Blessed Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)The alleged miraculous healing of a retired priest suffering from a deadly skin cancer is being investigated as a possible miracle for the cause of sainthood for Blessed Titus Brandsma.
January 9
"What are our real trials? By what name shall we call them? One cuts herself out a cross of pride; another, one of causeless discontent; another, one of restless impatience or peevish fretfulness. Yet we know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life, that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty.”
-From a conference by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
In response to a radio interview that I did about my new book, A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, with Dan Burke and Melissa Elson of Divine Intimacy Radio, we received this testimony from a woman who believes her experience with the New Age and mindfulness caused her years of suffering.
The monstrance from St. Francis of Assisi Church and Friary in New York City (YouTube)A surveillance camera in the back of a Catholic church in New York City caught a man brazenly stealing the monstrance off the altar. Thankfully, the Blessed Sacrament was not inside.
Born into poverty in Georgia, the life of Justice Clarence Thomas was founded on a string of miracles that made him who he is today – one of the most respected jurists in America.
January 8
"The sweet fragrance of Christ noticed among men [is] not in a sudden burst of flame, but in the constant red-hot embers of virtues such as justice, loyalty, faithfulness, understanding, and cheerfulness."
–St. Josemaría Escrivá, Christ is Passing By
So many people I know who were misled into Centering Prayer told me one of the main reasons they were "sold" on it is because proponents claimed St. Teresa of Avila and other Carmelite mystics taught it (although I've never seen any direct quotes from the works of these saints to prove this). Others bought into it after being introduced to the writings of a 14th century anonymous author of a book entitled The Cloud of Unknowing. This blog contains a few facts that will prove these assertions to be incorrect.
January 7
“What we mean, in the last resort, by ‘an answer to prayer,’ is that from the beginning of time, before He set about the building of the worlds, God foreknew every prayer that human lips would breathe, and took it into account. That, and nothing less, is the staggering claim which we make every time we say the 'Our Father.'”
- Monsignor Ronald Knox
January 6
“The Creator of the universe awaits the prayer of one poor little soul to save a multitude of others, redeemed like her at the price of His Blood.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
January 5
“Prayer is not only the mutual presence of God and the soul. It is also a relationship between them, a relationship of intimacy, exchange, activity, and life indeed, it is the highest kind of life there is, the life of love, divine love.”
-Canon Jacques Leclercq
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