How Do I Know What God’s Will Is When Both Choices Are Good Things?
Every day, we face numerous choices, many of eternal consequences. When our hearts and minds are ordered toward God, these choices are usually between two goods. ...
Christifideles Laici – Join Us As We Study This Important Apostolic Exhortation
We are all familiar with the dynamics of being part of a family. There are moments of joy and occasional misunderstandings. Some may feel burdened with the majority of...
One Cause For Sainthood You Should Know About
Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun Fr. Kapaun was named a “Servant of God” in 1993, which is the official beginning of the opening of a cause for canonization, for sainthood in...
What St. Padre Pio Can Teach Us About Enduring Trials
Padre Pio is one of the most beloved saints in Catholic history. Many know him for having the stigmata or for his ability to bilocate and read hearts in the confessional. The...
Ask The Blessed Mother For Help When Adoring Our Eucharistic Lord
Our Lord Jesus Christ calls to our hearts. He humbles Himself in the form of Bread — a simple Host — in order to be available to us — to remain with us, to heal our wounded...
Subtle Ways To Share Your Catholic Faith At Work
My brother, an Air Force veteran, once shared with me that his co-workers and subordinates have always been aware of his Catholic faith and devotion to God. Occasionally,...
“A Million Miles Away” Inspires With a 5-Ingredient Recipe For Success
Amazon Prime has released a new inspiring movie, A Million Miles Away, inspired by Jose Hernandez's life. The opening minutes of the movie tell the early life story of Jose...
A Powerful Lesson Of Forgiveness Found In The Gospel Of Matthew 18:21-35
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven...
Mary’s Name Means Star Of The Sea
"Therefore a certain Star has risen for us today: Our Lady, Saint Mary. Her name means Star of the sea; no doubt the Star of this sea which is the world. Therefore, we ought...
How I Find True Joy In Difficult Times: Insights From A Catholic
Our Catholic faith is an absolute treasure trove of wisdom that I truly believe is deeper and greater than any human suffering, no matter how intense and unbearable. So if...
How Mary Fulfills The Jewish Role Of The Queen Mother
Despise Not Our Petitions Mary is the Queen Mother in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. The Queen Mother had a particular role in the Jewish world and that meaning is elevated and...
What The Church Really Teaches About Evolution? Plus – How To Explain It To Your Know-It All Teenager!
One of the most contentious issues throughout history has been the question of whether life resulted from design or nothing more than physical processes. Are we the product...
How To Hear God’s Voice When Life Is Busy
As human beings, we all long for a deeper connection with God. We want to hear His voice, feel His presence, and know that He is with us in our daily lives. But how can we...
7 Principles Of Catholic Education
As the school year winds down, Catholic school teachers – heroic leaders that they are – are already planning to make next year even better. Novice teachers have realized how...
September Is Devoted To The Seven Sorrows Of Mary | Mark Your Calendar!
Did you know that each month has a traditional Catholic devotion? This year, let’s focus on each devotion month-by-month to grow in our faith and traditions! Make yourself...
12 Works Of Our Guardian Angel According To St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure researched and wrote about the twelve works of our Guardian Angel. Watch this short video to find out what they are! 12 Works Of Our Guardian Angel According...
Read 11 Of The Best Quotes By St. John Chrysostom OR Listen To 10 Hours Of His Homilies
The feast of St. John Chrysostom is September 13th. He is a Doctor of the Church and was known for his incredibly insightful and powerful preaching. Saint John Chrysostom...
10 Simple Ways To Bring Your Children Closer To God
Being parents makes us responsible not only for taking care of our children, but also for the spiritual education we give them from the moment they are conceived. For this...
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If You Suffer With Christ | St. Clare Of Assisi
"If you suffer with Him, you will reign with Him. If you cry with Him, you will have joy with Him. If you die with Him on the cross of tribulation, you will possess the...
Our Lady Of Sorrows, Pray For Us
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are important for us to know and pray. They are all based on scripture and help us recall Mary’s role in salvation history. Though the...
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3 Different Ways To Use Your Rosary
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Nothing great is ever acheived without enduring much.St. Catherine of Siena
St. Louis IX Of France Quotes
Fix your whole heart upon God and love Him with all your strength. - St. Louis IX of France
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PRAYER TO ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, most faithful son of St. Francis, the beggar of Assisi, inflamed with love for God you journeyed through life...
The World Would Be Different With Love | St. Dulce Lopes Pontes
If there were more love, the world would be different; if we loved more, there would be less war. It all comes down to this: Do your best for your brother, and therefore...
God Gave Us A Spirit Of Power, Love, & Self-Control
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love...
When You Have An Evil Thought, Do This! | St. Alphonsus Liguori
"When an evil thought is presented to the mind, we must immediately endeavor to turn our thoughts to God, or to something which is indifferent. But the first rule is,...
How Did Mother Teresa Describe Jesus?
Who Is Jesus To Me? St. Teresa of Calcutta Answers Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross. Jesus is the Sacrifice offered at the...
The Assumption: Total Happiness In Divine Glory
"In her, assumed into heaven, we are shown the eternal destiny that awaits us beyond the mystery of death: a destiny of total happiness in divine glory. This supernatural...
When I Could Not See My Way | St. Mary Mackillop
When I could not see my way, God kept my heart full of trust in Him to make all come right. - St. Mary MacKillop Photo by nine koepfer on Unsplash
9 Daily Spiritual Practices For Catholics From St. Alphonsus
9 Daily Spiritual Practices For Catholics From St. Alphonsus 1) Short prayers immediately upon rising https://catholic-link.org/15-powerful-prayers-15-seconds/ 2) At least 15...
Instead Of Worrying About Your Catholic Children, Try This
“Avoid worrying, then, about anything else for your children except whatever may contribute to bringing them up virtuously. For the rest, having entrusted them to God, try to...
Always Listen To The Word Of God | St. Francis de Sales
“Always give good heed to the Word of God, whether you hear or read it in private, or hearken to it when publicly preached: listen with attention and reverence; seek to...
Remember The Angels Are Present! | St. Josemaria Escriva
"If you remembered the presence of your angel and the angels of your neighbors, you would avoid many of the foolish things which slip into your conversations." St. Josemaria...
A Prayer For Those Suffering With Alzheimer’s Disease And Dementia
Defend the lowly and fatherless;render justice to the afflicted and needy.Rescue the lowly and poor;deliver them from the hand of the wicked.JOHN 10:14-15Loving God, Healer...
The Bread Of Life Helps The Body And The Soul
"Each morning at Holy Mass, the Bread of Life will help the body as well as the soul, if we have faith. If we but touch the hem of His garment...and how much more have we...
The Ultimate Guide To Mastering Catholic Prayer With Father Boniface Hicks
Fr. Boniface Hicks is an invaluable resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their prayer lives. In this interview, Katie and Drew showcase his newest book "Personal Prayer:...
What Do Catholics Believe?
What do Catholics believe? Katie and Drew talk with Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford about some of the things that are essential beliefs in the Catholic faith. Dr. Andrew...
Do I Always Need To Say An Act Of Contrition In Confession?
Join Fr. Rob has he answers some of your questions, including: How many angels can dance on the tip of a needle? and Do I always need to say an Act of Contrition in...
Pray The Sorrowful Mysteries Of The Holy Rosary
Listen to the Tuesday rosary and Friday rosary with a black background prayed by Drew and Katie Taylor from Catholic-Link. Great rosary for falling asleep or playing for...
Today’s Holy Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries
Pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beG6aSd-6lY Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary The Resurrection of Jesus. The Ascension of...
Does My Child Need Counseling? A Catholic Perspective
Join us for an enlightening interview with Sister Josephine Garret of the Holy Family of Nazareth, a compassionate Catholic Counselor. In this engaging conversation, Sister...
Today’s Holy Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGssya-3OXc The Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday) The Annunciation The Visitation The Nativity The Presentation The Finding of Jesus in...
A List Of ACTUALLY Catholic Colleges
A List Of Colleges That Are Actually Catholic? Dr. John Bergsma shares with Katie and Drew the list of Catholic colleges he would actually be comfortable sending his kids to!...
Pray The Luminous Mysteries Of The Holy Rosary
Listen to the Thursday rosary and with a black background prayed by Drew and Katie Taylor from Catholic-Link. Great rosary for falling asleep or playing for kids!...
Dr. John Bergsma On The Future Of Higher Education And Diving Deep Into Scripture
Join Katie and Drew for an exciting interview with Dr. John Bergsma, a professor of theology at Steubenville and Vice President for Biblical Theology and Mission...
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7 Important Tips For Catholics To Remember When Using Social Media
The Catholic Christian presence on the internet is so important nowadays. Years ago TV and radio were the massive means of communication, but today it’s clear that they’ve...
7 Truths You Need To Know If You’re Part Of A Parish Choir
https://catholic-link.org/trouble-understanding-the-mass-heres-a-simple-explanation/ A few years ago, I belonged to a choir, but for different reasons, I had to leave it and...
Help! My College Kid Doesn’t Belive In God Anymore! | 8 Pieces Of Advice For Catholic Parents
It’s not an unusual situation (though I wish it were) that many young people today (mostly when they go to college), motivated by different reasons, abandon their Catholic...
6 Steps To Cultivate A Friendship Or To Better Live The Christian Life (After All, Aren’t They The Same?)
As almost all of you probably do, every day I receive a bunch of images through WhatsApp or via text. Memes (pretty hilarious if they make fun of the rival football team),...
How To Pray Lectio Divina? A Visual Step By Step Guide
“Lectio Divina” means divine reading in Latin. It’s an ancient practice that teaches us how to read, meditate on and live the Word of God. History tells us that it was the...
7 Great Habits For Catholic Families To Start
God's plan for the family is to be a model of the love of the Holy Trinity. "The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father...
9 Images That Take The Confusion Out Of Identifying Religious Orders Of The Church
Do you ever get confused by the many religious orders that the Catholic Church has? Each individual order has their own particular character, or charism, attracting different...
How To Pray The Rosary? A Step-By-Step Visual Guide
The origin of the Rosary dates back to the year 800, but it has evolved throughout the centuries resulting in the Rosary we know today. The Rosary invites us to make a...
7 Postures Of Prayer To Engage Your Mind, Body, And Soul With God
No matter how spiritual we are, we cannot ignore our bodies when we pray. Indeed, we pray with and through them, not only with our voice and thoughts. If we are happy, our...
Is God Calling Me? 7 Tips To Discern If God Is Calling You To Consecrated Life
When I talk about vocation, many get scared at just the though of it. The first things that come to their mind are religious habits, endless prayers, people living in the...
How To Encourage Your Child’s Religious Vocation? 8 Essential Tips
Events like World Youth Day or a young saint's canonization (recently, Saint José Sanchez del Río), tend to spawn a boom in vocations to the consecrated life like fungi after...
10 Simple Ways To Bring Your Children Closer To God
Being parents makes us responsible not only for taking care of our children, but also for the spiritual education we give them from the moment they are conceived. For this...
The 7 Social Problems That Every Christian Is Called To Heal
Today’s society has radically changed from the morals of the past. We’ve gone from traditional marriage to other forms of civil union, from the defense of life to abortion,...
The Spiritual Journey Of St. Mother Teresa Illustrated!
The life of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was extraordinary: her generosity, her tireless struggle for justice, her love and care for the poorest of the poor, and the...
What Is The Meaning Of A Priest’s Vestments? A Practical Guide
If you have paid attention at Mass or at other liturgies at Church, you will have noted how the priest’s vestments change through the various seasons. It’s possible that you...
8 Questions That Every Good Boyfriend Should Be Able To Answer
Dating is a beautiful time. A time when we feel anxiety for meeting with the other person, when some of us show our sweetest side, which can have terrible manifestations,...
11 Tips For Talking About God With Your Friends
Many times when we're not in a Christian environment we find ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of sharing or defending our faith. We know this can be a...
9 Things I Would Like To Have Known Before Getting Married
This past November 7th, the Solemnity of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces, my wife and I celebrated our seventeenth wedding anniversary. Seventeen blissful years that I would...
5 Mistakes You’ve Probably Made When Evangelizing
It is never easy to share our faith with others, but it is the call that Jesus gave every Christian in the Great Commission: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been...
“The Secret To A Successful Marriage” | Pope Francis Minute
The "Pope Francis Minute" is Catholic Link’s animated series on the teachings of Pope Francis. The events portrayed in the series are fictional events based on the wisdom...
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One Cause For Sainthood You Should Know About
Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun Fr. Kapaun was named a “Servant of God” in 1993, which is the official beginning of the opening of a cause for canonization, for sainthood in...
What St. Padre Pio Can Teach Us About Enduring Trials
Padre Pio is one of the most beloved saints in Catholic history. Many know him for having the stigmata or for his ability to bilocate and read hearts in the confessional. The...
Here’s What The Saints Want You To Know About The Rosary
All Catholics are called to be saints. If we genuinely want to grow in holiness, we must study the lives of the saints who have gone before us to learn what habits, virtues,...
Bedtime Stories With The Saints: St. Anthony, Demon Fighter
There was once a young man named Anthony who lived with his sister in a village called Coma in Egypt. The hills around the village were dry and brown against the pale blue...
Today’s Teens Need The Saints More Than Ever
A lot happens between the ages of 12 and 14. I call it the magical age, the ethereal age, the age of heroes and anything’s-possible. We’ve all passed through that moment. For...
St. Julie Billart And Bite-Size Sainthood
Modeling our lives after those of the saints can sometimes feel like a formidable task. We count the ways it seems impossible in the 21st century. We examine the action of...
St. Frances Of Rome, 3 Cars, And A Blessing To Remember
In 2004, I became that convert who immediately jumped, with both feet, into all things Catholic. I was the one running to the Religious Goods store regularly, because, of...
Who Taught Mother Teresa To Be A Person Of Virtue?
Saint Teresa of Calcutta was known for spending countless hours attending to the dying, the sick, and the poor. This flowed from her rich prayer life: Daily Mass and a daily...
9 (Easy To Understand!) Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclicals That Teach Us To Love, Hope, And Trust
CARITAS IN VERITATE | June 29, 2009 Each person finds his good by adherence to God's plan for him, in order to realize it fully: in this plan, he finds his truth, and through...
A Catholics Guide To Living 2023: Quotes, Devotions, & Resources For A New Year!
Start 2023 strong by committing to grow in your Catholic faith and answering the call to be devoted to daily prayer. Our Catholic Guide to 2023 will lead you with the quotes,...
St. Ambrose And The Legend Of A Bizarre Encounter With Bees
Living in the 4th century A.D., St. Ambrose was bishop of Milan during a tumultuous era of Church history. His road to ordination was an interesting journey. The sudden death...
Four Practical Ways Catholics Can Embrace Martyrdom Each Day
When we think of the saints and martyrs, especially the first Christians, we struggle to conceptualize their experiences. We don’t live in the same era, they seem “more...
How To Choose Your Confirmation Saint
What Is A Patron Saint? When you are baptized, the priest says the name chosen for you by your parents. However, when you are confirmed, in the Latin Rite of the Church, you...
The Legacy Of Truth This Potential Saint Brought To The World Continues To Inspire FOCUS Missionaries
Bishop David Kagan, Diocese of Bismarck, N.D., announced the opening of the diocesan investigation which could lead to the beatification and canonization of North Dakota...
The Life And Love Of St. Anthony Mary Claret In The Biopic Film “Slaves And Kings”
The Catholic Church celebrates the memorial of St. Anthony Claret on October 24th. But moviegoers will have the opportunity to learn about him sooner with an upcoming...
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