(Alfie's Army - Facebook)Even though doctors said he would die within minutes after being removed from life support, two-year-old Alfie Evans has been breathing on his own for more than 15 hours as his parents pursue a last-ditch effort to have him transferred to Italy.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIf you’re still looking for reasons not to watch broadcast television, NBC’s twisted comedy Superstore, which aired an episode where a woman refers to her unborn child as a “horrible parasite,” may be enough to convince you to quit the Big Three.
April 24
St. Fidelis, Priest and Martyr (1577-1622)
“In addition to this charity, he was faithful in truth as well as in name. His zeal for defending the Catholic faith was unsurpassed and he preached it tirelessly.”
--From a eulogy for St. Fidelis
We have had several questions asking about whether or not raw food diets are linked to the New Age.
A recent study by Stanford University’s Dr. Ilana M. Horwitz found that students with the highest GPA were also the most most religious.
A scandal concerning the depraved writings of a professor who portrays Jesus as a feminine figure and possible “drag king” is causing outrage among the faithful who wonder why this professor is holding an endowed chair in New Testament studies at a 175-year-old Jesuit college.
April 23
St. George, Martyr (280-303)
“As for Saint George, he was consumed with the fire of the Holy Spirit. Armed with the invincible standard of the cross, he did battle with an evil king and acquitted himself so well that, in vanquishing the king, he overcame the prince of all wicked spirits, and encouraged other soldiers of Christ to perform brave deeds in his cause.”
--From a homily of St. Peter Damian on St. George
April 22
“Lord, give me the heart of a child, and the awesome courage to live it out as an adult.”
--Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Molchanie
April 21
St. Anselm, Bishop and Doctor (1033-1109)
“O God, let me know you and love you so that I may find my joy in you; and if I cannot do so fully in this life, let me at least make some progress every day, until at last that knowledge, love and joy come to me in all their plentitude.”
--A prayer of St. Anselm
April 20
“Ceasing to struggle because of our defects when there is opposition to a serious mistake can lead us to that form of pride called pusillanimity, lack of courage and strength to bear misfortune or undertake large enterprises.”
--Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God, Volume 2
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