Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Imagine being assigned the task of describing with absolute precision, within a finite number of pages, everything science currently knows about the universe. It would be a monumental undertaking, wouldn’t it? Yet, the mystic faces an even greater task. A mystic must describe not only the visible world, but […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Jesus told his disciples this parable:“The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virginswho took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,brought no oil with them,but the wise brought flasks of oil with […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Prayer Of St. Gertrude For The Holy Souls In Purgatory Eternal Father, I offer You the most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “A soul which does not practice the exercise of prayer is very like a paralyzed body which, though possessing feet and hands, makes no use of them.” — St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Books On Prayer Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart An Introduction […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Growing up, I would hear stories of saints who would spend hours and hours with God in prayer. I would hear about how St. Padre Pio would wake up at 3:30 AM to prepare to celebrate Mass, pray for 2 hours, and how his Mass would last 3 HOURS! […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Saint Francis de Sales says that, just as bees return to the hive, attracted by the sweetness of honey,  so the mystic soul loves to seek God within herself, knowing by experience how pleasant His  company is.  This image that Saint Francis describes has always mesmerized me.  But who […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “He who wishes for anything but Christ, does not know what he wishes; he who asks for anything but Christ, does not know what he is asking; he who works, and not for Christ, does not know what he is doing.” — St. Philip Neri Learn More About St. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly One of the greatest gifts parents can give their children is not simply knowledge of the Catholic Faith but a love for living it. While children should certainly learn the Creed, the Commandments, and the sacraments, they should also be introduced to the rich devotional life of the Church. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Hail Holy Queen Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.To you do we cry,poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears Turn then, most gracious advocate,your eyes of mercy toward us,and after this exileshow […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Lord Jesus, by faith in Your merits, I now take Your Precious Blood and sprinkle it over myself and my family right from the crown of my head to the very soles of my feet. I claim total and complete protection for my life and my family. Lord Jesus, […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly A “Daily Prayer Routine” is not a term that we hear of frequently. What does it actually mean? Do we really need to have a “routine” for prayer as such? Isn’t it enough to just go with the flow of the day, and pray whatever prayers we feel like […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly A day-in-the-life of a priest includes no end of responsibilities to carry out and souls to reach. But, up close, every priest’s daily routine centers on one important commitment that they all make: pray the Liturgy of the Hours.  Catholics all around the world––clergy, religious, seminarians, and lay people […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly  “The Flower Of Carmel” | St. Simon Stock O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel,fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven,Blessed Mother of the Son of God,Immaculate Virgin,assist me in this my necessity.O Star of the Sea,help me and show me hereinthat you are my Mother.O Holy Mary, Mother of God,Queen […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Prayer brings our mind into the brightness of divine light, and exposes our will to the warmth of divine love. Nothing else can so purge our mind from its ignorance, and our will from its depraved affections. It is a blessed fountain which, as it flows, revives our good […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly At, the Cross her station keeping,stood the mournful Mother weeping,close to Jesus to the last. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,all His bitter anguish bearing,now at length the sword has passed. O how sad and sore distressedwas that Mother, highly blest,of the sole-begotten One. Christ above in torment hangs,she […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Our video of the week is a talk given by Fr. Mathias Thelen to his parishioners at St. Patrick’s in Brighton, Michigan. He has incredible practical insights that will allow you to grow in confidence in your prayer life. How do you hear the voice of God in prayer? […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly One of the most ancient approaches to spiritual formation comes from the desert fathers who used to offer brief commentaries on various prayers. In keeping with the ancient practice, what follows is a brief meditation on the Our Father. The Lord Jesus came into this world to share his […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly To commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s death, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed that from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027, Catholics will celebrate a Franciscan Jubilee Year. The faithful have been granted the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence, provided that all conditions are met. Pope Leo […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Ten seconds. Ten measly seconds. That’s all it takes to ruin your day—and maybe even your life. Your teacher catches you copying off the student next to you. You blow a semester of your kid’s tuition on a bad bet. You take a drink for the first time in […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Holy Family, pray for us! “O God, who were pleased to give us the shining example of the Holy Family, graciously grant that we may imitate them in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity.” – Collect, Feast of the Holy Family Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/33580695623

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly This is what Pope Leo XIV told reporters he did when he realized he would be named the new Pope. His response is the type of surrender we all need. Follow his lead. Take a deep breath and say this prayer next time life throws something unexpected at you. […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly This series of four essays addresses as battle domains the four tenets of the prevailing cosmological thinking of our time: Moralistic Therapeutic Deist Universalism. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 each designate a means that we must employ daily to allow God to stop these prevailing tenets.  “Where […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly This series of four essays addresses as battle domains our daily fight against the four tenets of the prevailing cosmological thinking of our time: Moralistic Therapeutic Deist Universalism. Part 1, and the subsequent parts each describe a means that we must exploit daily to allow God to reverse these […]