“You will be my treasured possession.” Exodus 19:5 Reflection: Dr. James McMahon was an abortionist in Southern California and performed partial-birth abortions. When asked by the American Medical Association news how he justified doing it, he admitted that the baby was a child, but there was a more important matter, “Who owns the child?” “It’s [...]
“Deliver us from the Evil One.” Matthew 6:13 Reflection: The evil of September 11, 2001 was not simply that lives were lost, but that some human beings had a blatant contempt for the right of other human beings to live. The same contempt for human life is found in every abortion clinic. What moral difference [...]
“If the Spirit of Him Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then the One Who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His spirit that dwells in you.” Romans 8:11 Reflection: The Holy Spirit gives life, bringing forth creation at the beginning of time, descending [...]
“She and her whole household had been baptized.” Acts 16:15 Reflection: Baptism shows that we are always called to give a welcoming “Yes” to life, and never the harsh “no” of abortion. The so-called “pro-choice” message is that we choose whom we will care for. Baptism teaches us that we are responsible for those whom [...]
“She was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18 Reflection: Today we celebrate the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, chosen by God to be His own mother. We need Mary’s example more than ever, because so many mothers are afraid to be mothers, and so many opinion-makers in our society [...]
“All of them look to You to give them their food at the appropriate time.” Psalms 104:27 Reflection: One of the myths that was used to kill Terri Schiavo was the idea that food and water are medical treatments. But when we come back from a meal, we don’t say, “I just had my latest [...]
“You will show me the path to life; You will fill me with joy in your presence.” Psalms 16:11 Reflection: Many men and women who lost children to abortion are speaking publicly about their experience through the Silent No More Awareness Campaign (a project of Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life). This campaign shows [...]
“If we allow a mother to kill her own child, how can we tell people not to kill each other?” Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Reflection: Mother Teresa died on this day in 1997. She saw in each person – no matter how sick or depraved – the image of God. She spoke boldly to those in [...]
“The human person is the measure of the dignity of work.” Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 271 Reflection: The Church teaches that work has its final goal in the human person. In other words, people are not to be considered as just cogs in a wheel of productivity. Work exists for people; [...]
“Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Matthew 28: 20 Reflection: Pro-abortion politicians will often say to us, “Abortion is the law of the land.” But the “law of the land” can be changed, just as it was changed regarding slavery and segregation. The law of the land is meant to protect [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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