Suffering is not hard to come by in this world, and sometimes it feels like it comes in droves these days. The saints were not immune to suffering. In fact, many of them seemed to suffer more than most. And yet somehow, the saints seem to turn suffering on its head....
September is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. In a unique way, we honor and remember the sufferings Mary endured as Mother of Jesus. By uniting ourselves to her sufferings we draw close to the sufferings of Christ which can help us endure our daily struggles....
If you’ve ever talked to anyone, especially kids, about heaven, oftentimes the talk of what people wear in heaven will come up. While we don’t know if we will be naked as we were in the Garden of Eden, or wear white robes as often depicted in paints and...
Incredible saints have come from the Carmelite religious order: Saints Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux represent this Catholic spirituality in a popular way, but there are dozens more. The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Spiritual Mother of the Carmelites. The...
1. An angel appeared three times to Francisco and Jacinta Marto and Lucia dos Santos in 1916 to teach them prayers 2. Our Lady made six apparitions in Fatima between May 13, 1917 and October 13, 1917 3. In the July apparition, the children received three secrets from...
