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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...

The crown of motherhood

A friend told me that he saw my picture in a 30th-anniversary issue of my hometo...

Thomas à Kempis—Oh, the wonderful and hidden grace of t...

Oh, the wonderful and hidden grace of this sacrament, which only the faithful of...

St. Augustine—Do not grieve or complain that you were b...

Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer se...

St. Francis de Sales—Great opportunities to serve God r...

Great opportunities to serve God rarely present themselves, but minor ones are v...

What to expect from the babysitter

Q: What’s with babysitters these days? I have hired at least a half-dozen teenag...

St. Augustine—Whoever possesses God is happy.

Whoever possesses God is happy. — St. Augustine

St. Francis of Assisi—Every day he humbles himself …

Every day he humbles himself just as he did when he came from his heavenly thron...

St. Francis of Paola—Live in such a way that you bring ...

Live in such a way that you bring upon yourselves the blessing of God, and that ...

St. Teresa of Kolkata—Joy is prayer; joy is strength: j...

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you c...