“Mary cannot forsake us, because she is our Mother. If we confide our salvation to her loving care and faithfully imitate her virtues, she will fold us to her Immaculate Heart both now and at the hour of our death.”
For Reflection:
Mystically ask Mary to take you to her Immaculate Heart. Rest there with her. Journal your impressions, insights, reflections on her maternal love for you.
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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that his state has opted to become a co-plaintiff with the
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in its suit against plans by the Department of Health and Human Services to impose a contraception and sterilization mandate.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Even though the media can't get enough of allegations that the Catholic Church may have surgically castrated "as many as 10 young men" in the 1950s, what most news stories aren't revealing is that it was the Dutch government who ordered the castration of over 400 men during the same time period as part of a eugenics program.
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The bishops of North Carolina have issued a strong statement criticizing President Barack Obama for inserting himself into the debate over an amendment on the May 8 ballot that would define marriage in North Carolina as being between one man and one woman.
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A middle school teacher in Virginia forced his students to support President Barack Obama's re-election by making them conduct opposition research on GOP candidates and then sending their suggestions to the Obama campaign.
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“What a truly marvelous privilege is ours! Mary being our mother, we share in her love of her divine Son. Let us stand in the spirit on the mount of crucifixion and listen to the dying Christ saying to each of us, ‘Behold thy mother.’”
For Reflection:
What joy it brings to know that Mary shares with us her own love of her divine Son! In those moments when my own heart is bereft of sensate love for God, I will rely on my Mother’s perfect love to express my emotion. In what other ways can I open myself more and more to the operations of my spiritual Mother’s soul?
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Veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler says that the Obama campaign is censoring viewer comments about their new 17-minute documentary,
The Road We've Traveled, with positive comments outnumbering negative by more than five to one.
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A new report has found that the level of marginalization of Christians is at unprecedented levels in Europe, with some politicians and organizations finally beginning to acknowledge the problem.
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The first installment of Suzanne Collins' riveting, blockbuster trilogy,
The Hunger Games, opens March 23 in theaters nationwide, but what many parents don't know is that this is ultimately a story about child sacrifice.
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“Mary’s holiness kept pace with her labor. Through her faithful performance of her ordinary duties, she may be said to have attained, in the solitude of Nazareth, her greatest sanctity.”
For Reflection:
Do I view my daily duties as stepping stones to union with God? What strategies can I employ to do so with greater consistency and hope?
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