Today we bow our heads to receive #ashes. #Lent is a humble descent both inwards and towards others. It is about realizing that salvation is not an ascent to glory, but a descent in love. It is about becoming little. https://t.co/1Jfc1j0vcR
Molly has been unable to wake up, although all the sedatives are gone. Her EEG is not showing activity. The doctors will do one more exam tomorrow. If Molly is non-responsive, they will say that she is no longer with us. Please pray with everything in your heart for a miracle.
disabled people are NOT less human. disabled people are NOT less worthy of life. disabled people deserve a chance at living. this is not “devastating”, this is a huge step forward for people with disabilities to be considered equal.
Poland's near-total abortion ban has gone into effect.
A new law bans abortions for the most common reason women seek them: fetal abnormalities. Groups say the law violates human rights and will have "devastating" effects on disadvantaged women and girls.
Is @POTUS fully in line with the Church? Maybe not, seeing what he advocates for. But that’s his bishop’s place to correct him (@WashArchbishop Catholics would appreciate a public correction to avoid further scandal). Christ was merciful with sinners & asked us to be too.
There’s work to be done. But it’s not the end of the world either - the Church is calling for unity and reconciliation, so quit with the end of the world garbage and the “Joe Biden is our savior” nonsense. Strive for conversation and understanding.
“... a million unborn lives are being cast aside in our country year after year through abortion... Rather than impose further expansions of abortion and contraception, as he has promised, I am hopeful that the new President and his administration will work with the Church...”
sometimes i begin to panic when i see tv characters get into a crowded elevator, forgetting entirely that that used to be something we all used to endure