
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“Mary is the attentive Virgin, who receives
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JB writes: "
What can you say on this topic. I heard a recent story of a young woman climbing through various states of consciousness and actually going to India and connecting with a guru who teaches this. Has something to do with oneness and after these encounters with even relatives such as dead grandparents etc. there's an overwhelming feeling of gratefulness and peace. What can you tell me about this?"
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Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“To be a field for the word means to be earth
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It's official! After a month of speculation following a request by the FBI for unredacted documents pertaining to a Congressional investigation of Planned Parenthood, Justice Department officials have now confirmed that they are officially investigating Planned Parenthood’s practices concerning the sale of fetal tissue.
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Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“Evangelical surrender is directed towards receiving
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A grassroots movement has organized thousands of Catholics in the state of California to join together tomorrow, on the feast of St. Juan Diego, to consecrate their state to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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A popular donut shop in Portland, Maine, was forced to apologize for working with The Salvation Army – which activists claim is “homophobic” – when providing Christmas to a needy family.
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Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“…[Mary] was predestined first of all to be Mother of God. And the precise reason why the fullness of glory and grace was given her was to be the mother of Christ, as St. Thomas expresses it.”
~Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O. P.

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee could not have been happy when he heard about the vulgar criticism his daughter, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, received from comedian Chelsea Handler. But the way this Christian minister and father responded was one of the most effective take-downs I’ve ever heard.
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MB writes:
“I have not seen the massively popular Stranger Things but I've heard that it's quite ‘creepy’. I also know that they've put out a Stranger Things ouija board which makes me wonder if there's anything demonic or problematic with the show itself? Lots of friends have recommended it but they've also talked about Harry Potter before so I'm hoping to get a clearer answer on whether watching the show is problematic. Thank you in advance.”
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