Making Reparation to Our Lord
Have you ever stopped to think about what sin really is? Any sin–whether mortal or venial–offends God, and we should make reparation to him for our sins and those of others. Ways we can make
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Have you ever stopped to think about what sin really is? Any sin–whether mortal or venial–offends God, and we should make reparation to him for our sins and those of others. Ways we can make
In his famous passage on love (charity), St. Paul tells us: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
In our busy lives when it can be all too easy to lose sight of God, it is helpful to memorize a number of short prayers that we can pray when we have a spare
The First Friday of every month is a day when we traditionally honor the Sacred Heart. Our Lord told St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: “I promise you in the unfathomable mercy of My Heart that My
Mary our Mother’s mission is to lead us safely to Heaven to be with the Holy Trinity forever and ever. “Devotion to the Blessed Virgin in no way detracts from the Glory of God. Rather,
Longing for a mission? Look to Mary and find your knighthood! Each knight battles the enemy despite all odds to preserve the dignity of a fair maiden. For us that is in a general sense
There is something about Easter glory that draws us to look at sacred art and the ‘snapshot’ of faith which it strives to capture. As spring unfolds in the Northern Hemisphere this rare painting (above)
May is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is spring and a new beginning. Crown Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, crown her in your heart and allow her gentle loving rule to bring
Do you want to help make Our Blessed Mother known and loved? Enroll today in the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, and join the worldwide “Bridge of Rosaries”! To learn more, visit https://visitationproject.org. Holy
Ash Wednesday is now in the past, and maybe you’re disheartened at how you have failed to follow through on your Lenten resolutions. Here’s the good news: “For he says, ‘At the acceptable time I
Sometimes—make that often!—it is so difficult to come to grips with the fact that we aren’t in control—that we can’t control our circumstances, what others do, what happens in our families, what happens in our
“He seeks us before we dream of seeking Him; He knocks before we invite Him in; He loves us before we respond.”—Venerable Fulton J. Sheen “But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings,
This short but meaningful prayer by St. Ephrem of Syria, deacon (c. 306-373) is still used by both the Byzantine Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during Lent. You can pray this whenever you’d like,
We all know the feeling of being unplugged, and especially when people know we’re in a downtime reserved for repose and restoration. On a micro-scale, locking oneself in the bathroom to take a hot
“Sin” is a thought or action that is, at root, an offense against God. It’s a violation of the great commandment to love God above all else, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
Liturgical abuse was not new to St. Francis, especially when it came to the Holy Eucharist. He writes, “Let us all consider, O clerics, the great sin and ignorance of which some are guilty regarding
Brother John’s photo essay of a February snow at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament gives the Pietà in the garden a remarkable quality and light. The humble acceptance of Our Lady now draped
The Cincture, or White Cord, is a sign of chastity, and has been since the Church’s beginning — and before. Old Testament priests wore cinctures, Consecrated Virgins and religious wear cinctures, and the wearing of
Another gem from Swiss Catholic thinker Max Picard which echoes Psalm 46:10 and which lies at the heart of our Eucharistic Franciscan life. “Nothing has changed the nature of man so much as the loss
Our digital fast paced culture is fascinated with quotes, sound bites, or rather sound bytes — tiny morsels of easily digestible “common wisdom”. It is no secret that media outlets fight for market share of
Pope Pius XII on August 15, 1954 delegated Cardinal Ciriaci to issue a letter on modesty. It is worth recounting this little gem. “Everyone knows that during the summer months particularly, things are seen here
With the coming of frigid winter weather many look to vacation destinations — sunny, warm, beachy places where we can re-charge. We then look at our bank accounts and for some that might mean collecting
I unite with all the saints in heaven, with all the just on earth, and with all the faithful here present. I unite with you, my Jesus, in order to praise your holy Mother worthily
Today, October 10th, we remember a lesser known saint who bears both a famous given name, that of St. Francis of Assisi and a rather infamous family name, Borgia. Reading an outline of St. Francis
“Mi – cha — El: who is like God? Of itself, this name expresses, in its brevity, the most perfect adoration, the most complete recognition of divine transcendence, and a creature’s humblest confession of his