Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The word “catholic” comes from the Greek term katholikos, which means “universal” or “whole.” The beauty of the Catholic Church is that it encompasses people of all cultures and backgrounds. Every year, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 – October 15. This month, we want […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Holiness of Padre Pio and His Suffering on Earth St. Padre Pio’s Prayer To Say After Receiving Communion My past, O Lord, I entrust to your mercy. My present to your love. My future to your providence. More Resources On St. Padre Pio Padre Pio and You: An […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly St. Padre Pio’s Prayer To Say After Receiving Communion My past, O Lord, I entrust to your mercy. My present to your love. My future to your providence. More Resources On St. Padre Pio Padre Pio and You: An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood Padre Pio: Stories and Memories […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.” -St. Pio of Pietrelcina St. Padre Pio’s Prayer To Say After Receiving Communion My past, O Lord, I entrust to your mercy. My present to your love. My future to your […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Image created by Jen Bryant of @totallycatholictees “You say you are anxious about the future, but don’t you know that the Lord is with you always and that our enemy has no power over one who has resolved to belong entirely to Jesus?” Saint Padre Pio St. Padre Pio’s […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly St. Padre Pio’s Communion Prayer St. Padre Pio’s Prayer To Say After Receiving Communion My past, O Lord, I entrust to your mercy. My present to your love. My future to your providence. More Resources On St. Padre Pio Padre Pio and You: An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Pray, Hope, And Don’t Worry | Padre Pio Quote   More St. Padre Pio Resources Padre Pio and You: An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend Padre Pio: The True Story The Agony of Jesus by Padre Pio

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.” Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of [insert your intention.]Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory be to the Father…Sacred […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 stories of his miracles are inspiring and remind people of the power of God and His Church. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Most Beautiful Act Of Faith | Padre Pio Quote The most beautiful act of faith is one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort. — Padre Pio More From Padre Pio Padre Pio and You: An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood Padre Pio: Stories and Memories […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly In The Silence Of The Heart, God Speaks | Mother Teresa   Keep Learning About The Life of Mother Teresa I Thirst: 40 Days with Mother Teresa I Loved Jesus in the Night: Teresa of Calcutta―A Secret Revealed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: A Personal Portrait: 50 Inspiring Stories Never […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We need one another. As men, we need strong women. We need their support. Women need strong men and need their support as well. When it comes to being men and women, we desperately need to be and remain GROUNDED, to avoid getting caught up and carried away by […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “You should be aware that the word ‘angel’denotes a function rather than a nature.Those holy spirits of heavenhave indeed always been spirits.They can only be called angelswhen they deliver some message.Moreover, those who deliver messagesof lesser importance, are called angelsand those who proclaim messagesof supreme importance,are called Archangels.” St. […]

The Church is built on a foundation of so many great saints who followed Christ to continue His mission, and thanks to St. Jerome, since early on in the life of the Church believers have had access to the Bible in their own language. “Ignorance of Script

Talk about a major conversion. 

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Do you ever feel like the prayer that you do is useless? You have had the same petition for weeks or months, but you see no fruit from your prayer. You might feel like it’s time to throw in the towel and pray for something else or stop praying […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly When we serve the poor and the sick, we serve Jesus. St. Rose of Lima Learn More About St. Rose of Lima St. Rose of Lima : Patroness of the Americas Gracie Glory learns about Saint Rose of Lima: Catholic children’s books 

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly ST. BARTHOLOMEW | Feast August 24 From “Bartholomaios,” the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning “son of Talmai.” JESUS KNEW HIM BEFORE THEY EVEN MET. He was martyred for his preaching. He was flayed to death by a whip. Patron saint of bookbinders and butchers. Catholic Books About St. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Born in 1835 in Venice, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was pope from 1903 to 1914 as Pius X. He was a staunch defender of the truth, a liturgical reformer, and a man of great faith. “Without any doubt there is a desire in all hearts for peace. But how foolish […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Undertake courageously great tasks for God’s glory, to the extent that he’ll give you power and grace for this purpose. Even though you can do nothing on your own, you can do all things in him. His help will never fail you if you have confidence in his goodness. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Undertake courageously great tasks for God’s glory, to the extent that he’ll give you power and grace for this purpose. Even though you can do nothing on your own, you can do all things in him. His help will never fail you if you have confidence in his goodness. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and Religious. It’s up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops act like bishops, […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly    When we think of the saints, it can be easy to picture them as distant figures from another time…people whose holiness feels almost impossible to relate to. But visiting the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Libertyville, Illinois, reminded me yet again that the saints were real people […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Prayer brings our mind into the brightness of divine light, and exposes our will to the warmth of divine love. Nothing else can so purge our mind from its ignorance, and our will from its depraved affections. It is a blessed fountain which, as it flows, revives our good […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly As we approach the feast day of Saint Benedict on July 11, I am reminded of another chapter in my life where I spent one night in Nursia. I had the immense blessing of praying in the Abbey at the center of the city, built over the birthplace of […]