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Planned Parenthood Skewered Over Mother’s Day Tweet

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Planned Parenthood may think that the public is falling for its disingenuous prattle about wanting to protect “women’s reproductive rights,” but the backlash from their latest tweet celebrating motherhood proves that the abortion giant isn’t fooling anyone.

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Counting my Hail Marys

May 14
"Throughout the years of mothering my brood of five, I often resorted to m 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

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On those who keep the Commandments of God

May 12
"Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus."
--Revelation 12:17

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Honolulu Bishop Pleads for Prayer

Scene of burning fissure coursing through the Leilani Estates subdivision in the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano. (US Geological Survey).

After the recent eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii and a series of small earthquakes, Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva is asking for prayers for those who have lost everything.

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Recite the Rosary

May 11

"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

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Why the Ascension Still Matters

On this day when we celebrate Our Lord's Ascension into heaven, the headlines are full of the sad tale of a renowned botanist named Dr. David Goodall who ended his life yesterday at the age of 104 in a Swiss suicide clinic. His claims to have had nothing more to live for proves why the great hope of the Ascension is so desperately needed today.

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War Between Good and Evil

May 10
"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 S. Benkovic and Thomas K. Sullivan

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