Today is the Feast Day of Saint John Bosco, priest, educator and writer of the 19th century. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill-effects of industrialization and urbanization, he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, … Continue Reading »
Today, we are celebrating a brand new Feast Day. Mary, Mother of the Church was decreed by Pope Francis to be celebrated every year the Monday after Pentecost. Pope John Paul II said that the title indicates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s maternity of Christ’s faithful, similar to her maternity of Christ in that “Mary is present in … Continue Reading »
Sr. Marie Lataste gave a prophecy in the 1840’s about a period of devastation in France and the rest of the world, to be followed by this:
The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithfulness in paying debts.
Who was Saint Patrick? When and where did he live? Here are a few things we found out about Saint Patrick that might surprise you!
St. Perpetua kept a diary during her last days, while she awaited her execution. Her diary, along with an eyewitness’s account of her death, is one of the oldest, most reliable histories of a martyr’s sufferings. This account was passed down to encourage otherChristians to witness to the world with their lives—to teach others that … Continue Reading »
Mitar Tarabich, who lived from 1829 to 1899, was a Serbian peasant whose gift of prophecy is uncanny. His visions were recorded by his godfather, the priest Zaharije Zaharich. His prophecies begin with accurate predictions about Serbian and European affairs and continues on to predict the world’s future.
The Bible and Lent If you are one of the smart ones, you may object to Lent by saying that it is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. If you did say that, you’d actually be right. The word Lent never appears in holy scripture. But neither does “Christmas” or “Easter”, so settle down. What we … Continue Reading »
READ: Acts 6: l -6 Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
“But I am so imperfect,” you say. I believe it, indeed! Therefore do not hope to be able to live without committing imperfections, seeing that this is impossible while you are this life. It is enough that you do not love them and that they do not remain in your heart. That is, you do not commit them voluntarily and you … Continue Reading »
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