For the first time ever, a young man with Down’s Syndrome has won the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the New York Region, which marks an important step forward for this endangered population.
Read the rest
July 15
"If you know how to pray, then you will love prayer -- and if you love to pray, then you will pray."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
Today’s Reflection:
Why is prayer a conduit of love? Have I noticed this to be true in my own relationships -- what has been the effect of prayer?
day?
Read the rest
TAN writes: "
Do you have any info about Nutri Energetics Systems (NES)."
Read the rest
July 14
"Rejoice always, pray constantly."
-1 Thessalonians 5:16
Today’s Reflection:
How can I discipline myself to turn my thoughts and attention to God during the course of the day?
Read the rest
July 13
"A few moments of recollection and meditation each morning n the presence of God transforms and perfumes the whole day, life flowers cast when night comes, whose fragrance at dawn anoints everything they have touched."
-Elisabeth Leseur
Today’s Reflection:
How can prayer perfume the day?
Read the rest
July 12
"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path."
-Psalm 119:105
Today’s Reflection:
Why should prayerful reading of Scripture be part of my prayer time?
Read the rest
July 11
"But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
-Matthew 6:6
Today’s Reflection:
How does my prayer environment contribute to my time of prayer?
Read the rest
The miraculous recovery of a stillborn baby, whose parents turned to Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen for help, has been officially approved by Pope Francis, thus paving the way for the beatification of the popular televangelist.
Read the rest
July 10
"The more we give ourselves up in the worship of God, the more our personality is deepened and enriched. The more we concentrate on ourselves and our own status, however, the more we grow poor, shallow, and dull..."
-Jutta Burggraf
Today’s Reflection:
Ponder the times you have focused on God vs. yourself? How have you seen your personality enriched or diminished?
Read the rest
The International Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ICRPD) has issued a death sentence to a young quadriplegic Frenchman whose life support will now be officially withdrawn and will begin the slow process of killing him.
Read the rest
