Saints are special and you should pick someone special to you. But sometimes they’re just so overused that you need a fresh perspective. There are THOUSANDS of canonized saints to choose from! Why settle for being the third Catherine of Siena or Francis of...
There are less than a handful of stories in the Bible before Jesus started preaching. I’ve often wondered, what he was like as a young boy and a teenager? He obviously knew who he was, when he knew where his Father’s house was, but what experience did he have as a...
“Jesus waits for you”, I mumbled to my almost three-year-old half-heartedly during the Consecration one Sunday. It had been a particularly hard Mass, and my husband and I were shuffling seats, trying to separate the troublemakers. Much to my surprise, her...
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been around since Early Christianity. Saint Paul and the early Church Fathers mention the love of God and Jesus’ love flowing from His perfect human heart numerous times. The Catechism describes this devotion as follows:...
July 22nd is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an important woman in the gospel story whose name has been misrepresented for centuries. Recently, Catholic authors and scholars have been cleaning up the mess and showing respect to this second-most-mentioned woman of...
Did you know that the popular trilogy, “Kristin Lavransdatter” was written by a female Catholic convert? Did you also know that she hosted mass in her home inviting anyone who would come, and prayed for vocations from her hometown? In faith, she donated a...
