Articles For Heart Mind Soul

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, with Our Blessed Mother, This is my favorite rendition of Holy is His Name (The Magnificat). I hope that, on this feast of the Visitation, Our Mother will visit your heart through this lady's beautiful voice, along with Her beautiful, holy words. Cami little handmaid Little Handmaids of Our Sorrowful Mother www.s orrowfulmother.net And Mary said, "Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38)

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  I was writing a different editorial about the economy when the television blared the Uvalde disaster. I was struck with the great sorrow of a community, and a mismanaged economy was suddenly a minor matter. It was 1944, and I was five years old when pour next-door cousin was killed on Iwo Jima.  He often took my older brother and myself for a juicy ride in our little red wagon, around our house in a gallop, wrecking on the sharper curves, spilling us out on to the grass was our greatest delight. He and two other 18-year-old boys from our little Drew Central school, joined the Marines together, went to Iwo Jima together, all three dying within a few days together. Stinson and I grieved for our cousin, but Aunt Cora grieved for years, driving around in the night, often visiting the never closed Church. I thought back to 1950 seeing our Uncle Merida driving up in our driveway, excited to see him, but when he exited his car, I knew something was terribly wrong. ...

  Personal reflection: I was reading the statement by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and I was all with them, until the last sentence, where they are on the wrong side of the issue. It is not “gun violence”; it is humans using knives, guns, bombs, etc. as instruments of their violence. It’s not the guns; it’s humans misusing the guns. Only when life is respected from the womb to the tomb, from conception to natural death, and the violence of abortion and euthanasia are eliminated, will there be a culture of life and love.  

Personal reflection: The Sacrament of Holy Orders: The priesthood of the Catholic Church Some see it as a “vocation”; others see it as a “vacation” Some see it as a “calling”; others see it as a “career” Some are “Holy Spirit filled”; others are “humanist secularist filled” Some “carry Christ’s cross”; others “crave creature comforts” Some preach “The Word of God”; other preach “the world’s words of godlessness” Pray for all priests to see their “vocation” as a “calling”, that they be “Holy Spirit filled”, “carrying Christ’s cross” and preaching “The Word of God”.

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio caught covertly campaigning for Democratic candidate by Marian Casillas, Ed.D.   Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio (CCAOSA) is on the volunteer management platform  givepulse .  Since I was not familiar with the givepulse platform, contact was made with givepulse staff, and several questions were put forward to gain further knowledge about their platform. But no response was given to this inquiry. Therefore, I will proceed with examining what is evident upon visiting this webpage.  The brand/logo of CCAOSA appears on a page that endorses and actively promotes a political candidate. Link: https://ccaosa.givepulse.com/group/208479-CelinaForTexas-House-District-121   Why did CCAOSA allow this to happen? Is there not a monitor from CCAOSA who purges inappropriate or improper postings?   It gives the impression that CCAOSA approves of this as an acceptable activity to volunteer/donate as part of their org...

  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,  the infant leaped in her womb,  and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  (Luke 1:41)

Personal reflection: Pro-abortion Mother: My choice Babies in their mother’s womb: No voice Pro-abortion Mother: My body Honest, Realistic, and Scientific Biologist: Distinct baby

One hears talk of Recession everywhere. Who can blame them with inflation decades high, and a global supply chain in disarray?  A war raging in Ukraine, with shakiest ever American leadership, and the Dow down near five thousand points, the S&P 500, and Nasdaq down at similar percentages. When America most needs steady leadership, we have the most unstable leadership in our history, bald faced lying, telling us these are the best of times. For many years the mainstream (MSM) has spoon fed America a steady diet of leftist propaganda, now seeking to make the Biden family criminality go away by not reporting it and attacking anyone who does to shut them up. They are doing their best to make the manipulated January 6 Capitol Insurgency a Trump led conspiracy, but the truth will prevail perhaps before, but certainly after the midterm elections. Today, sixty seven percent of America want Joe Biden impeached if Hunter’s corruption is proven, evidence of understanding the unspeakable t...