Steps For Making A Holy Hour Source: www.thegregorian.org More Adoration Resources 10 Surprising Things That Happen When You Go To Adoration More Often All Your Questions About Adoration Answered…What Is It? How Do I Go? What Do I Do? And More! Related content: Infographic: 4 Steps for Eucharistic Adoration A Saint’s Advice For When You […]

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During Christmas, the King of Peace becomes a baby. 12 Children’s Books To Read For The 12 Days Of Christmas Why Was Mary Absent From The Original Nativity Scene? Why Does It Matter That Jesus Was “Wrapped In Swaddling Clothes”? Official Catholic Blessing For Your Christmas Tree Related content: The Meaning Of Christmas According To […]

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I THIRST FOR YOU. It is true. I stand at the door of your heart, day and night. Even when you are not listening, even when you doubt it could be Me, I am there: waiting for even the smallest signal of your response, even the smallest suggestion of an invitation that will permit Me […]

God gathered all his graces and called them “Mary” Five Feminine Virtues I Learned From the Joyful Mysteries Why Was Mary Absent From The Original Nativity Scene? Why Does It Matter That Jesus Was “Wrapped In Swaddling Clothes”? Related content: Nativity of Virgin Mary | Happy Birthday Christmas Reveals God’s Love For Humanity | Pope Francis […]

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Litany Of Trust | Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, Sister of Life From the belief thatI have to earn Your loveDeliver me, Jesus.From the fear that I am unlovableDeliver me, Jesus.From the false securitythat I have what it takesDeliver me, Jesus.From the fear that trusting Youwill leave me more destituteDeliver me, Jesus.From all suspicion ofYour words […]

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 The Holiness and Sufferings of Padre Pio (Plus a Rare Peek Into His Life!) Pray, Hope […]

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful and tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in purgatory. But […]

Every year it is incredible to see the creativity that the Holy Spirit lavishes on the artists, designers, authors, and entrepreneurs featured in the Catholic-Link.org Catholic Christmas Gift Guide. It’s an absolute joy to put this list together because Catholic-Link desires to see these small Catholic businesses succeed in evangelizing through their craft. It is […]

The 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 remind us that Jesus is the center of all […]

We’ve compiled ALL of our favorite Catholic gifts for this year 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 wonderful Catholic small businesses […]

We invite you to browse through our favorite gifts for your Catholic home! Remember, when you support these Catholic businesses you are helping Catholic families and ministries evangelize through their work. We thank each Catholic vendor featured on our Catholic-Link Gift Guide for all they do. Best Catholic Gifts For Your Home Mini Mary Garden  […]

We invite you to browse through our favorite gifts for Catholic men. Though we would love for you to WIN these gifts, we encourage you to purchase some as well. Remember, when you support these Catholic businesses you are helping Catholic families and ministries evangelize through their work. We thank each Catholic vendor featured on […]

St. Teresa of Calcutta prayed the “Radiating Christ” prayer daily. It is thought to have been written by St. John Henry Newman. Radiating Christ Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life […]

The Veil Removed, produced by Greg Krajewski and RD Delgado, powerfully shows what happens during each and every Mass that takes place in Catholic Churches across the world. Take 5 minutes out of your day and watch this short video. You will never look at Mass the same way again! The Veil Removed “The angels […]

Catholic-Link is pleased to present the Ultimate Catholic Gift Guide and GIVEAWAY for another year. This list is better than ever before. Some of our classic favorites are back…because you can’t go wrong with AMAZING…and we’ve added new ideas too. The best part?! We’re giving away this ENTIRE list to one *Blessed* Catholic-Link email subscriber. […]

Do you have any Catholic Bible verses memorized? If we really believe in the power of the Word of God, we should make an effort to study it, understand it, and memorize it.  It is a gift that we have been given to help us in our faith. It is very useful in the Christian life […]

When you wake up in the morning, get on your knees: One of the greatest means of salvation and one of the surest signs of predestination, is unquestionably, the devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin. All the holy doctors of the Church are unanimous in saying with St. Alphonsus of Liguori: “A devout servant of […]

The novena is a Catholic practice of prayer that’s done over the course of nine days. Its practice goes back to the time of the apostles. The first novena can be attributed to when they got together to pray, after the Ascension waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit. How To Pray A Novena […]

The first time I visited the Blessed Sacrament, I was eight years old. I did it in the context of the preparation for my First Communion. The sister who was preparing us told us with much reverence and passion that inside the tabernacle was the door to Heaven. At eight, I took this explanation literally […]

We know we can always count on our priests to be present at Mass and all the liturgical celebrations around the holidays. We watch the deacon assist during sacraments and parish life. We proudly acknowledge the hard work and preparation seminarians undergo for the future of the Church. But, what do we do for the […]

For those who have had the experience of keeping watch over a sick person through the night, especially if it was a very close loved one, you know what it means to fight off sleep. You do everything in your power to stay awake; you use every ounce of strength; you draw on all your […]

What use is art? Does it have a value? Is it merely an “add-on”, a luxury item for enthusiasts?  These are questions that I often ask myself, especially in our modern society where the monetization of nearly every aspect of existence threatens to squeeze out some of the distinctly human areas of life. And, at […]

Living liturgically means following the calendar of the Church year, recognizing and celebrating the major feasts and seasons. Kendra Tierney makes liturgical living easy in real life. In her newest book The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion: The Liturgical Year in Practice, she compiles Catholic liturgical prayers for you to have a liturgical life and […]

Join Drew and Katie Taylor as they interview Father Mark Mary Ames, CFR about Born of Fire by Fr Innocent Montgomery, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal’s Lent book for men. Get your copy here ➡️ https://bornoffirebook.com/ Born of Fire | Lent Study for Men This is honestly the best Lent resource for Catholic men […]

What is the Catholic family rule of life? Drew and Katie Taylor discuss prioritizing God and prioritizing prayer as a busy Catholic family. It can be hard to find time to pray and learn how to pray as parents or how to pray as a couple when we transition into Catholic married life. Learning how […]

Catholic parents looking for spiritual insight and practical wisdom can find many tips in Catholic parenting books and Catholic resources on YouTube. Remember that the most important work you will ever do begins in the home! 6 Catholic Parenting Tips Drew and Katie Taylor continue with the Catholic Family Rule of Life series, watch part […]

Drew and Katie Taylor sit down with Rachel Bulman from Word on Fire Meet the Bulmans and editor of the new Catholic book With All Her Mind: A Call to the Intellectual Life. Is God Calling You To Be An Intellectual? Rachel Bulman On With All Her Mind The Church sees in Mary the highest […]

The books you read are important to the spiritual well being of your family. Jessica Thornton shares how to choose books that you can trust will lead your children closer to Christ. Can Catholics Trust Kid’s Books? More About The Lion & Lamb Book Club Parents don’t have the time to review everything their kids […]

“To create ties.” This, according to the fox in the French novella, The Little Prince, is the meaning of the word tamed. When consulting my dictionary app, I found no definition that quite matched the fox’s, but for the purposes of this reflection, it’s the one I’m going to use. The Little Prince is by French author Antoine De […]

“What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it is a wonder.” – G. K. Chesterton As a child, I remember exploring in the woods for hours with my cousins, playing in the creek and climbing trees. I would get lost in my imagination and in the beauty of it all. As I got […]

In addition to giving her life in service to God and the education of young people, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM is a March Madness icon. In 1994 she became the chaplain for the Loyola University basketball team and has been a constant presence at the team’s practices, games, and events ever since. Sister Jean […]

“Do whatever He tells you.” —John 2:5 Mary’s quote from the Wedding Feast at Cana is one of my favorite Scripture passages. I often say that it is Mary’s second fiat, or perhaps her millionth fiat. Jesus had told her that his time had not yet come. It seems he was saying that performing this […]

Those who know me will often hear me speak about “family, faith, and food,” when describing the things which I hold most dear. Some may say that this is more rooted in my culture as an Italian-American than it is in the foundations of my Catholicism, but I don’t agree with that. Throughout the gospels, […]

Are you wondering if you need a spiritual director? Father George discusses when it’s important to have a spiritual director and what spiritual direction is. He clarifies what to look for in a spiritual director and how to grow in the spiritual life!. Let’s face it we don’t just need spiritual direction, we need good […]

One of the great mysteries of life is understanding the motivations our own hearts. I can look at the sky, see the moon, and if it catches my fancy, look up all sorts of facts about it. I can know how big the moon is, what it’s made of, how far away, how fast it […]

My mom Rosie, may she rest in peace, worked well into her 90’s.  It certainly is impressive, isn’t it?  Yes indeed.  Almost until the day she died, mom was working as a full-time travel agent, for guilt trips that is.    These comments, which of course are fun loving jokes about my precious Mother, really […]

Is there something wrong with your life? Maybe something is missing. Maybe you’re depressed. Maybe you’re overwhelmed. Maybe you’re trapped by compulsive behavior. Maybe there’s a particular sin you haven’t been able to overcome no matter how hard you’ve tried? Maybe you’re in a state of despair because you think nothing will ever change? Whatever […]

I’ve been praying novenas for almost twelve years now and I’ve found they’re a great option for when you don’t know what to say, when you have a specific intention you’re praying for, and when you’re trying to “pray always.” Novenas are a traditional prayer that dates back to the days of the Apostles, and […]

A staple of junior high English curriculum is the reading of literature surrounding the Holocaust, or as we should refer to it as, the Shoah. During these formative years, Elie Wiesel’s Night and The Diary of Anne Frank are often fundamental texts used in school. The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Book Thief, and The Boy in Striped Pajamas have been […]

Sitting around the dinner table, my young son asked me a seemingly simple question, “How can I know that God exists?” He wasn’t asking about prayer or the Bible, but about logic. Why does our belief in God make sense? This was one of those rare parenting instances when I knew I was in a […]

Putting my children to bed is my favorite time of the day! I have a 2 year old and 4 year old and life can be so busy and nonstop. Sometimes the end of the day is the only time I have one-on-one quiet time with each child. As a Catholic mom and previous Early […]

God is calling your child to be a saint. But how? Which vocation will He lead them to? Teaching your children to listen to God’s call in their lives and uncover how He wants them to love and to serve Him in this world is a great gift. There are a few simple things we […]

I saw struggles with sin unravel before my eyes, I found clarity in my vocation and decided to marry the man I now call my husband. I watched anxieties and worries, wounds, and difficulties dissipate as Our Lady brought me peace and interior quiet I had not known prior. I couldn’t not say the rosary […]

In my new book, When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression, I document the testimonies of heroic Catholics who kept the faith despite persecution by hostile regimes the world over. I was privileged to interview survivors of communism whose stories unfolded in the political prisons of Cuba, the escape routes from […]

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“Well, the children have always come first” is a remark that echoes in the offices of too many marriage therapists. Imagine if their wedding vows had been,  “I, John, take you, Jane, to be my beloved wife. I promise to stand by idly, but with deep emotional pain while you shower all of your attention […]