Today we celebrate the great Marian feast of Mexico – Our Lady of Guadalupe. Known as the Patroness of the Americas and patroness of my home diocese, Phoenix, the Virgin of Guadalupe […]
12 Quotes from Pope St. John Paul II on Our Lady of Guadalupe
“Mondays with Mary” – ‘Mary’s Psalter’
Since today is the last Monday for October of this year, and since October is considered the Month of the Holy Rosary by the Catholic Church, I thought it would be good […]
“Mondays with Mary” – St. Louis De Montfort on the Hail Mary
Since October is the month of the Holy Rosary, I found it fitting again this week to focus on the main prayer of the Holy Rosary – the Hail Mary. But instead […]
Things St. Francis of Assisi Never Said
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Quick Lessons from the Catechism: The Angels
Contrary to popular belief, Hallmark Cards and Gifts did not create the Angels nor do they receive wings every time a bell rings (my last two blog post titles on the feast […]
Saint Therese, Fulton Sheen, and Eleven Sermons
Over the past five weeks every Tuesday morning from 10:00am to 11:30am, over thirty parishioners and friends of Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church gathered to reflect on 11 sermons given by Venerable […]
Prayers to the Archangels – Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael
Since today is the Feast of the Archangels – St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and the St. Raphael, I wanted to provide you with some prayers asking for their intercession. Although praying to […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Quotes from St. Therese of Lisieux on the Blessed Virgin Mary
Since we celebrate the feast of the youngest Doctor of the Church, Saint Therese of Lisieux this Wednesday, October 1, I found it fitting to use some of her words about the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Quotes from Padre Pio on the Blessed Virgin Mary
With the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) coming up this Tuesday, September 23, I found it fitting to provide you 10 quotes of his speaking about the Blessed […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 words from St. Alphonsus Liguori to the 21st Century on the Assumption of Mary
This Thursday is the Dormition of the Theotokos for the East and Friday is the Assumption of Mary into Heaven for the West. As we celebrate this great Marian Solemnity through both […]
St. Mary Magdalene and Three Things We Can Learn from Her Life
Today, in both the Eastern and Western lungs of the Church, we celebrate the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. Her name Magdalene derives from the tradition that she hailed from a town […]
Saint Bonaventure – The Seraphic Doctor
Saint Bonaventure was born in the year 1221 at Bagnorea in the Province of Viterbo (129 kilometers north of Rome, Italy). He was given the name Bonaventure (“bona” – good and “venture” […]
Saint Ephraem the Deacon – Harp of the Holy Ghost
Saint Ephraem, who hails from the eastern lung of the Church, was born in Nisibis in Mesopotamia in the year 306 A.D. He was instructed in the mysteries of the Christian faith […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism: The Witness of Martyrdom
Two days ago I was sitting in Mass when I noticed that in my Daily Roman Missal on the liturgical calendar, in the Latin Church, the first four saint memorials for the […]
Saint Bede the Venerable – Father of English History
Saint Bede the Venerable was born in year 672 (673?) A.D. in the area close to Saint Peter and St. Paul monastery in Jarrow, England. As a three-year-old toddler, he was sent […]
Saint John of Avila – “Apostle of Andalusia”
Saint John of Avila was born on January 6, 1499 at Almodovar del Campo in the country of Spain. In his early teenage years, he was sent to the University of Salamanca […]
Saint Athanasius – The Father of Orthodoxy
Saint Athanasius was born around the year 297 A.D (296-300?) in the city of Alexandria. Not much is known of his family besides that they were Christians. He did receive a great […]
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