A Catholic's March To-Do List

September Is Devoted To The Seven Sorrows of Mary | Mark Your Calendar!

by Genevieve Perkins | Aug 30, 2021 | Faith & Life, Mary - The Blessed Mother

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 notes, write it on your calendar, and pray a specific prayer each day of the month to remember....

How To Choose Your Confirmation Saint

by Will Wright | Sep 22, 2022 | Confirmation, Saints

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 get to choose a “Confirmation Saint.” This saint is a special patron saint which you have...

The Legacy Of Truth This Potential Saint Brought To The World Continues To Inspire FOCUS Missionaries

by Guest Post | Sep 20, 2022 | Saints

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 native Michelle Christine Duppong. Born in 1985, Duppong grew up in Haymarsh, N.D. She earned a...

A Reflection On The Queen’s Life And Legacy, By A British Catholic

by Ruth Kennedy | Sep 19, 2022 | Testimonies, Vocation, World's View

These last twelve days for me as a British subject have been very strange ones. We have continued our ordinary lives, while all about us in the public sphere, momentous and solemn things have happened. The death of our Queen, the instantaneous transferral of symbolic...

Two Catholic Artists Release New Marian Hymns Inspired By The Devotion Of Their Grandparents

by Fr. Edward Looney | Sep 17, 2022 | Mary - The Blessed Mother, Music | A Selection Of Our Favorite Catholic And Christian Songs and Artists

OCP released two Marian hymns by Catholic artists Steve Angrisano and Sarah Hart in July 2022. Angrisano’s song, Ave Maria: Mary Sing with Joyful Heart, was inspired by the musical lyrics of Fr. James Quinn, SJ, known for his many hymns in the breviary. Quinn, penned...

Catholic Music Spotlight: The Hillbilly Thomists (A Hit Bluegrass Band of Dominican Brothers!)

by Genevieve Perkins | Sep 16, 2022 | Music | A Selection Of Our Favorite Catholic And Christian Songs and Artists

Catholic Music Spotlight: The Hillbilly Thomists Wearing their white robes, these men of the Order of Preachers do what friars do, while also composing bluegrass music on instruments including but not limited to banjo, fiddle, accordion, and drum set. All that...

Don’t Let The Anxieties Of Life Choke You | Gospel Reflection

by Luke Brown, LPCC | Sep 15, 2022 | Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections, Faith & Life, Self-Knowledge

Gospel of Luke 8:4-15 When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after anotherjourneying to Jesus, he spoke in a parable. “A sower went out to sow his seed.And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled,and the birds of the sky ate it up.Some...

Why Was This Priest Known As “Our Lady’s Dolphin”?

by Fr. Edward Looney | Sep 9, 2022 | Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read, Faith & Life, Mary - The Blessed Mother

I once received a message from a brother priest I had never met but who followed me on social media. He told me that he was in- interested in incorporating Mary more into his priestly ministry and asked for a recommendation. I recommended Fr. Emile Neubert’s Mary and...

What Parents Can Learn From The Saint Who Converted Her Son With Her Tears

by Roxane Beauclair Salonen | Sep 8, 2022 | Books | Our Favorite Catholic Books To Read, Family

As she traveled through life with her wayward son Augustine in the 4th Century, St. Monica came upon many road signs pointing the way forward. Eventually, she came to a crossroad and needed heaven’s help to decide her next move. That turn of direction eventually...

5 Ways To Engage Children With Jesus | Part 3 Of A Guide To Children’s Adoration

by Chris and Rebecca Mann | Sep 5, 2022 | Adoration, Eucharist, Family

This is the third installment of our series on bringing children to adoration as part of a response to the USCCB’s call for a Eucharistic Revival. In the first part of the series, we looked at why it is both appropriate and important for children to go to adoration....

A Catholic Priest Shares His Thoughts While Watching Gigi & Nate

by Fr. Edward Looney | Sep 2, 2022 | Meaning of Suffering, Movie Reviews and Recommendations

When I first saw the trailer for Gigi & Nate, I knew that I would enjoy the movie. I could tell that it had a good storyline and it seemed like a nice, feel-good movie that we all need to see every now and again. Why does it seem that movies with animals have...

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