October 30
“I look to all of you, brothers and sisters of every state of life, to you, Christian families, to you, the sick and elderly, and to you, young people: confidently take up the Rosary once again. Rediscover the Rosary in the light of Scripture, in harmony with the liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives. May this appeal of mine not go unheard!”
-St. John Paul II
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October 29
“The immense good which this noble devotion (the Rosary) has done to the world is well known. How many, by its means, have been delivered from sin! How many led to live a holy life! How many to a good death, and are now saved!”
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National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Library of Congress)
In an unprecedented moment in the history of the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, the U.S. Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to preserve all electronic and paper documents in the event that federal prosecutors may need to look into sexual assault claims against current and former church leaders.
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This weekend’s horrific massacre of eleven innocent people who were gathered in prayer in a synagogue in Pittsburgh to celebrate the birth of a child has sparked grief and outrage in the hearts of all believers.
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October 27
“The family that recites the Rosary together reproduces something of the atmosphere of the household of Nazareth: its members place Jesus at the center; they share His joys and sorrows; they place their needs and their plans in His hands; they draw from Him the hope and strength to go on.”
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A lightning strike that ignited a 150-year-old Baptist Church in Massachusetts on Tuesday night destroyed almost the entire structure – except for a life-size painting of Jesus Christ that fire-fighters found miraculously intact.
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More than 65,000 people have already signed a petition asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to remove two Halloween costumes which feature immoral depictions of a nun and a Catholic priest.
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October 26
“To pray the Rosary for children, and even more, with children, training them from their earliest years to experience this daily ‘pause for prayer’ with the family, is admittedly not the solution to every problem, but it is a spiritual aid which should not be underestimated.”
-St. John Paul II
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Even though abortion is on the ballot in every election, voters in Oregon, Alabama, and West Virginia will be casting their votes on particular initiatives ranging from prohibiting the use of public funds for abortion to recognizing the rights of the unborn.
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"Perhaps we should keep more in mind that passage from the Gospel in which Jesus does not lower the demands of his call to the rich young man who wanted to follow him (cf. Mk 10:17-22)." Cardinal Robert Sarah to bishops at the Vatican Synod on Young People
In his intervention at the Vatican Synod on Young People, Cardinal Robert Sarah reminded bishops that the only “lack of clarity” on Church teaching regarding homosexuality and other moral issues is coming from pastors who water down the faith in an attempt to attract young people to the Church.
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