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Over 115 Of The Best Catholic Gifts

by Becky Roach | Advent and Christmas, Best Of Catholic-Link.org | Our Most Popular Catholic Resources And Articles, Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read, Faith & Life, Family, Illustrated Guides, Outstanding Initiatives

We've compiled ALL of our favorite Catholic gifts for 2021 into one guide! This year we will select five of our email subscribers to win each category of gifts. If you're not a subscriber, click here to make sure you have a chance to win. We thank each of these...

The End Times: The Great Warning And Illumination Of Conscience

by Fr. George Elliott | Catholic Church, Catholic-Link.org YouTube, World's View

There is an alleged apparition of Our Lady at Garabandal that talks about The Great Warning and Illumination of Conscience at the end of time. According to the Marian apparition, the Great Warning is the illumination of conscience that comes shortly before the end...

The Saint’s Name Generator – Find Your Patron Saint For 2022!

by Alex Farmer | Saints

Perhaps, like me, you have already made and broken several New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe you haven’t made any, or maybe you are doing great with all your plans. But, have you thought of choosing a patron saint for the year? I know people who spend hours chopping lists...

SEEK: You Can Find Hope Knowing That You’re Never Alone In Your Walk With Christ

by Catholic Link | Evangelization, Outstanding Initiatives

SEEK andyou willfind.— MATTHEW 7:7 In 2010, as a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I let the typical college experience weaken my faith. God had been stirring my heart to come back to Him. At the invitation of a friend, I attended my first FOCUS...

From Swordsmen To Dancer: What You Should Know About St. Francis De Sales

by Will Wright | Prayer, Saints

St. Francis de Sales Francis de Sales was the Bishop of Geneva in Switzerland. Francis was born two months premature to a noble family in a castle: the Château de Sales. His father was the Lord of the castle, and his mother was a noblewoman, the daughter of a...

How To Pray A Pro-life Rosary

by Genevieve Perkins | Pro-Life, Rosary

While praying the rosary, offer each mystery and meditate on these short introductory prayers based on the fruits of each mystery with a pro-life focus. https://catholic-link.org/pray-rosary-visual-guide/ Pro-life Reflections For The Glorious Mysteries...

The Body Of Christ Suffers When We Choose To Compare | Sunday Reflection January 23, 2022

by Luke Brown, LPCC | Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections, Faith & Life, Love and Relationships

1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Brothers and sisters:As a body is one though it has many parts,and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body,so also Christ.For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,whether Jews or...

How To Pray For The Unborn

by Genevieve Perkins | Prayer, Pro-Life

Not only is January the start of a new year, but it is also the perfect month to remind us to pray for the unborn who are at the start of their new life, where we all began our own lives. Furthermore, the traditional devotion for January is the Holy Name of Jesus and...

What One Catholic Learned From Marching With Martin Luther King Jr.

by Guest Author | Pro-Life, Social Justice

Civil Rights activist, Paul Bokulich, marched with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In the short documentary You Have to Have Light to Dispel the Darkness, he reflects back on the effects of his years in Selma and Eutaw, Alabama living in a shack house, falling in love,...

Three Reasons Why Roe v. Wade Is Doomed

by Catholic Link | Outstanding Initiatives, Pro-Life

This article is written by guest author Camille Pauley, President of Healing the Culture. Perhaps you’ve heard the adage: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” That phrase,...

What An Unnecessary Miracle Can Teach Us About God’s Love | Gospel Reflection For January 16, 2022

by Luke Brown, LPCC | Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections, Gospels, Mass

The Gospel Of John 2:1-12 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. And they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the feast had...

5 Signs You’re Struggling With Scrupulosity

by Will Wright | Faith & Life, Self-Knowledge, Spiritual Warfare

What is Scrupulosity? Scrupulosity is a disorder in which someone is pathologically obsessed with moral or religious issues, and it makes them act in a compulsive and often distressing way. Someone suffering from scrupulosity has obsessions, feels compulsions, has...

41 Resolutions From St. Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows

by Becky Roach | Faith & Life, Saint Quotes, Self-Knowledge

How are your New Year's resolutions holding up?! If you haven't been able to stick to your own goals or you just need some inspiration to try something different, take a look at this incredible list written by St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrow. If you don't think you...

8 Things The Name Of Jesus Is According To St. Bernardine

by St. Bernardine | Jesus Christ, Liturgical Seasons, Prayer

The Name Of Jesus: Refuge Of The Penitent Sinner The Name of Jesus is the refuge of the penitent sinner, a refuge full of meekness in which majesty effaces itself, tenderness becomes sweeter, Divine mercy appears in Its grandeur....

Journey of the Magi | T.S. Elliot

by Catholic-Link. Org | Advent and Christmas, Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read

A cold coming we had of it,Just the worst time of the yearFor a journey, and such a long journey:The ways deep and the weather sharp,The very dead of winter.'And the camels galled, sorefooted, refractory,Lying down in the melting snow.There were times we regrettedThe...

Two Times Mary Appeared Under The Title “Mother Of God”

by Catholic Link | Mary - The Blessed Mother

The Anti-Bolshevik Mother Of God | Poland | 1920 The Miracle on the Vistula (Battle of Warsaw) was the fruit of an ocean of prayers to our Lady. In the face of danger, the Polish bishops called the Poles to unite. "Be selfless in the service of the homeland, because...

Why A Catholic Podcast Will Be Featured In Times Square This New Year’s Eve

by Catholic Link | Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections, Catholic Media, Evangelization, Outstanding Initiatives

A billboard promoting The Bible in a Year podcast will surprise the millions of visitors rounding the corner of 7th Ave. & 48th St. in New York City between Dec. 19, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022. How did this brazen billboard find itself in Times Square? And...

THE LITANY OF THE HOLY FAMILY

by Traditional Catholic Prayers | Advent and Christmas, Family, Jesus Christ, Prayer

THE LITANY OF THE HOLY FAMILY Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Christ, hear us.Christ, graciously hear us.God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.Holy...

The Duty Of Parenthood: Handing On The Catholic Faith

by Will Wright | Family

Tradition – The Handing on of Faith St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Corinthians: “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the...

Christmas Prayers Of The Saints

by Becky Roach | Advent and Christmas, Prayer, Saint Quotes

This Christmas, pray as the Saints did with these Christmas prayers! Let Your Goodness Appear To Us | St. Bernard of Clairvaux Let your goodness Lord, appear to us, that we, made in your image, may conform ourselves to it. In our own strength we cannot imagine your...

How Do You Pray The Angelus? A Visual Step By Step Guide

by Silvana Ramos | Illustrated Guides, Mary - The Blessed Mother, Prayer

My grandmother says that in times past in her city people would take a break at noon and wherever they were, whether in the fields or doing any other work, and they would begin to pray the Angelus. Her city was small and she remembers that it was something...

Keeping Serenity And Sobriety During The Holiday Season

by Scott Weeman | Faith & Life

I’ll never forget my first sober Christmas and New Year’s. I had about two and a half months free from alcohol and drug use (which seemed miraculous at the time, as it still does today), and I was preparing for what I knew would be a test of the principles that I had...

Why Do Catholics Light Candles?

by Will Wright | History of the Church, Mass

Candles are Practical The word candle comes from the Latin “to burn.” Candles have been used since human beings have been able to start fire. Rudimentary wicks were encased in wax or animal fat and burned for light in the dark hours of the day. Oil candles were also...

A Reflection For Mothers Preparing To Celebrate Their Daughter’s Quinceañera

by Alejandra Herrera | Family, Outstanding Initiatives

Querida madre, eres una bendición - Dear mother, you are a blessing. Your role as a mother, caretaker, homemaker, babysitter and more consists of an endless to-do list. Your work is never-ending, and it is tiring! Despite all, you are an inspiration because you always...

Best Catholic Gifts For Kids Gift

by Becky Roach | Advent and Christmas, Best Of Catholic-Link.org | Our Most Popular Catholic Resources And Articles, Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read, Family, Illustrated Guides

Christmas season can be a tough time of year for Catholic parents. It's difficult to avoid the materialism and consumerism that surrounds this holiday. If you're looking to keep the focus on Christ, consider buying Catholic gifts for your child. The gifts on our list...

What Is Bible-Link? Find Out How You Can Be A Part Of It!

by Becky Roach | Apostolate, Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections, Catholic Media, Catholic-Link.org YouTube, Evangelization, Gospels, Outstanding Initiatives

Bible-Link is an initiative of Catholic CAST Media that will create disciples of all nations through encounter and community. Bible-Link will form small online groups to study the Bible and share in God's Word together. We will connect Catholics from around the world...

5 Ways To Grow In Devotion To The Eucharist This Christmas

by Fr. George Elliott | Adoration, Advent and Christmas, Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read, Eucharist

I’m somewhat ashamed to say, this story didn’t happen until I was about halfway through seminary: It was my first Christmas in Italy. After three years in the seminary in the United States, I had been sent to the North American College Seminary in Rome for the last...

The Preacher To The Popes: Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa

by Theresa Thorne | Holy Father, Movie Reviews and Recommendations, Outstanding Initiatives, Pope Francis

We know the Pope as someone who inspires the world, but have you ever wondered who inspires the Pope? Did you know that the Pope has an official preacher? If that’s news to you, you’re not alone! This unique position has existed since 1555, with each apostolic...

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