February 17
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
-St. Vincent de Paul
February 17
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.”
-St. Vincent de Paul
February 16
“Pure love… knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest things out of great love – love, and always love.”
-Divine Mercy in My Soul, St. Faustina
PW writes: “I recently heard of a technique called EFT-Emotional Freedom Technique from a very devout Catholic friend who found it to be very useful in healing some past emotional wounds she struggled with in combination with deep prayer. She indicated that research has found medical and neurological support of this technique. Not having ever heard of it before, I was wondering what you knew of it and whether or not it is an appropriate avenue for Catholics to pursue.”
DD writes: “I just heard about the Cefaly band that is being used by doctors in Europe to help cure migraines. Is this based on real science, or is it just another one of those New Age shams?”
February 15
“Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.”
-1 John 4:8
Catholics are responding with outrage to the recent discovery of a leaked FBI document which calls for the surveillance of people who attend Latin Masses in the U.S., claiming these “Radical Traditionalist Catholics” or RTCs, are racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists. Here’s how you can help!
KV writes: “Recently a fellow Catholic told me about a ritual on the Eve of St. Agnes – fast all day and then at night the fasting woman will dream of her future husband. This sounds strange and superstitious to me. I could not find information on this from a credible Catholic source. Have you heard anything about this?”