Four years ago I became Catholic from an Evangelical Protestant background. Last year I had the privilege of seeing both my parents come into full communion with the Catholic Church! Last month I shared my mom’s reasons for becoming Catholic, and today I share my...
A is for Pope St. Alexander I Feast day: May 3Roman by birth6th PopeProbably helped shaped the liturgyCredited with starting the use of blessing water mixed with salt for the purification of Christian homes from evil influencesAccording to tradition recorded in the...
There is a little-known blessed whose feast day just passed on August 2nd. His name is Blessed Ceferino Gimenez Malla. While he’s yet to achieve official sainthood status, there is a lot that can be learned from the first Gypsy who was considered a blessed – he was...
The women of the Old Testament were fierce, faithful, creative, and legendary. This is the legacy of Mary, Mother of God and of Jesus Christ himself! As they fought for the continuation of the faith and through enormous battles and roadblocks, the passed on this...
There are a lot of distractions in our culture today (cell phones, iPads, laptops, the “need” to be busy, etc.) which have unfortunately seeped into the family meal. The kids are distracted, the parents are distracted and tired after working all day, so there is not a...
St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) was a Jewish convert to Catholicism, very well educated despite numerous obstacles, and who became a Carmelite nun. She died on August 9th in an Auschwitz gas chamber, along with her sister and many others. St. Pope...
