January 18
"Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law."
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2271
January 17
"The ultimate solution for restoring and promoting justice at all levels lies in the heart of each man."
-Fr. Francis Fernandez
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)DP writes: "What do you know about the book, The Secret Garden? Is it true that the author was into the New Age and the occult?"
January 16
"Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall have their fill."
-Matthew 5:6
January 15
"As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength at all. Like all the Christian virtues, it is as unreasonable as it is indispensable."
-G.K. Chesterton
The International Association of Exorcists has issued a Note offering important clarifications about the Ministry of Exorcism in the Church in order to correct erroneous practices being carried out by some priests as well as the faithful.
January 14
"We have to uphold the right of all men to live, to own what is necessary to lead a dignified existence, to work and to rest, to choose a particular state in life, to form a home, to bring children into the world within marriage and to be allowed to educate them, to pass peacefully through times of sickness and old age, to have access to culture, to join with other citizens to achieve legitimate ends, and, above all, to enjoy the right to know and love God in perfect liberty."
-St. Josemaria Escriva
A new poll has found that a vast majority of parents are dissatisfied with the state of education in the United States and are demanding change in everything from the role of the Department of Education to gender ideology.
January 13
"We need heralds of the Gospel who are experts in humanity, who know the depths of the heart of many today, who share in his hopes and joys, his worries and his sadness, and at the same time are contemplatives, in love with God. For this, new saints are needed."
-Pope St. John Paul II
January 12
"Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit... and the door that gives access to the other sacraments."
-Catechism of the Catholic Church 1213
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