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Beloved Dog Teaches Lessons in Life & Death

Q. Our family dog, Rory, is nearly 15 years old. When we got him, our children w...

When It Feels Like Your Life is Out of Control

It can be an awful feeling — one that grabs you by the throat, whirls you around...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux—It seems to me that humility is ...

It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I ...

St. John Bosco—Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of G...

Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of God, will produce marvelous results. Yet,...

St. John Paul II—The message of Fatima is, in its basic...

The message of Fatima is, in its basic nucleus, a call to conversion and repenta...

St. Leo the Great—Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, ...

Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised … for to...

St. Isidore—Sacrifice is so called from being “made sac...

Sacrifice is so called from being “made sacred,” because by mystical prayer it i...

St. Jane Frances de Chantal—The great method of prayer ...

The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form i...

St. John Bosco—Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living...

Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward! — ...

Leopold Mandić – feast day is May 12

by Melanie Rigney If you had encountered this Capuchin friar, you might have giv...

St. Anthony of Egypt—The prayer of the mind is not perf...

The prayer of the mind is not perfect until he no longer realizes himself or the...

The blessing of a forgiving heart

by Fr. Eamon Tobin When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have ...

St. Angela Merici—Let your intentions in the fulfillmen...

Let your intentions in the fulfillment of your duties be so pure that you reject...

10 ways to help a pregnant mom in need

Unfortunately, unplanned pregnancies are often seen in a negative light in socie...

St. Teresa of Ávila—Make many acts of love, for they se...

Make many acts of love, for they set the soul on fire and make it gentle. — St. ...

Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman—You must make a venture;...

You must make a venture; faith is a venture before a man is Catholic. You approa...

St. Athanasius—For God has not only made us out of noth...

For God has not only made us out of nothing, but he gave us freely, by the grace...

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen—It is because of faith that ...

It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future. — St. Fideli...

Wrap it up!

Whether you need a quick lunch at home or something to brown-bag, this tasty wra...

St. Catherine of Siena—And is he not more ready to pard...

And is he not more ready to pardon than we to sin? And is he not the physical an...