November 13
Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (1850 - 1917)
"Oh Jesus, I love you very much. Give me a heart as big as the universe. Tell me what You wish that I do, and do with me as You will."
-St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
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Maintain Church unity
November 12
Feast of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (1580 - 1623)
"[St. Josaphat] felt that God had inspired him to restore worldwide unity to the Church. Concerned mainly with seeing his own people reunited to the See of Peter, he sought every available argument that would foster and maintain Church unity."
-Pope Pius XII
He will take care of me
November 11
"I have given everything to my Master: He will take care of me. The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but what the Lord wants for us."
- St. Josephine Bakhita
Faith is a gift
November 10
"Faith is a gift, but for very few is it a gift given without any demand for equal time devoted to its cultivation."
- Flannery O'Connor
Why Tai Chi and Catholicism Don't Mix
DD asks: "Can you explain tai chi, and what is wrong with it from a Christian point-of-view?"
The Lightning Thief
We received a question during one of our radio shows about a novel/movie called The Lightning Thief, and whether or not this is acceptable reading/viewing for Christians.
The fruit of the tree of life
November 9
On the Holy Eucharist: "[Jesus] could not have commanded anything more beneficial, for this sacrament is the fruit of the tree of life. Anyone who receives this sacrament with the devotion of sincere faith will never taste death."
-St. Albert the Great
In silence
November 8
"Yes, in silence we can actually break the hold time has on us, and accept that our true home is not here on earth, but in eternity."
-Sister Wendy Beckett
Pastor Disciplined After Allowing Smutty Video to be Taped in Church
Sabrina Carpenter (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Phillip Mansfield CC BY 3.0 DEED)Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, pastor of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Brooklyn has been relieved of his administrative duties after he allowed a scantily dressed pop star to film a lewd video inside his church.
Why is Dreamwork Considered New Age?
ST asks: "What is so New Age about dreamwork? Doesn't the Bible contain several stories about people, such as St. Joseph, who received important messages in their dreams?"
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