Memorial Day

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – Gen. Douglas MacArthur Do not forget the ultimate price paid by our valiant soldiers for our freedom. May God bless our brave men and women in uniform, and may God…

Cardinal Sarah: To Meet God We Need Silence

(via Catholic News Agency) At a presentation for his new book on Wednesday, Cardinal Robert Sarah said that not only does the Church need silence, but the act of being in silence and of listening to God is efficient, in its own way. “We have seen we must talk, we must do something, we must…

Reflection – Our Earthly Pilgrimage

May 25, 2017 – “Dear children! The Most High has permitted me to call you anew to conversion. Little children, open your hearts to the grace to which you are all called. Be witnesses of peace and love in this peaceless world. Your life here on earth is passing. Pray that through prayer you may yearn…

Novena to the Holy Spirit

The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by…

May 25, 2017 Message from Our Lady of Medjugorje

May 25, 2017 message from Our Lady of Medjugorje through Marija Pavlovic-Lunetti: “Dear children! The Most High has permitted me to call you anew to conversion. Little children, open your hearts to the grace to which you are all called. Be witnesses of peace and love in this peaceless world. Your life here on earth…

Jefferson City Diocese Presents New Policy for Transgender Students

(via Courageous Priest) On May 9, 2017 the Jefferson City Diocese held a meeting with all priests to present the new policy for transgender students. On May 11th, the policy was presented to all Catholic School principals of the diocese. This Diocesan policy will be the fundamental policy for every diocese with accommodating Bishops. Don’t…

First Lady Melania Trump Will Be First Catholic in White House Since Kennedy

(via Daily Mail) When Melania Trump recited The Lord’s Prayer before a Melbourne, Florida presidential rally in February, the Internet went hog wild. Now we know one reason why the first lady began with ‘Let us pray’ and ‘Our Father who art in heaven’ when she introduced the president that evening: She’s a practicing Roman…

Pope Benedict XVI: The Liturgy is in Good Hands with Cardinal Sarah

(via Catholic Herald) The retired pope has given a rare endorsement of a serving Church official We should be grateful to Pope Francis for appointing Cardinal Robert Sarah to guard the Church’s liturgy, Benedict XVI has said. In an afterword to Cardinal Sarah’s new book The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, the…

Christian Leader Sees ‘Spiritual Battle’ Over Trump Presidency

(via Breitbart) A leader of the Christian charismatic movement has declared that the unprecedented resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump signals a deeper, spiritual battle that is taking place over America’s soul. Lou Engle, the founder of several Christian ministries, has highlighted two recent events that give cause for concern to Christians: the Women’s March…

More Witchy Business: ‘I Put a Spell On You, Mr. President’

The spiritual warfare wages on it seems, and this op-ed is proof of it as it attempts to humanize and advocate occultism as something harmless, heroic, and done with “faith.” No. Dabbling with the devil is not “harmless,” it is self-destructive. What Jesus said in Matthew 21:22 does not apply to satanic practices. That isn’t…