https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Rosary has been called many things – ‘Gospel on a string’, ‘weapon of mass conversion’, ‘beads that save.’ In a simple and yet beautiful way, we can connect to Momma Mary. By reciting the prayers, we can enter into a relationship with her, and that relationship can lead […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “I feel so happy to be able to help the children who beg me for protection. But so many do not ever come to me.”  —Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal “The Virgin held in her hands, at the height of her shoulders, a golden ball which she seemed […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly This article originally appeared in the Pearl & Thistle newsletter. Subscribe HERE! I’m deviating from my standard body literacy fare this week, because a MAJOR document was released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and I wanted to put down some thoughts. On Tuesday, the text […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly These family-friendly pilgrimage destinations offer faith, beauty, and hands-on experiences for young hearts. Living less than an hour away from the only approved Marian Apparition Site in the United States–the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion–I grew up visiting the Shrine and going on field trips to the […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Venerable Fr. Patrick Peyton reached literally millions of souls across the globe. Before he set the world ablaze with the fire of God’s love through the Rosary, he was born the sixth of nine children in County Mayo, Ireland, on January 9, 1909.  Nicknamed “the Rosary priest,” he promised […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly You can find images of Mary throughout my day  – tiny figurines on my bookshelves, a TinySaint keychain on my bag, a fun sticker on my laptop or Stanley cup, and even Marian images in my phone camera roll that I stumbled upon and loved.  I’ve heard that many […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly My husband, Stephen, and I visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help – now called Our Lady of Champion – in July of 2021. Although we always hoped for the opportunity to visit the Shrines at Fatima and Lourdes, we realized it may never happen. Because of tuition payments for Catholic high schools […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Padre Pio: “You are now to be especially devoted to Our Lady of Knock” In the 1960s, Padre Pio told one of his Irish disciples that the time had come for him to honor Our Lady of Knock in a special way and that he was to lead as […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly How To Pray A Rosary 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 beautiful meditation about the life of Jesus and the Holy Virgin Mary. […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly As a dad of seven and a lifelong devotee of Our Lady, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Rosary. But something changed when I became a father. The Rosary stopped being just my prayer—it became our prayer. I began to see it not only as a lifeline […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly There are many beloved titles of Mary: Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Sorrows, and even Our Lady of Champion—the only approved Marian apparition in the United States. On July 16, we turn our attention to one of the most powerful Marian titles and […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly . . . one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. . . . And . . . scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.”  -Jn 19:34, 37 Jesus now hangs dead upon His […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Every year on May 13, the Church honors the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, commemorating the Blessed Mother’s appearances to three young shepherd children in Portugal in 1917. Her message was simple but powerful: pray the Rosary every day, offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners, and entrust […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly OUR LADY OF FATIMA‘s 6 MESSAGES OF IN 1917 MAY 13 “Pray the Rosary every day, in order to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war (World War I).” JUNE 13 God wants to “establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world.” JULY 13 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “[Mary] does not remain locked in her initial troubled state at the proximity of God in his angel, but she seeks to understand. So Mary appears as a fearless woman, one who remains composed even in the presence of something utterly unprecedented. At the same time she stands before […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Rosary takes about 20 minutes to pray—so what could Father Mark-Mary possibly talk about for an entire year? That’s exactly what we’re diving into today on the Catholic Link Show with your hosts, Drew and Katie Taylor! We’re thrilled to welcome back our first-ever three-time guest, the incredible […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Today I’m going to show you how to make your very own paracord Rosary. This is the first of three videos I’ll be releasing over the next few weeks, all about the Rosary. First, I’ll show you how to make your own Rosary. Then, I’ll guide you through praying […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Rosary, the saintly Padre Pio affirmed, is “the right weapon for these times.”  But how are our Rosary beads a weapon?   First, to “zoom out” for a moment, to need a weapon at all implies that we are at war. This is a dynamic of life as Christians, surrounded […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly If you have ever wondered: Can you pray a rosary without beads? What is the significance of Rosary beads, and why do we pray the Rosary with beads? What is the Rosary, and how do we pray it? What are the mysteries of the Rosary? What are the prayers […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “I am your merciful mother, the merciful mother of all of you who live united in this land, and of all mankind, of all those who love me, of those who cry to me, of those who seek me, of those who have confidence in me. Here I will […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “The works of Jesus and Mary can also be called wonderful flowers, but their perfume and beauty can only be appreciated by those who study them carefully—and who open them and drink in their scent by diligent and sincere meditation.” -St. Louis de Montfort

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “The works of Jesus and Mary can also be called wonderful flowers; but their perfume and beauty can only be appreciated by those who study them carefully—and who open them and drink in their scent by diligent and sincere meditation.” -St. Louis de Montfort

One commonly known and beloved Gospel story is the Wedding Feast of Cana (John 2:1-5). What is commonly unknown, however, is the depth and richness of this passage on various levels. In fact, we learn not only something about Christ and something about o

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows, obtain for me the spirit of loving patience which made you the Queen of Martyrs. Help me to carry without resignation the cross which God has given me. Help me to walk like you in the footsteps of Jesus, until I reach my Calvary, […]