Marge Fenelon

Last evening, news broke that suspended Milwaukee Brewers slugger, Ryan Braun, issued an admission of guilt and apology for his use of a banned substance during the 2011 season and deceitful actions afterward. The letter was humble and carefully worded, explaining that he used “products” for a short period of time that he shouldn’t have used in order to speed healing. The products contained synthetic testosterone, which helps in strength gain, muscle recovery and prevention of tissue breakdown.

When the substance was discovered during testing, he denied having used it. Curious, though, was the fact that  an injury caused him to sit out on the All-Star game and yet he ended the season with a strong finish, leading the Brewers to the National League Central crown and winning the most valuable player award. (more…)

Today we celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII established this memorial in 1954, yet the roots of Mary’s queenship can be found in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel told Mary that her Son would sit on the throne of David and reign forever. At the (more…)

If I am this horrified, I can only imagine how horrified the Ontario mother of a 13-year-old autistic child was when she received an anonymous letter from one of her neighbors urging her to euthanize her autistic child.

The neighbor ended her letter, “Do the right thing and move or euthanize him!!! Either way, we (more…)

I’d like to share this interesting article with you about Pope Francis and the Curia reform that folks are expecting from him. As I said when he was first elected, this Holy Father will be full of surprises. The article is courtesy of Catholic News Agency’s  Andrea Gagliarducci. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/minor-appointments-by-pope-francis-signs-of-curial-reform/

Blessed Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary!

With great joy the Church celebrates this feast day of our Blessed Mother, the day on which we commemorate her bodily resurrection and glorification of the Lord at the end of her life. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII announced the Apostolic Constitution, MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS, defining the doctrine of the Assumption. Speaking to a jubilant crowd of more than 500,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square, Pope Pius XII proclaimed, “Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body (more…)