November 21
“Each and every one of us, at the end of the journey of life, will come face to face with either one or the other of two faces… And one of them, either the merciful face of Christ or the miserable face of Satan, will say, ‘Mine, mine.’ May we be Christ’s!”
– Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Even while recognizing the dangers of an open border, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement of pastoral concern calling upon the government to develop a humane immigration system that welcomes those seeking asylum.
November 20
“O Israel, how great is the house of God, and how vast is the place of His possession! It is great and has no end, it is high and immense.”
– Baruch 3: 24, 25
GH asks: “A friend gave me two silver bracelets that have the Aztec calendar…is the calendar anti-Christian or linked to the occult?”
November 19
“And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away.”
-1 Peter 5:4
November 18
“For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. “
-Matthew 24:27
November 17
“Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven,
when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble,
and the day that is coming will set them on fire,
leaving them neither root nor branch,
says the LORD of hosts.
But for you who fear my name, there will arise
the sun of justice with its healing rays.”
– Malachi 3:19-20
November 16
“Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’”
– Matthew 25:34-36
NE writes: “I was at a friend’s house and we played a card game called Wizard. When one of the four cards that has a wizard on it is played, it trumps all the others. I began to wonder after if it was OK to play it.”
