Let My Prayer Rise Like Incense….

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Let my prayer rise before you like incense, And my hands like an evening offering. –Psalm 141:2 This morning in Rome, French Catholics processed into St. Peter’s for the morning Mass, smoldering incense rising like our prayers toward heaven. Friend Monsignor Richard Soseman—a priest from the Diocese of Peoria who is an official in the Congregation for the Clergy in the Vatican—was on hand to capture this inspiring photograph. But why do Catholics use incense, anyway? In the ancient world,... Read more

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Each month, the Holy Father names two prayer intentions: a general intention, and a mission intention. Catholics and all the faithful are invited to unite our voices in prayer to the Father for these heartfelt needs. The Pope’s general prayer intention for May is: “That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience.” His mission intention is: “That seminaries, especially those of mission Churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the... Read more

Just in Time! The National Day of Prayer

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

If ever there was a time when the citizens of our nation needed to bow in prayer before the throne of God, isn’t this it? The daily news reveals that our nation’s soul is wounded. I mean, Kermit Gosnell snips babies’ necks, and abortion continues unabated across our land. Our own government has taken a stand against religious liberty, attempting to force Christian employers to violate their consciences by enacting the HHS Mandate. The Boston Marathon bombings and the Benghazi... Read more

First-Ever Painting of Native Americans—Discovered in the Vatican?

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Pinturicchio’s fresco of “The Resurrection” has adorned a wall at the Vatican for 519 years—but someone just noticed that there are native Americans in the scene. It was 1494 when the Renaissance painter completed the fresco in the Borgia Apartments, now part of the Vatican Library. Christopher Columbus had just returned from discovering the New World—and had reported that there were men there who danced nude, painting their bodies and wearing feathered headdresses. Since there were no... Read more

I Was Once Offered a Job at an Abortion Clinic

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

“You would be answering the phone, handling paperwork, and assisting the doctor with some procedures,” the voice on the phone told me. “Oh, really?” I asked. “I’m not really certified to be a medical assistant….” She assured me that that would be no problem. They would train me—and then I would be able to help with abortions and other procedures. “WHAT!?!!!” I shrieked. “You kill babies in your clinic? You think I would do that? I would never work there!... Read more

THE UGLY FACE OF FEMINIST WRATH: Foul-Mouthed, Topless Protesters Drench Archbishop With Water (UPDATED)

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Ah, woman. So soft, so demure, so loving, so radiant. The graceful Hollywood beauty Audrey Hepburn said of womankind, “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” But then there’s this: Early in April, topless activists from the Kiev-based feminist group FEMEN... Read more

The Mall of America, the Ladybug, and the Queenship of Mary

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

I love the Mall of America! Well, actually, I have two favorite spots there: I love the restaurant at Nordstrom’s, where they serve up a great salmon salad with a smile. And down the aisle, I love to catch a good bargain at Nordstrom’s Rack, where designer-quality clothing and housewares can be found at discount-store prices. And of course, the amusement park that fills the center court is a great spot for people-watching! I’ve just read, though, that the Mall... Read more

Swift’s Modest Proposal, Revisited: Eating Our Children (UPDATED)

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled …” Sometime in about my sophomore year in high school, our literature class studied Satire, that literary genre in which vices and shortcomings are exaggerated and held up to ridicule, with the goal of shaming individuals and society into improvement. Satire... Read more

Learning From The Best: Imitating Our Heavenly Mother

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Children learn by example—and who better to emulate than one’s own mother? A mother teaches her children so many things: how to tie their shoes, how to help with the dishes and clean their rooms, how to jump a rope and to control one’s temper. But the most important lessons are not in the realm of academics or athletics or even culture; rather, the mother’s greatest task is to impart virtue. And our heavenly Mother Mary is the best model... Read more

“Not Worthy of an Answer”? Let’s Try Again, Ms. Napolitano

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Really? Our government lied? That couldn’t be true. On April 18, it was reported that the “Person of Interest” in the Boston bombings would be deported as early as this week. Now it appears that Congressional leaders would first like a word with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. This letter to Ms. Napolitano from the House Committee on Homeland Security was emailed to The Blaze. Despite earlier reports that Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi would be deported this week, it now... Read more