Articles For Heart Mind Soul

  “Every increase of [Mary's] love for Him—and it increased with every moment of His Passion—augmented her sorrows.  The dearer and more precious Our Lord became to her, the more keenly she felt the heart-rending woe of His cruel and ignominious Passion.” ― Devotion to the Sorrowful Mother Glorious Promises to Devout Souls Of the many trials Mary suffered in her life, Holy Mother Church has chosen seven for our special veneration, spanning from the prophecy of Simeon to the placing of Jesus in the tomb. In  Devotion to the Sorrowful Mother , you’ll discover the Seven Sorrows of Mary and the promises made to those who venerate them. Mary’s promises include: “I will grant peace to their families.” “They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.” “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.” “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my divine Son or the sanctification of their souls...

But I chickened out on publishing it!  It was January 6, 2021, and multi thousands of patriots were on the Capital grounds, broken hearted at a Trump event.  It was hard to believe that Biden had won the election.  It still is.   Trump was attracting overflow crowds, 50,000 or more, the middleclass was breaking a 70-year-old record, and Biden largest rally was, in the hundreds, one in Arizona with nobody showing up.  But Biden won? I sadly listened to Trump’s speech, proud to see so many minorities in the crowd, couldn’t really believe he lost, but had not a single thought about rioting or burning anything, only exploring every possible Constitutional Avenue to find the true vote in Court.  Trump promised he would do that.  Toward the end, he asked the multitudes to go to the Capitol and “stressed” to peacefully protest. I watched as they did so, arriving at the Capitol with a much louder, more aggressive protest in progress.  There was o...

   South Carolina State Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus shared her powerful pro-life testimony on the House floor during the state’s Heartbeat Bill debate – she joins us here to tell us more about her own journey of getting pregnant at 16 and why she’s fighting for life.

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, recently wrote, in an opinion piece in the Washington Post, about the politics of abortion and how he feels it parallels the institutional racial discrimination of the past.  Archbishop Cordileone talks about that and why he felt it was so important to speak out.  He also wrote about how the Texas Heartbeat Law "got it right" by providing funding to support mothers and children.  The archbishop of San Francisco discusses the options for women with unexpected pregnancies.  Earlier this year, bishops debated over whether or not politicians who publicly support and advocate for access to abortions should be allowed to receive Holy Communion.  He responds to claims that the bishops are "weaponizing the Eucharist."  He also shares his thoughts on excommunicating Catholic public figures who support abortions.

Trust can be a difficult thing for us to open our hearts to, especially when we’ve been hurt by those closest to us. But one person that will never let us down is God. He’s the best person we can let into our lives, and he proves that by pursuing our hearts daily. Today, Fr. Mark-Mary and Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V. explain what it really means to trust in God, and how we can grow in relationship with him daily.

  Recientemente recordé un incidente de mi juventud que creo que confirma y reafirma la batalla eterna que ahora tengo por delante. La batalla entre el bien y el mal: "Porque nuestra lucha no es contra la carne y la sangre, sino contra los Principados, contra las Potestades, contra los Dominadores de este mundo tenebroso, contra los Espíritus del Mal que están en las alturas." Efesios 6:12 Como ocurre con todos los recuerdos de días pasados, hay algunos detalles que se destacan claramente, hay otras cosas que son borrosos y muchas que se han olvidado. Cuando era un estudiante de primaria en la Academia del Sagrado Corazón “Sacred Heart Academy”, recuerdo estar sentada en el escritorio de mi salón de clases y una Hermana de la Caridad del Verbo Encarnado “Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word” le hizo algo a otro estudiante y le dijo algo que yo pensaba que no estaba bien, así que le llamé la atención a la Hermana sobre lo que había hecho y lo que había dicho. Y por hacer es...

I recently recalled an incident from my youth that I believe confirms and reaffirms the timeless battle that is presently before me. The battle between good and evil: “For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.” Ephesians 6:12 As with all memories of days-gone-by, there are some details that stand out clearly, there are other things that are blurry and a lot that has been forgotten. When I was an elementary grade school student at Sacred Heart Academy I remember sitting in my classroom desk, and a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word doing something to another student and saying something to that student that I thought was not right, so I called out the Sister over what she had done and what she had said. And for doing that she called me a “snake” in front of all the students in class. Even at that young age I knew I was a beloved child of God, with i...