Not long ago, my granddaughter of four came and nuzzled up close to me. "Good morning, Julia, " I said. No answer. "Julia?" Still no answer. "Something wrong?" I asked.
"Yes," came the quiet response.
"What's the matter?"
"I'm grumpy and I'm mad."
"Why are you grumpy and mad, sweet lady?" I asked.
"Because I didn't want to get up. I want to sleep some more," came the little response. Not being a morning person myself, I could certainly relate to her displeasure.
"Well, Julia" said I, "you have a whole day in front of you with lots of blessings and surprises. Let's ask Jesus to help you feel better and fill you with zip so you can enjoy it," I offered.
"Okay," came the less than enthusiatic response.
And so we did. I don't know if Julia felt better, but that little prayer sure helped me get my day going.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a pro-abortion “Catholic” politician who is on the Obama Administration’s "short list" of possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, will be in Washington today, raising speculation about whether or not she will meet with the president about the vacancy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While speaking to journalists during the flight back to Rome after his historic and eventful pilgrimage to the Holy Land last week, he cited the encouraging ecumenical atmosphere, the people’s openness to inter-religious dialogue, and their profound desire for peace as his most lasting impressions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A man known for his autocratic style who recently spearheaded a massive condom-distribution program in New York City has been appointed by President Barack Obama to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
President Barack Obama’s much anticipated speech at Notre Dame yesterday turned out to be a typical “campaign” speech wherein he called for seeking the middle-ground on abortion even while neglecting to mention his own radical abortion record or that of most of the appointees in his administration.
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Gypsy. The word itself conjures up images of campfires, reverie, and sometimes raucous behavior. Rarely, however, does it illicit thoughts of piety, holiness of life, and martyrdom. But such is the case of Blessed Ceferino Gimenez Malla, a man pronounced "Blessed" by Pope John Paul II on May 4, 1997. His witness to the faith is an inspiration for each one of us in this our day and time, and we would do well to ask for his prayerful intercession.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Obama nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, Dawn Johnsen, who called pregnant women “fetal containers” and “losers in the contraceptive lottery,” may be paying the price for her radical abortion stance as Senate leaders say she does not have enough votes for confirmation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI delivered the most political speech of his Middle East trip yesterday in the Palestinian territories where he endorsed Palestinian statehood and called for the “walls” between the Israelis and the Palestinians to be torn down.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An alumni group at Notre Dame announced yesterday that the university has lost nearly $14 million in donations from alumni and donors who feel disenfranchised by the trend of Notre Dame’s leadership to abandon its Catholic identity.
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On May 13, 1917 "a Lady all white, more brilliant than the sun" appeared to three young children tending sheep in the Cova da lria in Portugal. It was just eighteen months before the end of World War I which had been the bloodiest and most violent war to date.
This was not the first time a supernatural visitor had appeared to the children. Some time earlier an angel called the "Angel of Peace" had come three times. He had given them Holy Communion and had exhorted them to pray and make sacrifices.
Tenderly, the beautiful woman told the children not to be afraid; she would not hurt them. Lucia, the oldest of the three children, asked the woman where she had come from and what was it she wanted. The lovely Lady told her that she had come from Heaven and that she wanted the children to return to this same spot on the 13th of the month for the next six months. At the last visit, she would tell them what she wanted.
And so began the famous and incredible apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima.
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