https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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”?

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ 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 The Holiness and Sufferings of Padre Pio (Plus a Rare […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We frequently complain about our lack of time, especially when it comes to having time to read. Usually, the problem is not time, but the way we organize our priorities throughout the day. Spiritual readings are an excellent way to take advantage of time and nourish our soul. Certainly, […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Maybe, you’ve seen our posts about the benefits of Adoration or heard some of your Catholic friends talk about “going to Adoration,” but you still don’t really understand what that means. That’s ok! Though the practice of Adoration has been a part of the Catholic faith since the very […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

Love and sacrifice are common literary themes that present truth in a new and beautiful way. Literature allows the reader to confront questions of the heart and develop a deeper understanding of the human experience. These themes are central in the spiri

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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, […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Hey everyone, welcome to the Catholic Link Show! We’re your hosts, Drew and Katy Taylor, and we pray this time will be your link to living the faith like never before. Today, we have our first-ever unboxing of the best Catholic Bible, period. Alright, here we go! The Best […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly How do you spend Good Friday? Catholic-Link created a list of 25 suggestions for what to do on Good Friday—but here’s one more to consider. Spend time in silent reflection by reading a spiritual book, an inspiring article, or the Bible. This simple yet powerful practice will help you […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly St. Frances of Rome (1384-1440) is a remarkable and radiant figure among the pantheon of Catholic saints, who has inspired particular love and veneration since her own times until the present age. A mystic, visionary, and industrious helper of the poor and afflicted, she combined the vocations of a […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly From the time I started my adventure in homeschooling 15 years ago, I have wanted to collect some of the most inspiring words spoken by American leaders since our founding—eloquent and soaring words, rooted in the wisdom of the ages. The desire emerged from reading those great words of American history aloud with my daughter, […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Let’s be honest—Latin can make anything sound either incredibly profound or mildly threatening. “Nihil obstat” is one example. Say it slowly in a deep voice, quite dramatic. Really though, it’s quite a simple concept. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “The nihil obstat …[is an] official […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly My father once said that he painted what he saw with his eyes and felt with his heart, and for me, this is very much what he did with this book —the last of his 60-year-long career, illustrating over 80 children’s picture books.  This book is primarily based on […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly View this post on Instagram A post shared by Catholic-Link.org (@catholiclink_en) Why Did Pope Leo XIV Recommend This Book? “One of you, there is a German journalist on here who said to me the other day, tell me one book, besides St. Augustine, that we could read to understand […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Actors: Mom, eight-year-old Buck, five-year-old Will Scene: Kitchen; kitchen corners  Time: Midmorning  Prologue   The main frustration for many parents is not what discipline  consequences to levy when. It is how to enforce those consequences when a youngster opposes them.  Will (bursting into the kitchen, drama-crying, hand gripping his forehead): […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly I am a Catholic children’s writer whose second vocation is to intercede for priests. Of all those I have ever prayed for, this priest was very different…  The weight of his suffering pressed on my heart. Aware of his slow suffocation due to throat cancer, my prayer was ardent […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Spiritual reading is an excellent way to grow during Lent, but knowing where to start can be difficult. Here are some of the Lent books our team at Catholic-Link has found worth reading during this holy season. 40 Lent Books For Catholics Aquinas’s Lenten Meditations: 40 Days with the […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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, […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “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 […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly 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 […]