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The Importance of Prayer

April 14

June 14

       “Give up prayer, and you no longer see the inwardness of things; you see only the surface. And with nothing to go by but effects, statistics, and evidence supplied by natural perceptions, you arrive at the wrong conclusions."

                                                                   -Dom Hubert Van Zeller

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Phubbing: How Cell Phones Cause Relationship Problems

couple at homeCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Pphubbing is the newest phenomena of the cell phone culture and it refers to the bad habit of checking your cell phone when you’re supposed to be fully present to your significant other. A new study says this could be hazardous to your relationship!

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Wonder Woman . . . and Planned Parenthood?

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

There’s nothing that Planned Parenthood would like more than to jump on the Wonder Woman bandwagon, but this production is hardly the epitome of the old-school feminism that inspired the story nearly 75 years ago.

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Actions and Words

June 13

June 13

 Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (1231)

 "Actions speak louder than words. Let your words teach and your actions speak."

                                                           --St. Anthony of Padua

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Christians Demand Apology for Senator’s Blatant Bigotry

Church vs. StateEven though Americans enjoy life in a representative democracy with leaders who represent the various constituencies that make up this great nation, Senator Bernie Sanders sparked outrage last week by suggesting that the Christian belief in salvation through Christ alone makes us unfit to serve.

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Abstinence Advocate Gets High Post at HHS

couple beachCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Valerie Huber, a tireless champion of sexual risk avoidance education for teens, has been appointed as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Firm Purpose of Amendment

June 12

June 12

"Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages."

-St. Francis de Sales 

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A Unique Quality of Woman

June 11

June 11

A quality unique to woman is her singular sensitivity to moral values and an abhorrence of all which is low and mean; this quality protects her against the dangers of seduction and total surrender to sensuality.

                                    -St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

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