Catholic Church

By Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God, En.News - Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God, the Jewish born founder of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel’s Hope, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, commented on September 16 on Francis' so called “Global Pact” for a “New Humanism” (Video sequence below)… Francis invites religious and political leaders to sign this pact at the Vatican on May 14. For Mother Miriam, this “is an attempt to simply control the world's population. It would be destructive and immoral.”.. Francis’ event is themed “Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance.” It will bring together international organisations and various religions.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - All of us must wake up to the battle that rages about us, to the great drama in our life, a drama that is unfolding before our very eyes. If you insist on sleeping through the drama or ignoring the summons to wake up, beware! For Scripture says of such dreamers that there will come upon them a strong delusion, to make them believe what is false, so that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thess 2:11-13).

By Anna Ashkova, Aleteia - You get to the office and find your mailbox already full of 30 unread messages. You hardly have time to read the first one when the phone starts ringing. An emergency needs immediate attention. Over the morning, the files start piling up in your in-tray while demands pour in left, right, and center. And the day has only just begun. In those circumstances, how do you remain productive without cracking up? There’s no magic formula to resolve all our worries with a snap of the fingers.

By Edward Monti, Catholic Stand - Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet it can be hard to pray. Sometimes the challenge lies in making ourselves carry out the practice amid monotony or distractions. For example, many saints had difficulty praying the Rosary, but they did it as a sacrifice exactly because it was difficult for them. For others, the problem is in the concept of prayer itself. Some people do not pray because they feel God is going to do what God is going to do, so why bother?