The current battle playing out in the public eye between a Russian authoritarian leader and the people of the Ukraine is unfortunately nothing new. This
“Jacinta did not rest until she brought her own family to a daily recitation of the rosary in common.” -Cardinal Humberto Medeiros The fruits of
A charitable young man, a former parishioner of mine, heard that I was stuck in quarantine. He texted me, indicating that he had just finished
What if you were to learn that your little one had cancer—a parent’s worst nightmare—and it was due to long term exposure to a local
“We must bear in mind an undeniable principle, concerning which St. Augustine and all the holy Doctors are agreed – namely, that as true repentance
“The chance to become a Saint is offered me only once. If I do not profit by it, it is gone forever. “ -St. Gerard Majella
“You have more than the right; you have the obligation to see to it that your children get the kind of education you want.” -Dr.
“I will consider the wondrous things of Thy law.” -Psalm 118:18 Spiritual reading is a great help to prayer, and it is on this account
Towards God Your very first duty as a parent is to teach your child to render himself entirely obedient to God. Period. There is no
In October of 2019, I was blessed to make a private pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, where Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children in 1917
“No one, in the married or any other state of life, is completely happy on this earth.” -Fr. Fulgence Meyer, OFM The married couples who
Your letter, my dear Sister, reminds me of that passage in the Gospel which shows us a young man approaching Our Lord in order to
“Grace, finally, qualifies man for all good, smooths the way to Heaven, makes the yoke of Christ sweet and light, cures man of his infirmities
The faults and infidelities of which we are guilty every day should indeed bring us shame and confusion, when we approach Our Lord; and thus
“Through the tender mercies of our God.” —Luke 1:78 So great is the desire which God has to give us His graces, that, as St.
“In Paradise there are many Saints who never gave alms on earth: their poverty justified them. There are many Saints who never mortified their bodies
There seem to be two times each year that we think of the idea of “New Year’s Resolutions.” One is right at the end of
“The kings of Tharsis and of the islands shall offer presents, alleluia. The kings of Arabia and of Saba shall bring gifts, alleluia.” —Roman Ritual,
“If boys won’t learn, men won’t know.” -Msgr. R.J. Schuler, PhD One of the most important resources for families that attend the Traditional Latin Mass
Herod the Great, the King of the Jews – was neither a king nor a Jew. His mother was an Arab, the daughter of a
Christmas has always been celebrated with extraordinary solemnity, brining to mind the hour when the Holy Mother gave birth to Christ, an event that has
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