January 23
"[She] kept all these things in her heart."
-Luke 2:51
Today's Reflection:
Prayer is the answer. Prayer is what the Blessed Virgin Mary did when she faced the contradictions of her life as Mother of the Messiah. It was in her heart that Our Lady found the grace and consolation she needed. In our barren times, how do we need to pray more, not less?
Dearest Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
In a major win for those who oppose the marketing of aborted fetal body parts, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals not only debunked claims that videos of abortion industry workers bartering over baby parts were “heavily edited,” but scolded Planned Parenthood for its rhetoric and medical practices.
January 22
"True charity consists in putting up with one's neighbor's faults, never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Today's Reflection:
Can we love our neighbor as we love ourselves even when he is irksome, irritable, annoying, or just plain grumpy? How do we show the true face of God's love despite the battle raging within us.
Each year around this time, reality hits with a dull thud. Decorations have been taken down and stored away. Living rooms have that bare, denuded look that only the departure of a festive tree can create. Those much-anticipated gifts – the ones that haven’t been returned, that is – have already lost their luster.
On this 46th anniversary of the legalization of abortion in America, citizens across the country are remembering the more than 60 million innocent Americans - and one billion souls worldwide - who have lost their lives in this tragic holocaust.
MOS write: “I am in need of reassurance and clarity that GODLY Play Is ok.”
January 21
"No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it."
-1 Corinthians 10:13
Today's Reflection:
Our faith, our confidence, and our hope must be placed in God. How, then, do we apply this in the face of challenges?
“Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart!” (I Samuel 16:7)
Steps of the Lincoln Memorial where the incident took place.Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A video of Catholic school students wearing MAGA hats supposedly confronting and mocking a Native American man at the March for Life went viral this weekend and sparked an instant wave of condemnation – but new video shows a much different story.
In a hard-hitting open letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Albany Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger minces no words in condemning the controversial Reproductive Health Act (RHA) which amounts to one of the most extreme pro-abortion laws in the nation.
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