Today, November 18, is Margaret’s and my 28th wedding anniversary. In honor of her putting up with me for so many years and for the privilege it… Read more “Happy Anniversary!”
Author: thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful
Christ the King Novena, Day 2
Christ, our Savior and our King, renew in me allegiance to Your Kingship. Day 2 – I pray for the grace to obey You before any civic authority.… Read more “Christ the King Novena, Day 2”
Christ the King Novena, Day 1
Please join me over the next nine days in praying the Christ the King Novena, as the Church prepares to celebrate, on Sunday, November 26, the glorious… Read more “Christ the King Novena, Day 1”
Abortion is Racial Genocide
Birth control is not contraception indiscriminately and thoughtlessly practiced. It means the release and cultivation of the better racial elements in our society, and the gradual suppression,… Read more “Abortion is Racial Genocide”
Sober Thoughts on Youth Sports
The two articles linked below approach the same subject from two perspectives. The first, published in TIME magazine last September, is about the growing industry that is… Read more “Sober Thoughts on Youth Sports”
“Would you kill your child if God told you to?”
“Would you kill your child if God told you to?” This is an interesting question that I came across on the internet recently. It’s sometimes asked of… Read more ““Would you kill your child if God told you to?””
U. S. Bishops Reject Pope’s Agenda?
As usual, George Weigel keeps his head while all about are losing theirs. The American media (and, sadly, this too often includes the Catholic media in America)… Read more “U. S. Bishops Reject Pope’s Agenda?”
Murder, Redemption, and Beatification
On November 4, Franciscan Clarist Sister Rani Maria Vattalil, a Syro-Malabar Catholic, was beatified at a Mass in Indore, India, presided over by Angelo Cardinal Amato, prefect… Read more “Murder, Redemption, and Beatification”
Sanctity in America: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Today, November 13, is the Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Maria Francesca Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850 in the Lombard Province of Lodi, Austrian… Read more “Sanctity in America: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini”
Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 7
7. In the human nature united to Himself the Son of God, by overcoming death through His own death and resurrection, redeemed humankind and re-molded human beings… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 7”