September 21
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
“The other Evangelists, out of respect for Matthew, did not call him by his common name, so they said Levi. But Matthew called himself Matthew and a publican, that he might show his readers that no one ought to despair of salvation … since he himself suddenly changed from a publican to an apostle.”
-St. Jerome on St. Matthew
We recently had a question about a so-called “Psychic Vampire Repellent” being sold on Gwyneth Paltrow’s outlandish Goop site which supposedly contains tiny “Reiki-charged crystals.” As ridiculous as it might sound, there’s a whole cottage industry devoted to distributing “Reiki-infused” products from jewelry to “kid calming mists” that should alarm anyone familiar with this occult-based practice.
September 20
Feast of Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest and Martyr; Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions, Martyr
“Hold fast to the will of God and with all your heart fight the good fight under the leadership of Jesus; conquer again the diabolical power of this world that Christ has already vanquished.”
-St. Andrew Kim Taegon
September 19
“I saw Jesus moving through the world, laden with His Cross, searching for souls to bear it with him; but they all ran away at his approach…so once more I offered myself.”
-Marthe Robin, French Mystic
Marseilles-St. Charles Rail Station in FranceFour college students who were attacked with acid at a train station in France are reaching out with compassion and forgiveness for their assailant who is said to be suffering from mental illness.
YouTubeHere’s another reason why you shouldn’t put too much stock in the mainstream media when it comes to honest reporting – the Washington Post’s elite religion writer has just revealed that she has been a life-long enthusiast of the occult and thinks all religions are "magic."
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