As French lawmakers begin debate on a controversial new law that will allow single women and lesbians to have access to assisted procreation, the French bishops are warning that this law places the desire of adults above the welfare of children.
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Man Cleared After Killing Mother Who Had Alzheimer’s
A 53-year-old man, who threw his mother off of a balcony to her death because she was suffering from Alzheimers disease was cleared of murder by a judge who said he “acted out of love” – a decision that is raising troubling new ethical questions.
The Eucharist is a mode of being
September 25
“…the Eucharist is a mode of being, which passes from Jesus into each Christian, through whose testimony it is meant to spread throughout society and culture. For this to happen, each member of the faithful must assimilate, through personal and communal meditation, the values which the Eucharist expresses, the attitudes it inspires, the resolutions to which it gives rise.”
-St. John Paul II
Today’s Reflection:
What does the Eucharist being a “mode of being” mean to you?
The Fanciful Fable of Lemuria
TO writes: “This is a new one on me: Lemurian Cards. Can you help us understand what this is? I’m sure it’s of the occult and new age.”
Downton Abbey Subplot Mars Family-Friendly Status
The latest box office hit, Downton Abbey, starring Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, is a lavish period film set in the scenic English countryside in 1927 that might have made a terrific family movie if not for a homosexual subplot that many found offensive.
His own Most Sacred Heart
September 24
“Through the gift of the Holy Eucharist, Jesus makes available to us His own Most Sacred Heart, the very heart that was pierced with a sword upon Calvary’s hill. He gives His Heart so that our own hearts may be purified and cleansed, strengthened and made new, healed and set free.
-Johnnette Benkovic Williams
Today’s Reflection:
Do you believe in the healing power of the Eucharist? Have you experienced it? We’d love to hear your story.
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina: Suffering and Joy, All as God Wills
The altar in San Giovanni Rotondo where St. Pio said Mass
I think it is safe to say that a mystique of sorts has evolved surrounding the beloved man popularly known as Padre Pio. The fact that since 2002, he has been numbered among the canonized saints of the Catholic Church, at times appears to be a mere afterthought.
I thank You
September 23
“From the depths of my heart I thank You, dear Lord,
for Your infinite kindness in coming to me.
I thank You for nourishing my soul
with Your Sacred Body and Precious Blood.
Grant that I may spend the hours of the day gladly
working with You according to Your will.”
-Act of Thanksgiving
Today’s Reflection:
In what other ways are you grateful for the gift of the Eucharist?
Act of love
September 22
“I beg you, O my Divine Bridegroom, to be the Restorer of my soul…
Tomorrow, with the help of your grace, I will begin a new life in which each moment will be an act of love and renunciation.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection:
In what ways would you like to begin a new life tomorrow?
Food for your soul
September 21
“When we kneel before the tabernacle, when we receive Holy Communion, we acknowledge the awesome reality that God, who made the heavens and earth, the ruler of all that is and was and is to come, chose to come and dwell in
our church — to be food for our souls.”
-Dale O’Leary
Today’s Reflection:
What strikes you most about the fact that the God of the universe becomes food for your soul?
