As we enter the Fortnight For Freedom 2013, which will last from today till July 4, we need to remember the sacrifices of other Catholics who have laid down their lives in defiance of […]
Fortnight for Freedom 2013
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary: The Mother of Life
Over the weekend, the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization called the Church together to celebrate Blessed John Paul II encyclical on the Gospel of Life as part of the Year of […]
“The Apostle of Common Sense”
Today we commemorate the 77th anniversary of the death of “the Apostle of Common Sense” – Gilbert Keith Chesterton. In a time when the world needs more common sense than ever before, […]
Saint Anthony of Padua – Hammer of the Heretics
Many people know of St. Anthony of Padua by the little “prayer” that is said for his intercession when they lose something and can’t find it – Tony, Tony, Come Around, Something […]
Real Life Radio Interview on the Mike Allen Show
The two radio segments from my interview on the Blessed Mother and New Evangelization on the Mike Allen Show from June 5, 2013 are now on my Radio Interviews page of this […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Immaculate Heart of Mary
This past Saturday was the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It’s a devotion similar to the Sacred Heart of Jesus but with less fervor. However, St. John Eudes, who is […]
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
The visions of Christ and the eventual devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus began with St. Margaret Mary Alacoque around the year 1671. During the visions, Our Lord asked her to […]
June 6, 1944
On June 6, 1944, soldiers from the American, British and Canadian militaries stormed the beaches of Normandy, France and helped bring freedom back to Europe after years of tyranny and oppression under […]
Heads UP
Heads UP is a new blog post “series” where I will share things happening in my personal ministry from time to time on this blog as well as provide you links from […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Francis on the “School of Mary, Eucharistic Woman”, Part 2
If you are like me, you are truly enjoying the words of our new Holy Father, Pope Francis. He has such simplicity when preaching the Gospel yet his words are reaching the […]
Corpus Christi – The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Although we celebrate many solemnities in the Catholic Church, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi has to be one that really stands out since its about the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. […]
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with Pope Francis
At 8:00 A.M. Arizona Time, tomorrow morning (11:00 A.M. EST), Pope Francis will gather with the universal Church on the Feast of Corpus Christi to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament in Adoration. […]
Mary’s Song of Praise
Today is the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a very important feast in the life of the Church where we celebrate Mary’s journey to the hill country, to a city of […]
“One Sister Can Change The World”
As I was writing [Hey Catholics…Get Your Vote On] and promoting the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist being contestants on the show, The Great American Bible Challenge, I came […]
Giving Thanks and Praying on Memorial Day
When the thoughts of Memorial Day or Veteran’s day come to mind in recent years, it’s the clip from the great World War II film – Saving Private Ryan, that comes to […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Saint Francis de Sales on the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This coming Friday, May 31, is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We pray this Scriptural event when we recite the Second Joyful Mystery of the Most Holy […]
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
“We however believe that there are three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and at the same time we believe nothing to be uncreated but the Father. We therefore as the more […]
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