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Humility "Humility is one of the most difficult virtues both to attain and to ascertain. It lies close upon the heart itself, and its tests are exceedingly delicate and subtle. Its counterfeits abound." Venerable John Henry Newman For Reflection: Yesterday's Grace Line gave one counterfeit of the virtue of humility. What might be some other counterfeits? (See tomorrow's Grace Line for more counterfeits of humility.)

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It's been an exhilarating time of production thus far here at EWTN with several amazing guests like street smart evangelist Justin Fatica, chastity champions Jason and Cystalina Evert, powerful preacher and healer Fr. Philip Scott and the always informative Bert Ghezzi.  But what I am most thrilled about is our day of live programming  tomorrow with another favorite guest, Dr. Ted Sri who will be walking us through the upcoming changes to the Mass.  I hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity.  The details are below:

TUNE IN FRIDAY 11AM EST on EWTN for  Women of Grace® LIVE! Television Call in and be part of the show

This Friday, August 12th at 11am EST, Women of Grace® TV will be a full one hour LIVE Call in Show.  Join Johnnette and Fr. Edmund Sylvia for this exciting show with Dr. Edward (Ted) Sri on "The Mass: Constant and Changing". We are inviting all of you to give us a call and get on the show.  Ask your questions or share your experiences with us. The LIVE call in phone number is 205-271-2980. JOIN IN ON THIS EXCITING LIVE SHOW!!!  WATCH IT LIVE ON EWTN! We'll be providing updates through our Women of Grace Facebook and Twitter pages so stay tuned...

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Rachel Maddow, a controversial lesbian talk-show host at MSNBC has been served with a multi-million dollar lawsuit alleging defamation for comments she made about a Christian ministry.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

A Facebook campaign has been mounted by homosexual activists to pressure PBS into allowing the two most famous Sesame Street characters, Bert and Ernie, to get married as a way of showing children that same-sex marriage is normal.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The role social media played in the deadly riots in London and violent flash mobs in the U.S. in the past week are behind moves by law enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic to establish special crime units dedicated to policing Twitter and Facebook for evidence of crimes in the making.

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"Humility does not consist in ignorance of truth. If a man is above the average height of men, he cannot help knowing it." Cardinal Henry Edward Manning For Reflection: Why would it be a lack of humility to deny we have a gift God has given to us? How can we acknowledge the gift without falling into pride?

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Archbishop of Baltimore is accusing the Catholic governor of Maryland of acting out of "mere political expediency" in his plans to sponsor a same-sex marriage bill.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A blood test that allows parents to know the sex of their unborn child as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy is causing concern over how the test could be used.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

As the city of London experienced yet another night of deadly violence, Christian churches of all denominations are banding together to pray for an end to the riots and to bring comfort to the victims.

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"Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other; on the contrary, they are twin sisters." Jean-Baptiste Lacordaire, O.P. For Reflection: What do I think is the relationship between "real excellence" and "humility?" Why are they "twin sisters?

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