
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The total disconnect between abortion and the taking of human life could not be more apparent than in a recent bake sale for Planned Parenthood – covered by Vogue Magazine – featuring desserts that “are to die for.”
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Daily Gracelines - Lenten Journey with Mary - Day 38
Theme:
Mary's sorrowing heart is the perfect "vehicle" to take us more deeply into the passion of Jesus, Our Lord.
Grace:
I pray for the grace to enter deeply into the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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According to an email announcement sent to members of the American Family Association (AFA) today, Target CEO Brian Cornell now says he regrets his company’s policy announcement welcoming men to use women’s restrooms and dressing rooms.
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JA writes: "I am a mom and we often go for playdates. Unfortunately many of our friends are using essential oils, homeopathics, yoga, Harry Potter, ..... my question is, can we visit their houses? Can they visit our house?”
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Earlier this year, the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association submitted a 10-page document to Pope Francis requesting that he publicly acknowledge Mary as the Co-Redemptrix with Jesus the Redeemer during the 2017 centenary of the Marian apparitions of Fatima.
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Daily Gracelines - Lenten Journey with Mary - Day 37
Theme:
Mary's sorrowing heart is the perfect "vehicle" to take us more deeply into the passion of Jesus, Our Lord.
Grace:
I pray for the grace to enter deeply into the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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The Trump administration has announced that it will stop funding the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) because of its involvement in China’s forced abortion and sterilization program and will instead redirect the money to an agency that promotes maternal health.
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Two mothers from New Jersey are suing after their legitimate objections to a pro-Islamic curriculum in their children’s middle school resulted in personal and social media attacks upon them within the community.
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Daily Gracelines - Lenten Journey with Mary - Day 36
Theme:
Mary's sorrowing heart is the perfect "vehicle" to take us more deeply into the passion of Jesus, Our Lord.
Grace:
I pray for the grace to enter deeply into the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The reason for the unusually tight security surrounding Pope Francis’ 2015 trip to America became abundantly clear yesterday when a New Jersey teen pleaded guilty to a plot allegedly inspired by ISIS to kill the pope during his visit.
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