Tonight is the premiere of the much-anticipated film, LIGHT OF LOVE, presented by Imagine Sisters. My first contact with this group was when I was writing a blog post on the Dominican […]
LIGHT OF LOVE Debuts Tonight!
5 Steps to Fasting and Prayer For Peace in Syria on College Football Saturday
Last week when Pope Francis announced that he was designating a day for all Catholics, including our fellow Christians, to fast and pray for peace in Syria, I thought to myself, “This […]
Heads UP – A Plea for Prayers
In his encyclical, Laborem Exercens, Blessed John Paul II states, “And yet, in spite of all this toil-perhaps, in a sense, because of it-work is a good thing for man…It is not […]
The Words of Saint Pope Gregory I
Listed below are some of the teachings of St. Pope Gregory the Great. This is the complementary blog post to Saint Pope Gregory I – “The Greatest of the Great.” On How […]
Pope Saint Gregory I – “The Greatest of the Great”
Over 2,000 years of catholic tradition, there have been a few saints given the title of “great” for their contributions to the church. They are Basil, Leo, Albert, Anthony, Gertrude, and today’s […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Marian Consecration: Knowing Jesus through Mary
In his book, True Devotion to Mary, Saint Louis De Montfort states, “True devotion to Our Lady is interior; that is, it comes from the mind and heart. It flows from the […]
The Bridegroom, Ten Maidens, and a Marriage Feast
Today’s Gospel Reading from the 21st Week in Ordinary Time happens to be a favorite of mine. It’s such a favorite, that while in graduate school at Franciscan University of Steubenville, I […]
In Union With the Pope and the Eastern Churches…Let Us Pray
Please offer up a prayer in union with Pope Francis and the Eastern Churches for those being hurt by the lack of peace in the Middle East, especially our fellow Christians in […]
The Words of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Listed below are some of the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo. This is the complementary blog post to Saint Augustine of Hippo – Doctor of Grace. On the Importance of Infant […]
Saint Augustine of Hippo – The Doctor of Grace
In his Wednesday Audience from January 9, 2008, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said, “This man of passion and faith, of the highest intelligence and tireless in his pastoral care, a great saint […]
My First Experience of the African Mass
Anyone that reads my blog posts is aware that I have found a new love for the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church and recently wrote a post about breathing with both […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Memorable Quotes about the Blessed Virgin Mary from St. John Vianney
I don’t know about you, but I love reading the Lives of the Saints and the many great things they said in the course of their lifetime. What makes the Saints so […]
Pope St. John Paul II on the Queenship of Mary
Everyone that has ever really taken the time to listen or read Pope St. John Paul II will know that his love for the Blessed Mother began in his youth, after the […]
The Queenship of Mary: Advocate, Co-Redemptrix, and Mediatrix
The Second Vatican Council in the document, Lumen Gentium – the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, declares in Chapter VIII, “Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this salvific duty, […]
5 Books Every Catholic Student in College Needs on Their Bookshelf
As students enter their freshman year or return to their respective universities, I think there are 5 books that every Catholic student in college needs on their bookshelf. You might be asking […]
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: The Honey-Sweet Doctor
Saint Bernard was born to a noble family in Burgundy, France. He was the third oldest of seven children. His parents were holy and pious individuals; they raised Bernard and his siblings […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 7 Benefits of Praying the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
From the beginning of his Papacy, Pope Francis, has been giving us a continual catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the first day as the Bishop of Rome, he went to […]
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