March 20
“The meek are those who know how to suffer their neighbor and themselves.”
-St. John of the Cross
Black Mass Organizers Sued by Archdiocese
The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Archdiocese of Kansas City has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of a black mass scheduled to take place on March 28 on statehouse grounds in Topeka, Kansas, demanding the return of consecrated hosts and wine that were stolen for use in the ritual.
Are you trying to do it all yourself?
What is a Black Mass?
BB asks: “I understand there’s another Black Mass being held in Kansas soon. Can you explain what a Black Mass is and why it is considered so blasphemous?”
Learn to see the world as God sees it
March 18
“This world and the world to come are two enemies. We cannot therefore be friends to both; but we must decide which we will forsake and which we will enjoy.”
-Pope St. Clement I
How charitable are your thoughts?
March 17
“I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’ defects-not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.”
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Help my unbelief!
March 16
“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.”
-St. Augustine
How much space does God occupy in your heart?
March 15
“You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people.”
-Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Our wounded hearts
Is the Upside-Down Cross Blasphemous?
The Crucifixion of St. Peter (painting by Peter Paul Rubens – 1577-1640).
We recently had a question from a caller during our Wacky Wednesday radio show asking about the meaning of the upside-down cross. Is this symbol blasphemous?
