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Ann “Goody” Glover: Witch or Catholic Martyr?

More than 300 years ago, a kindly Irish Catholic woman living in Boston was accused of witchcraft by a group of anti-Catholic authorities, but the facts of the story point more to a woman who was martyred for her faith, not her witchcraft!

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Rediscovering the Rosary

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. Pope John Paul the Great

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The Whole of My Life

October 29

Into [the Rosary] one may take his whole life – joys and sorrows, men and things, everything – as he would take it to someone whose presence he finds restful, not to find out how he might act with more success, but to put everything into a proper light."

                                                                     -Romano Guardini

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Are You Falling for the “Coat Hanger” Myth?

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

When I was in the process of reverting back to Catholicism 20 years ago and discovered that the abortion industry’s schtick about how “if abortion is illegal women will die from coat hanger abortions,” it was a moment of reckoning for me that I will never forget. It was the moment I realized that I was being manipulated by the very feminists in which I had placed all my trust.

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Reproducing the Household of Nazareth

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.

                                                            -St. Pope John Paul the Great

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Prayer for the Conversion of Hearts Will Change the World, Keynoter Tells Women’s Conference

Susan Brinkmann speaks at the Harrisburg Diocesan Women's Conference on October 14

By Jen Reed, The Catholic Witness

Pray for the conversion of hearts – as the Blessed Mother instructed at Fatima – and the world will change.

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"Pink Hat" Marchers to Converge on Detroit This Weekend

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Organizers of the infamous 2017 Women’s March are hosting a convention for women in Detroit this weekend where they will bring together leaders of the women’s rights and “progressive” movement and every day women – but the affair is already riddled with criticism and internal conflict.

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Pause for Prayer

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. Pope John Paul II

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