https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We can guarantee you’ve never heard the story of this Marian apparition quite like Jim Gaffigan shares it. The entire clip is great, but if you want to jump to this part start at the 4:15 minute mark. Take a listen and enjoy! Jim Gaffigan’s Favorite Marian Apparition Juan […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Despise Not Our Petitions Mary is the Queen Mother in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. The Queen Mother had a particular role in the Jewish world and that meaning is elevated and amplified in the age of the Church. From the beginning of the Church, Mary was seen as […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Our Lord Jesus Christ calls to our hearts. He humbles Himself in the form of Bread — a simple Host — in order to be available to us — to remain with us, to heal our wounded hearts, and nourish us with His abiding and incomprehensible Love and Mercy. […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly In our age of wars, transgenderism, abortion up till birth in various nations, natural and moral calamities and a host of other seemingly insurmountable problems, sometimes it looks as if the world has gone barking mad. Many of us remember times that were much more tranquil not so long […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Hail Mary, full of grace.” We often repeat these words as part of the prayer for many different daily devotionals, such as the Angelus, the Rosary, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. When applied to the Blessed Mother, it is easy to see how she is full of grace, but […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly On the path that led to the Old Testament  Although I am now a joyfully practicing Catholic, for nearly thirty years of my adult life, I lived as an evangelical Protestant.  It was during those years that love of Scripture became the engine of my spiritual life.  I learned […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Nestled in the quiet countryside of Champion, Wisconsin, there is a humble yet spiritually powerful chapel that marks the site of the first and only approved Marian Apparition in the United States. This chapel is known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, and since its official […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly All Catholics are called to be saints. If we genuinely want to grow in holiness, we must study the lives of the saints who have gone before us to learn what habits, virtues, and values guided their path to heaven. It doesn’t take long to realize that a deep […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Mother appeared for the first time to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Each time our Blessed Mother visited Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia, she gave some specific instructions to the children. “I have come, to warn the faithful,to amend their livesand ask pardon for […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly When we think of praying the Rosary, we often perceive it as a personal prayer to be explored in the quiet places of our hearts and homes or in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Although the Rosary is beautifully prayed as a private devotional, and our one-on-one time with […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly As the New Year unfolds, many are contemplating resolutions that draw them closer to God.  Volunteering with The Rosary Team is a profound opportunity to deepen one’s spiritual life while contributing to the community through the timeless practice of praying the rosary. The Rosary Team’s outreach to nursing homes holds a […]

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 In the third apparition at Fatima, the Blessed Mother told the little seers that, to save souls and avert war, she came to request not just the praying of the Rosary and consecration to her Immaculate Heart, but a “Communion of reparation” on the first Saturdays of the month. […]

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly To a world that has forgotten God and is headed to self-destruction, Mary has been appearing with a greater frequency and urgency, trying to lead us back to God. She appeared in 1531 in Mexico City, leaving a supernatural, almost indestructible sign for all to see – the tilma […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly St. Joseph, the silent husband of the Virgin Mother, terror of demons, and earthly father of Christ our Lord, is a man of few words. His role within the Holy Family as the father of Christ reveals a very important metaphysical truth. Identity is not determined by categories, basic […]

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 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. […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Most Holy Virgin is a day of joy: our Mother is elevated to the heavens. God has triumphed. Love has triumphed. Life has triumphed. It has become evident that love is stronger than death, that God possesses true strength, and His power […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Therefore a certain Star has risen for us today: Our Lady, Saint Mary. Her name means Star of the sea; no doubt the Star of this sea which is the world. Therefore, we ought to lift up our eyes to this Star that has appeared on earth today in […]

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 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 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 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 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 […]