As the nation remains in the grips of protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and other black Americans at the hands of police, witches are now aiding the cause by placing hexes on police and offering “prayers” of protection for protestors.
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June 16
"We should not wish for anything but what comes to us from moment to moment, exercising ourselves nonetheless for good."
-St. Catherine of Genoa
Today's Reflection
Do I live in the grace of the present moment or am I busy bemoaning the past or worrying about the future? How is this present moment calling forth from me the opportunity to exercise grace for the good?
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June 15
"The great women always recall us to the deeper needs and the greater destinies; and so they try to save the world from the shallow, the slick, the facile, and the cruel, and to show us that the world of men is not meant to be either a battlefield or a laboratory, but a family."
-Gerald Vann, O. P.
Today's Reflection
Who are some of the great women saints to whom this quote rightly applies? To what extent does it apply to me? To what "deeper needs" and "greater destinies" do I witness through the words and actions of my life?
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June 14
Feast of Corpus Christi
“And let all take care that no unbaptized person tastes of the Eucharist nor a mouse or other animal and that none of it at all fall and be lost. For it is the Body of Christ to be eaten by them that believe and not to be lightly thought of.”
-St. Hippolytus (3rd C.)
Today's Reflection
Name at least three ways this quote shows the consistent teaching of the Church regarding the Eucharist. Does my demeanor toward the Eucharist reflect that I do not think of it lightly? In what one way can I improve my attitude?
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June 13
Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (1231)
"Actions speak louder than words. Let your words teach and your
actions speak."
-St. Anthony of Padua
Today's Reflection
What are my words teaching, and what are my actions speaking?
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“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim 3:16-17).
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June 12
“An invisible power seemed to plunge me wholly into fire…but oh! what fire! what sweetness!”
-Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection
Reflect with gratitude upon the heavenly gifts, the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, and the consolations which the Lord has bestowed upon you.
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June 11
"Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages."
-St. Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection
Do I exercise a "firm purpose of amendment" when I confess my venial sins? Do I truly intend to gain victory over those familiar sins with which I have grown so comfortable?
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June 10
"A quality unique to woman is her singular sensitivity to moral values and an abhorrence of all which is low and mean; this quality protects her against the dangers of seduction and total surrender to sensuality."
-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Today's Reflection
Our contemporary culture has undermined this unique quality of woman. What can I personally do to aid in restoring this quality to woman?
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Mother Thrice Admirable
SS writes: “Would you please let me know if the Catholic Church approves the apostolic endeavor of "Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen & Victress of Schoenstatt” which originally began by Fr. Joseph Kentenich in 1914?”
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