July 22
Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene
"'The disciples went back home, but Mary wept and remained standing outside the tomb.' And so it happened that the woman who stayed behind to seek Christ was the only one to see him. For perseverance is essential to any good deed, as the voice of truth tells us. Whoever perseveres to the end will be saved.”
-St. Gregory the Great
JA writes: "I am a mom and we often go for playdates. Unfortunately many of our friends are using essential oils, homeopathics, yoga, Harry Potter, ..... my question is, can we visit their houses? Can they visit our house?”
July 21
Feast of Saint Lawrence of Brindini
“Preaching of the word of God is necessary for the spiritual life, just as the planting of seed is necessary for bodily life. Preaching, therefore, is a duty that is apostolic, angelic, Christian, divine.”
-St. Lawrence of Brindini
A shocking new report has found that while the US abortion industry destroys roughly one million unborn babies a year, the number of unborn lives discarded annually by our largely unregulated IVF industry is four times higher.
July 20
“Correct one another, not in anger, but in composure, as you read in the Gospel.”
-Anonymous
July 19
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest things right and doing it all for love.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
July 18
“Prayer is sowing; contemplation the reaping of the harvest, when the reaper is filled with wonder at the ineffable sight of the beautiful ears of corn, which have sprung before him from the little naked seeds that he sowed.”
-St. Isaak of Syria
"It was my privilege to participate in such a well thought and laid out course. As a Catholic school teacher I have participated in many seminars. This one is far more inspired than the others. May God bless this mission and help it grow!" -Bridgit
July 17
“Always remember to love your neighbor; always prefer the one who tries your patience, who tests your virtue, because with her you can always merit: suffering is Love; the Law is Love.”
-St. Mary of Jesus Crucified
CM writes: “I was reading the blog on automatic writing and thought of Vassula who is well known throughout the world for her automatic writing which she says is from god I'm never really sure about this can you highlight this in any way for me?”
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