Pray a Daily Rosary: 12 Famous Quotes
"The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and...
View ArticleThe Virgin Martyrs as Models of Purity
In our society the virtue of purity seems “old fashioned” or “prudish” to many. There is very little today that is considered scandalous. Sadly, our culture has mainstreamed many things that would have...
View Article6 Ways to Deepen Your Relationship with Your Patron Saint
Cultivating a deeper relationship with your patron saint(s) is one way to grow in your faith and in communion with the Church of the past and the present. These intimate friendships help connect us to...
View ArticleThe Church Triumphant! November 1, The Solemnity of All Saints
November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints. According to the Roman Missal, this feast day celebrates all God's holy ones, known and unknown, from the first martyrs to the recently canonized, and...
View ArticleYou May Not Have Heard of St. Barlaam of Antioch, But You’ll Want to Read His...
St. Barlaam of Antioch (also known as St. Barlaam the Martyr or St. Barlaam of Caesarea) was an early 4th century martyr. St. Barlaam was an unlikely champion of the church. An elderly, uneducated...
View ArticleIt is Our Christian Duty to Become a Saint and Heal the World
"Our first duty, therefore, precisely in order to heal this world, is to be holy, configured to God; in this way we emanate a healing and transforming power that also acts on others, on history . . ....
View Article9 Saintly Modern Lay Women To Inspire You Throughout The Year
Who are the first five women who come to mind when you think of female saints? (Take a moment to name those five before continuing to read.) When I stopped to consider five female saints, I thought of...
View ArticleGod Calling: His Actual Words To Holy Women Through the Centuries
Imagine how excited you would be if the celebrity, singer, speaker, or actor that you admire most in the world intentionally smiled at you and waved from afar, just to show that he or she acknowledged...
View ArticleFour Prayers by St. Alphonsus to Sanctify Your Day
Prayer is "the necessary and sure means of obtaining salvation, and [contains] all the graces we need to attain [salvation]...To save one's soul without prayer is most difficult, and even...
View ArticleLet The Saints Guide You To An Extraordinary Life! A Lesson on Heroic Virtue
The saints are as different as they are similar. Some saints lived short lives; some long ones; some saints were married, others single; some saints came from prominence, others from obscurity; some...
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