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She Found Jesus in a New Age Temple

By Patti Armstrong

Sitting lotus style, inhaling the cool lake air and listening to the serene sounds of a flowing waterfall, Jess Echeverry sought to calm her spirit. She was on a journey to healing at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple in Pacific Palisades, California. By 2006, Jess had experienced a certain amount of healing, but there was still a hole that hungered to be filled.

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A Catholic Response to Uncivil Discourse in America

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

If there was ever a time for Catholics to take a stand against the uncivil discourse gripping the nation these days, it’s now. After a weekend that saw a member of the Trump administration refused dinner in a restaurant simply because of who she works for, and a member of the U.S. Congress openly calling for harassment of all members of the President’s Cabinet, we need to let our faith find a way to put the brakes on this rampant incivility before someone gets killed.

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What God Wills

June 22

 Feast of St. Thomas More
"Do not let your mind by troubled over anything that shall happen to me in this world.  Nothing can come but what God wills.  And I am very sure that whatever that be, however bad it may seem, it shall indeed be best."
                                 -St. Thomas More to his daughter
during his imprisonment

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To be made straight

June 21

Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
"I am but a crooked piece of iron and have come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance."
                                                                        -St. Aloysius Gonzaga

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Parents Lay Down the Law About Islamic Indoctrination in Public Schools

Parents who are becoming increasingly fed up with public schools that allow teachers to indoctrinate students in Islam under the guise of “world religion” or “social studies” courses are fighting back in court – and winning!

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Will Yoga & Meditation Make You Snooty?

Anyone who has ever encountered a holier-than-thou yoga practitioner will not be surprised by the findings of a new study that found regular yoga and meditation practitioners experience a surge in ego just after a session.

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