Michael Cygan, recent graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, has been working on Fatima: The Musical for the past four years. In partnership with the Morning Star Family Holy Hour and Daybreak Television Productions, the performance premiered on...
If you ever find the rosary hard to pray, or hard to commit to regularly, read on to find out our seven most surprising things that happen in your life when you start to pray the rosary more often! When you’re finished with this article, don’t forget to check out our...
The 5-part series is the fruit of personal meditation, reading, and prayer. It is not an authoritative or comprehensive exposition, nor is it a theological treatment of the virtues as the Church names and categorizes them. Rather, it's meant to be an informal...
These days, I find myself praying often for a restoration of the masculine and feminine virtues in society. There's so much confusion swirling about, whether it's "gender ideology," sexual orientation, body dysmorphia, or otherwise. We all feel the tensions...
What's a sacramental? Even if you're not sure about the word, you are familiar with Sacramentals, and you probably use them regularly! I tend to file Sacramentals into my mental "Theology-of-the-Body Folder," not because they have anything to do with sexuality, but,...
It's no secret that a devotion to praying the rosary will help you grow in your faith. Mary is our Mother and our advocate. When we ask her to present our needs to Jesus, we can be confident that she will take our requests to her Son. If you've ever wondered how to...
Have you noticed the proliferation of zombie apocalypse imagery and themes everywhere in popular entertainment? The phenomenon is ironic to me, because just now as zombies preoccupy campy media, real life has become increasingly anesthetized. Death and sin are swept...
Today, we resume our series on sacred art as an aid to praying the Holy Rosary. Sacred art makes sense, and it is just one more of the countless treasuries of our Catholic heritage. The Incarnation of the God-Man, Jesus Christ, would forever infuse humanity - human...
Maxmillian Michieli started the lifeweapon ministry in 2015 to fix a problem in his life. He frequently wanted to pray the rosary, but always seemed to forget to bring his rosary along with him. This inspired him to create wearable rosary prayer bands that would...
Did you know that these five mysteries were introduced by Pope John Paul II in 2002? His Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae established a Year of the Rosary - somewhat akin to this past year's Year of Mercy. For those who try to pray five decades daily, these...
Far from a distraction away from God or - even worse, as some claim - idolatry, sacred art makes sense. Whether as a teaching tool, a meditative window or - on the part of the artist - an act of human participation in the creative impulse of God, beauty in art speaks...
If you're anything like me, you love a good deal! I'm one of those bargain shoppers that has a bad habit of telling people how much I paid for an item just so I can brag about the sale price. So, when I came across these free Catholic resources, I just had to share...
“I don’t have time to pray!” some argue. “That is not true,” I tell them. They give me a thousand excuses and leave. Then time goes by, and I observe them. Long hours spent watching TV and YouTube videos, checking Facebook, playing games, listening to music, pursuing...
The Church recognizes how important our relationship with Mary is. In fact, She designates the entire month of May for us to honor her and grow closer to her. We know Mary is Christ’s mother and, by extension, she is each one of our mothers. But do you look to her for...
Have you ever found yourself in a prayer rut? Perhaps you've been saying the same prayers for so long you no longer pay attention to the meaning behind the words. Your prayer routine has become just that, routine. Though it is good to be in the habit of...
Like many people, I have struggled very much with Our Lady’s place in my life. I have struggled to understand her or see the need to pray to her. I have resented devotions towards her and seen her as an unnecessary “addition” to our faith. Yet in all this, I longed...
You probably have a rosary lying around your house somewhere. Maybe you received it as a Confirmation gift or picked one up when the sweet old lady was passing them out at church, but you don’t really know what to do with it. If you remember praying...
How many times have we heard these from our friends? Or more, how many times have we used these same excuses ourselves when we are not actively praying? Have we really abandoned our relationship with the Lord for these types of reasons? Whether we want to or not, each...
Today we share a very simple video, no less meaningful in its contents for all its simplicity (appearances can be deceiving). A video like this, with its sweet melody, hides a rousing rallying call for those who persist in thinking that faith is already...