January 2012
“Hold on to the tiller of faith so that the rough winds of this world may not...”
– Saint Ambrose, Epistle 11: PL XVI, 91
God gives different people different talents....
"Minister" means "servant." So if you want to...
Obama Sandbags the Archbishop →
“In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences,” said Archbishop Dolan, who went on:
“To force American citizens to choose between violating their consciences and forgoing their health care is literally unconscionable. … This represents a challenge and a compromise of our religious liberty.”
Follow Christ’s example to be a servant to...
“Demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street movement threw condoms on Catholic...”
– Occupy Wall Street protesters throw condoms, drown out speakers at Rhode Island pro-life rally | LifeSiteNews.com
BREAKING: Starbucks coffee co. officially backs... →
“Man , being complex, is always on a seesaw. If unlawful lusts are repressed,...”
– Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen ✝
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will...
“Piety is the bond which ties us close to God and, for his sake, to others too...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, #890 ✝
“God can reveal the future to his prophets or to other saints. Still, a sound...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2115
“Do you want our Lord to give you many graces? Visit him often. Visits to the...”
– St. John Bosco ✝
Saint of the Day
St. John Bosco (1815-1888)
John was a priest and teacher who served youth, especially orphaned boys. He’d regularly meet, play and pray with them. He also wrote a number of short tracts explaining the faith to children. Later he founded the Salesians.
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PETITION TO RESCIND HHS MANDATE →
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Hey guys! Register and sign this petition! It’s to rescind the HHS Mandate, if you don’t know what that is, there’s a description underneath, and you can look it up! WOOOO!
RUSE: Say no to Girl Scout Cookies - Washington... →
The Girl Scouts have been “pro-choice” for years, but now they’ve been caught supporting promiscuous sex for girls. The Planned Parenthood sex guide offered at that “girls only” U.N. meeting offered this advice on Page 11: “Some people have sex when they have been drinking alcohol or using drugs. This is your choice. … If you want to have sex and think you might get drunk or high, plan ahead by...
Grace is God doing for us what we could never do...
A Madman for Christ
January 30, 2012 Memorial of Saint John Bosco, priest Father Alex Yeung, LC
Listen to the podcast version here.
Mark 5:1-20 Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any...
In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go...
Thought for Monday January 30
Lord, rise up and save me. But you, O LORD, are my shield; my glory, you lift up my head! When I call out to the LORD, he answers me from his holy mountain. Lord, rise up and save me. Mark 5: 1 – 20 “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?” What does Jesus have to do with my everyday life? Is it too little or too much? Action: Write down 3 reasons why Jesus would want...
“KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by...”
– Afghan woman killed, apparently for bearing girl - Yahoo! News
“Human life finds its unity in the adoration of the one God. The commandment to...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2114 ✝
“Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne...”
– St. Francis of Assisi ✝
Saint of the Day
St. Hyacintha (1585-1640)
An Italian noblie, Hyacintha abandoned her lifestyle to be a Franciscan. When she was challenged by her confessor to live a more humble life, she simplified her food and dress, did the most menial work in the convent, and replaced her bed with a few bare boards. She later founded the Oblates of Mary.
God is placing great opportunities in your...
Starbucks: A habit easily broken →
To hold a grudge is hateful, but to be willing to...
