Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe world is reacting with shock and grief at the tragic story of a Dutch teen who never recovered from being raped and chose to end her life through state-sanctioned suicide.
-Luke 1;35
Today’s Reflection:
God desires to fill us with the power of the Holy Spirit, just as He did Our Blessed Mother, Mary. He desires for us to bring Jesus Christ into the world, just as Mary did. What obstacles or fears are keeping you from giving your full "yes" to God?
It’s not at all surprising that in an effort to spare his flock from falling into the moral confusion of the day, Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, RI came under fire for sending out a tweet urging Catholics not to participate in LGBTQ Pride Month events because they promote activities contrary to Catholic morals and are especially harmful to children.
Women who have lost their babies to miscarriage have taken offense to a comment made by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a recent ruling on Indiana's abortion laws that women who lose their child to abortion are not mothers. What about those who lose their child to miscarriage? The following heartbreaking testimony, from Priests for Life youth director, Bryan Kemper, describes just how wrong Ginsburg is in her assessment of when motherhood begins.
June 1
“Avoid truth without love, love without truth."
-St. Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
Today’s Reflection:
In what ways is God calling me to stand against cultural evil?
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