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August 8, 2023

Saint of the Day for August 8: St. Dominic (Aug. 8, 1170 – Aug. 6, 1221)

By Franciscan Media - If he hadn’t taken a trip with his bishop, Dominic would probably have remained within the structure of contemplative life; after the trip, he spent the rest of his life being a contemplative in active apostolic work... Born in old Castile, Spain, Dominic was trained for the priesthood by a priest-uncle, studied the arts and theology, and became a canon of the cathedral at Osma, where there was an attempt to revive the apostolic common life described in Acts of the Apostles.

August 8, 2023

Bishop Strickland Leads Rosary at Prayer Rally Against Radical Ohio Abortion, Transgender Amendment, by Louis Knuffke

By Louis Knuffke, LifeNews - Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, led Ohio pro-lifers in the Rosary at a prayer rally held in Norwood, Ohio, not far from downtown Cincinnati, in opposition to proposed changes to the state constitution that would enshrine abortion as a so-called “right” and allow the mutilation of children... Bishop Strickland is one of America’s most outspoken bishops on the moral and cultural issues that are threatening children, marriage, families, and the integrity of the faith. He prominently led a Eucharistic procession outside of Dodger Stadium in June on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in protest against the Dodgers’ scandalous honoring of the anti-Catholic “drag nuns” called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. 

August 8, 2023

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: Living a Truly Surrendered Life

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange - We are not fully surrendered to God when we are busy picking and choosing what we like in life and rejecting what is not according to our preference or taste. On the other hand, a fully surrendered soul is one who lovingly accepts everything that comes his way out of love for God... The womb of Mary and the home at Nazareth are the schools were Jesus learned and was prepared for a life of complete surrender to the Father. We too can enter into Mary’s spiritual womb and learn complete surrender from her so that we can accept all that God offers to us and allow God to embrace and surprise us with His own unending joy.

August 7, 2023

Veritatis Splendor vs. Amoris Laetitia, by Richard A. Spinello

By Richard A. Spinello, Crisis Magazine - If (Veritatis Splendor) needs to be “corrected” and cast aside, what sort of moral theology will take its place? We get a strong hint at the alternative to the principles of Veritatis Splendor by reading Pope Francis’ ambiguous apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, ghostwritten in part by Archbishop Fernandez. Pope Francis’ exhortation clearly sides with the revisionists when it comes to issues like intrinsic evil. ...