Pope Extols Hildegard of Bingen, Example to Women, all who Exercise True Spiritual Gifts

'The sign of an authentic experience of the Holy Spirit, the source of all charisms, is that the individual possessing supernatural gifts never boasts of them, never shows them off and, above all, demonstrates complete obedience to ecclesiastical authority. It is the Church, through her pastors, who recognizes their authenticity.'
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Dr. Patrick Lee: 'A Catholic Speaks at the Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally'

'We must not place choice and autonomy above God-given unalienable rights. The culture that emphasizes autonomy to the exclusion of truth is a denial of the most basic principle upon which our country is founded, namely, all human beings possess an equal and inherent fundamental dignity, and no class of human beings can with justice enslave, use, experiment on, or deliberately kill, other innocent human beings for their own purposes.' (Dr. Patrick Lee)
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Interview with Carmelite Priest: All Are Called to Authentically Christian Mysticism

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