspicious.”
February 22
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.”
-St. John Henry Cardinal Newman
Crimes against Catholics continued unabated this week when Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was found murdered in his bed on the same weekend that a pipe bomb was discovered behind one of Philadelphia’s oldest Catholic churches.
DB writes: “I listen to your show almost daily on EWTN on my Sirius XM on the way to work. I heard you talking about Reiki a few times over the last couple of weeks and I felt called to share my experience.”
by Margalita Poletunow, MA, LPC, LPCMH
During pregnancy, certain medical issues beyond the woman’s control can lead to the death of the child before it is born. The baby will die, for example, if a woman has a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or an ectopic pregnancy to mention a few.
February 21
“Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind.”
-St. Catherine of Siena
February 20
“The things that we love tell us what we are.”
-St. Thomas Aquinas
February 19
“Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor… Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.”
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
February 18
“My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to be pleased when He gives me a chance to prove to Him that I love Him – but all this in peace – in abandonment.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
