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June 19, 2025

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Your Heavenly Father Knows What You Need

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Matthew 6:7-157 "And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come.

June 19, 2025

The Parentage of Our Faith: Mother Church and Father God, by Fr. Kevin Drew

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange - The sacred author of Proverbs, writing around 300-400 years before Christ, revealed that from His very beginnings God the creator was not alone. No, someone was with Him when He established the heavens, “beside Him as His craftsman.” In the fullness of time, that craftsman revealed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ... Since the 6th century, this passage from Proverbs has been read on September 8th, which is the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, because in some translations the text does not read “The Lord possessed me,” but rather, “The Lord created me.” And as we all know, Christ was not created.

June 19, 2025

The Problems – and Promise – of Cell Phones for Kids, by Caleb Kruse

By Caleb Kruse, The Stream - If there’s one thing that everyone, regardless of age, religion, or politics, can agree on, it’s that cell phones have overtaken our lives... That’s why Nebraska’s students, parents, and teachers alike recently welcomed Governor Jim Pillen’s signature banning cell phones in public schools. The bipartisan and nearly unanimously passed legislation aims to eliminate the distractions of cell phones in classrooms, which 72% of high school teachers nationwide say is a “major” problem. ...

June 19, 2025

Supreme Court Protects Minors From Gender Ideology, by Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer

By Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register - The Supreme Court Wednesday morning kept in place a Tennessee law banning medical “gender transitions” on minors... The 6-3 decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti protects vulnerable children from the snares of gender ideology and safeguards our Constitution from being manipulated by this sinister ideology... In 2023, Tennessee restricted medical “transition” treatments for minors, enacting SB1 — the Prohibition on Medical Procedures Performed on Minors Related to Sexual Identity. ...