October 26th
“Mary is our great intercessor with the Lord, and interceding with her through the Rosary can be an especially uplifting and fruitful way to pray for those we love.”
-Vinny Flynn
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Catholic Teacher Fired for Upholding Christian Beliefs…at Christian School!
Glawdys Leger (Photo courtesy of Christian Concern)
A Catholic teacher faces losing her career for refusing to promote and teach extreme LGBTQI ideology at a Church of England (CofE) secondary school and for expressing her biblical beliefs on human sexuality in response to student questions.
Model St. Thérèse
October 25th
“Each time that my enemy would provoke me to combat, I behave as a gallant soldier.”
– St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Joel Osteen and the Prosperity Gospel
(Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Justin Brackett, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
N asks: “Is Joel Osteen preaching New Age?”
Allow His grace to mold you
October 24th
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.”
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
We begin to see
October 23rd
“When we gaze into the eyes of Christ with the eyes of our heart, we begin to see things as they truly are. Under His gaze of love our prayer begins to resonate with the will of the Father.”
-Dr. Anthony Lilles
Holding the beads
October 22nd
“Throughout the years of mothering my brood of five, I often resorted to my ten fingertips to count my Hail Marys when the task I was immersed in did not allow for holding the beads.”
– Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle
If you desire peace
October 21st
“The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…. If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.”
– Pope Pius XI
War between good and evil
October 20th
“Recognize it or not, our life on earth is a warfare (see CCC, 409), and every day and age from the beginning of time tells the story of dour combat with diabolic forces, a war between good and evil. This battle originated in the heavens before the dawn of humanity but was not confined there. It spilled onto the earth, placing all generations of humanity in a perpetual state of general quarters.”
– Johnnette Benkovic Williams and Thomas K. Sullivan
The Alexander Technique
An original poster advertising the services of F. M. Alexander
JC writes: “Can you tell me whether the Alexander Technique is New Age? I am a musician and my teacher recommended it for ‘body awareness.’ Apparently, it is popular among professional, classical musicians. The idea of “body awareness” sounds very New Age to me!”
