“The practices of mortification should be modified by prudence and the advice of a wise director, because it often happens that the Devil urges a soul to excessive penances to tire her and render her unfit for the service of God and the fulfillment of her duties.”
- Anna Maria Taigi
For Reflection:
How does the Devil use excessive mortification against us? Virtue lies in moderation. In light of this, how do I appraise the mortifications I committed to yesterday? Are they excessive? Are they not sacrificial enough? What is the Holy Spirit asking me to do?
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The sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has many Catholics wondering what exactly will happen when the Holy Father officially steps down and leaves the See of Peter vacant.
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The horrific death of a 29 year-old woman and her 33 week-old baby after a botched procedure by infamous late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart last week is now the subject of an official investigation.
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Over the course of his busy pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI made many comments that now appear to have been prophetic regarding the sudden resignation he announced yesterday.
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“The perfection of a Christian consists in mortifying himself for the love of Christ. Where there is no mortification, there is no great sanctity.”
- St.Philip Neri
For Reflection:
As I begin this season of Lent, how is God asking me to mortify myself that I might be filled more with the things of God than the things of the world? How does this show my love of Christ and lead to greater sanctity?
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Pope Benedict XVI has announced that due to an increasing inability to keep up with the demands of the papacy, has announced that he will resign, effective February 28.
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Brooklyn's Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was not mincing words in his latest column, accusing the pro-abortion President Obama of advocating for "that which is shameful and criminal in the eyes of Almighty God" and says those who voted for him are responsible for "a step deeper in the culture of death."
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FD asks: "
Can you please tell me why Fr. Richard Rohr is so popular among Catholics? I have read some of his stuff and it is definitely new age. Also, can you say something about Fr Diaumid O'Murchu who is even more far out and deals more with religious. I know the bishops of Spain issued a condemnation about his views of religious life."
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International outrage is growing after dozens of unconscious women were found abandoned in a field beside a rural "sterilization camp" in West Bengal, exposing the women to infection and the eyes of onlookers.
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“I am the Immaculate Conception”
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