Truth Bombs About the Power of Prayer
How can we have friendship with Christ is we never pray?
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How can we have friendship with Christ is we never pray?
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You know the name, and perhaps the Order he founded, but do you know the heroic life this saint lived?
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Why St. Augustine is probably the most relatable saint.
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Most of us know that St. Cecilia—whose feast day is November 22nd—is the patroness of music and musicians. Many of us know that many Catholic artists, such as Audrey Assad, have written songs inspired by saints. Saints and religious were a popular subject for classical composers but did you all know that even secular artists
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Gotta Catch ’em All, Gotta Catch ’em All… Saints? VATICAN CITY, ROME – A new app has been released by an independent creator, inspired by the popular game, POKEMON GO! The app-based game, Follow JC Go! will have catholics watching their phone for all the right reasons: learning about the saints, growing in their faith,
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The month of October is full of the feast days of saints who are household names. Pope John Paul the Great, Therese of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, and Pope John XXIII are just a few of the giant saints we celebrate. But also on the liturgical calendar are obscure saints who you may have never
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Saints sometimes feel far off from us. They seem to be those super good and holy people who rarely did anything wrong and were practically super human! After all, how else could they attain spiritual perfection? But did you know that we are all called to be saints? You may think the call to sainthood is
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Saint Dominic was born into a rich, noble Spanish family. But by the time he was 21, he had sold everything he owned so that he could help feed the homeless population of Spain. The founder of the Dominic order was friends with Saint Francis Assisi. He pursued a life of humility, poverty, and obedience.
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Saint Maria Goretti is often remembered as a martyr who died in defense of her chastity. In the face of being violated and raped, she cried out to her attacker, “No! It is a sin!” She even forgave her attacker and murder while she lay in the hospital dying. No doubt some, if not all,
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On May 10, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Damien of Molokai who worked in the leper colony on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. The heroic and virtuous life of Father Damien De Veuster is recognized not only by the Church but also by the State of Hawaii which still recognizes April 15 as a
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Sometimes passing the Faith on to the youngest disciples can seem a daunting task. Where to start? How can you make Catholicism, the sacraments, and the saints accessible without watering them down? How to keep them engaged? This new activity book from Sophia Institute Press can help. Filled with pages to color, word searches, and
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2018 would mark the 160th wedding anniversary of Saints Louis & Zelie Martin, devoted spouses and parents of our beloved Little Flower and her holy sisters. To honor this anniversary, Bishop Jacques Habert of Seez has declared a jubilee year for pilgrims traveling to the Sanctuary located in the Martin’s home town of Alencon, opening
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The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Isidore of Seville in April. Many people know that he’s the patron saint of the internet, but many scratch their heads. Patron of the internet? How on earth is a saintly archbishop from the Middle Ages patron of something so modern? Here is an explanation to that
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In Benjamin Wiker’s book Saints vs Scoundrels: Debating Life’s Greatest Questions, he proposes what might happen should some of the greatest saints meet up with some of the greatest scoundrels and then postulates how the saint may have changed the scoundrel and, therefore, all of history. What if King Henry VIII had let Saint Thomas More
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They say there’s nothing new under the sun, and this age-old adage bears weight in the spiritual realm as well. As humanity collectively – or individually – struggles with different aspects of our fallen human nature through the centuries, certain themes rise and fall in a cyclical timelessness. And so it is that a great
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If there is any truth about the devil it is this, he loves to scare, tempt and draw away those who are closest to God. Here are some of the stories from saints who were tormented and tempted by the devil and his minions. 1. Saint Gemma Galgani The Lord does not will attacks
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October 5th is the feast day of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. Born Helena Kowalksa in Poland on August 25, 1905, she was the third of 10 children raised by a poor and devout family. After feeling the call to religious life at the young age of seven while attending the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, she
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ITALY – Almost 800 years ago, a group of monks were snowbound and starving inside the Friary of Folloni near Montella in Italy. Legend says that Saint Francis of Assisi, who was in France at the time, sent the sack of bread to the monks, delivered by the hands of angels. The cloth bag filled with French
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The Catholic Church celebrates St. Vincent de Paul’s feast day on September 27th. Most of us know his common life: He was born poor in the French village of Pouy on April 24, 1581. He founded the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity with St. Louise de Marillac. He died September 27,
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Once called “the most hidden of the saints,” Saint Joseph led a humble life in Nazareth as the foster father of Jesus. Yet despite his quiet life, the Church named Saint Joseph the patron saint of the Universal Church. In a recently published book, The Truth About Saint Joseph: Encountering the Most Hidden of Saints, Father Maurice Meschler,
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