“Our prayer, like Mary’s and the Apostles', must come from our hearts under the absolute dominion of the Holy Spirit. The love of God above all things, detachment from the world, and an abiding sense of the supernatural, or recollection – these are the prerequisites of prayer.”
For Reflection:
How does my time of prayer measure up according to the standard in the quote above? Which of the prerequisites listed above do I employ? Which do I need to cultivate. Write a prayer to Our Lady asking for her maternal intercession.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has shredded a major talking point for advocates of same-sex marriage when it issued a ruling saying that same-sex marriage is not a human right.
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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago, Cuba yesterday and declared himself to be a "pilgrim of charity" while expressing his hope that the communist island nation would move toward greater openness, freedom and religious devotion.
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A man who underwent "sexual reassignment surgery" and was competing in the Miss Universe Canada pageant was disqualified after it was discovered that he was a biological male.
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“The true child of Mary must be prepared to make the sacrifice necessary to overcome the love of created things with the love of the Creator.”
For Reflection:
To what am I most attached? What virtues can I begin to practice to help me become more detached to them and filled more with the things of God? What devotions can I develop to help inculcate a deeper love for God?
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Writing in “
Mother of the Redeemer,” Pope John Paul says this about the call of woman in the world today:
The figure of Mary of Nazareth sheds light on womanhood as such by the very fact that God, in the sublime event of the Incarnation of his Son, entrusted himself to the ministry, the free and active ministry of a woman. It can thus be said that women, by looking to Mary, find in her the secret of living their femininity with dignity and of achieving their own true advancement. In the light of Mary, the Church sees in the face of women the reflection of a beauty which mirrors the loftiest sentiments of which the human heart is capable: the self-offering totality of love; the strength that is capable of bearing the greatest sorrows; limitless fidelity and tireless devotion to work; the ability to combine penetrating intuition with words of support and encouragement.1
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In a moving blog posted on the popular
St. Peter's List, Father John Higgins recounts the time he arrived at an Emergency Room to anoint the body of a man who came back to life the moment he touched the man's scapular.
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The moment Pope Benedict XVI's plane was spotted in the skies over Guanajuato, Mexico on Friday, the faithful poured from their homes and lined the streets, sometimes five and six rows deep, with many crying tears of joy as church bells began to peal throughout the area in welcome.
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An estimated 54,000 Americans in 140 cities turned out to protest the HHS mandate, which threatens religious liberty by imposing mandatory insurance coverage for birth control on all employers regardless of religious beliefs.
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“When God demands of a soul a great sacrifice, he strengthens the soul, through the vivifying power of His grace, to overcome all obstacles. Such a soul dies perfectly to itself, and its only desire is to remain spiritually dead to its natural inclinations as long as God wishes.”
For Reflection:
What has been the greatest sacrifice God has entrusted to me? What were the potential hazards, the hurdles, and the obstacles it presented? How did I experience God’s grace in the midst of the trial? Am I willing to die to self and embrace the crosses God sees fit to offer me?
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