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Leading Me Home

"You will never be happy if your happiness depends on getting solely what you want.  Change the focus.  Get a new center.  Will what God wills. and your joy no man shall take from you." -Venerable Fulton Sheen

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Good Riddance to Miss America’s Swimsuit Competition

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

The new all-woman leadership of the Miss America pageant has decided to draw more attention to the beauty of authentic femininity rather than women’s body parts by axing the swimsuit competition and doing away with the concept of judging contestants based on their physical appearance. What could be wrong with that?

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God Found Me

June 7

"By reading and reflecting I found God; but by praying I believed that God found me and that He is a living reality and that we can love Him in the same way that we can love a person."
 -Servant of God Madeleine Delbrel

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Is Your “Energy” Out of Whack?

Wouldn’t it be nice if someone would come up with a way to help us stay energized and alert throughout the day regardless of how busy we are? It sure would, but the New Age idea of restoring “energy” isn’t the way to go.

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No “Pride Month” Again This Year

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

For the second year in a row, the White House has refused to issue a proclamation recognizing the month of June as “Pride Month,” not because the president has an animus toward the LGBT community, but because he is looking out for the rights of all Americans.

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Outstanding Faith

June 6

        Feast of St. Norbert  (1080 - 1134)
"Faith was the outstanding virtue of Norbert's life. Affable and charming, amiable to one and all, he was at ease in the company of the humble and the great alike."
-From the life of St. Norbert
      

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Time to Say Goodbye to Starbucks Coffee?

Racial insensitivity isn’t Starbucks’ only problem. The company is also donating big bucks to Planned Parenthood through a matching gift program that has convinced many a customer that the time has come to find another source for their morning brew.

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Knowing our Spiritual Self

June 5

"Savior, your crucifixion marked the end of your mortal life; teach us to crucify ourselves and make way for our life in the Spirit. May your resurrection, Jesus, bring true greatness to our spiritual self and may your sacraments be the mirror wherein we may know that self."
 -St. Ephrem

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