St. Agnes of Montepulciano
When only a small child in Montepulciano in Tuscany, Agnes would spend hours reciting the Our Father and the Hail Mary on her knees. Her parents realized that she was a very special child, totally dedicated to God, so when she was nine years old they placed her in a Franciscan convent known as Sackins, […]
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“Jesus awaits us in every tabernacle in the world where the glow of the sanctuary lamp invites us to come and to be with the One who has proven his love for us.” — Kathleen Beckman, Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
We live in a world where to see is to believe. But sometimes we need to walk by faith and not by sight. In the road to Emmaus, the two men did not recognize Jesus at all. And this was just after the resurrection. Even after Jesus was recounting and giving a summary of the […]
When converting hurts, do it anyway…
Once you’re convinced Catholicism is true, is converting really necessary? That question might sound strange to some readers. After all, if you believe that the Catholic Church really is the Church founded by Christ, why wouldn’t you convert? Well, lots of reasons. Maybe you’re part of a solid Protestant community. Maybe converting would create serious […]
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Day 110: David and Goliath (2022)
Today we read the epic story of how David defeats Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior. Fr. Mike points out that David’s heroic courage in this battle came from David’s faithfulness to God and to the small tasks entrusted to him as a shepherd. We learn that when we are faithful and courageous in small matters, […]
Second-wave feminists pushed the sexual revolution to end America, and it’s working…
The hottest flashpoint in the culture today is the trans movement, with the mob coming after anyone, like J.K. Rowling, who dares to oppose the idea that men can become women and women men. Few are aware that the seeds for this effort were planted decades ago by a small group of women who gathered […]
He is Risen, news from all over, and “praying in quicksand”…
Happy Easter. Really, I mean that. I hope you’re having a blessed Easter Octave, and that you’re celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ with real and actual feasting and merry-making. If you observed Lent for 40 days, it would be a shame to reduce Easter, for which you spent all that time preparing, to just […]
I am grateful to God for Deirdre McQuade, an icon of courage and faith…
As I write, a pure soul, Deirdre McQuade, is spending “most of her time beneath the gentle waves.” That’s how one of those closest to her explains her days, in what are almost certainly her last on earth. She “continues to rise to the surface every so often for a minute or less.” During Holy […]
What should Catholic converts do with their old Protestant books?
When someone becomes Catholic, especially if they are an avid reader, they often have lots of titles on their bookshelf that reflect years of study and meditation about questions of faith. But what should happen to those books once someone becomes Catholic? Matt Swaim talks to Andrew Petiprin and Shaun McAfee about what they did […]