A 35 year-old physician and outspoken advocate of women’s reproductive rights has been named as the new president of Planned Parenthood.
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Preserve Peace of Heart
September 13
"But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure. In order to preserve it there is nothing more useful than renouncing your own will and substituting for it the will of the divine heart. In this way his will can carry out for us whatever contributes to his glory, and we will be happy to be his subjects and to trust entirely in him."
-St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Teachers Introduce Children to Superstition
This is not the first time a reader wrote to this blog to complain about their child being introduced to a superstitious practice known as "worry dolls" in school. But this time the parent is allowing us to publish their account of exactly what happened.
US Bishops Demanding Answers Are Meeting With Pope Tomorrow
The Vatican Press Office has announced that Pope Francis will meet on Thursday with American bishops who are insisting upon a full investigation of questions surrounding the sex abuse case involving Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, including what the Vatican knew and when it became aware of his abuses.
The Fulfillment of all our Works
September 12
"The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy; charity demands beneficence and fraternal correction; it is benevolence; it fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous; it is friendship and communion: Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we shall find rest."
-St. Augustine
The Most Holy Name of Mary: Layers of Spiritual Meaning
Just four days after celebrating the feast of Our Lady’s birth, the Church gives us yet another Marian feast, this one in commemoration of her holy name.
Woman With Down Syndrome Rocks the Runway!
A 21-year-old model with Down syndrome from Alicante, Spain, achieved her dream of walking the runway at the New York Fashion Show when she participated in a special show celebrating models with challenges.
Vatican Planning “Clarification” of Alleged Abuse Cover-Up
The Holy See’s Press Office released a statement yesterday saying that the Council of Cardinals who are currently in session at the Vatican are aware that the Holy See is “about to make the eventual and necessary clarifications” concerning allegations that Pope Francis was part of a cover-up of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s history of sexual abuse.
Filled with Holy Fear
September 11
"For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear."
-St. Bernard
Is Chair Yoga Real Yoga?
PM writes: "What is chair yoga? Is it OK to do as one is not upright doing poses?"
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