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Reina Evangelizadora: Cómo La Virgen de Guadalupe nos enseña a compartir a Cristo

Reina Evangelizadora: Cómo La Virgen de Guadalupe nos enseña a compartir a Cristo

Con constelaciones doradas en su manto y la luna bajo sus pies, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe sigue capturando corazones hoy tanto como aquel día en la colina de Tepeyac en 1531. La tilma milagrosa c...

A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT: PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD View Advent prayer books at The Catholic Company here. TODAY'S GOSPEL "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Po...

St. Nicholas: Facts and Legends

St. Nicholas: Facts and Legends

During the month of December, the Church celebrates the feast day of one of the most popular saints throughout the world, St. Nicholas.  In the United States, St. Nicholas is typically associated w...

A Short Examination of Conscience Based on the Beatitudes

A Short Examination of Conscience Based on the Beatitudes

In order to make a good confession, we must first make a good examination of conscience. Many of us are familiar with examinations of conscience based on the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17...

A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Advent

A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Advent

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT: IN EXPECTATION OF OUR LORDView The Catholic Company's entire selection of Advent Prayer Books here.TODAY'S GOSPELJesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun...

The Devil's Drink: How the Pope Cheated Hell by "Baptizing" Coffee

The Devil's Drink: How the Pope Cheated Hell by "Baptizing" Coffee

A dark, bitter, boiling hot, and addictive beverage that bestowed almost super-human energy, sharpened the wits, and had its origins in the land of the infidels was certainly suspicious in 16th cen...

Let The Saints Guide You To An Extraordinary Life! A Lesson on Heroic Virtue

Let The Saints Guide You To An Extraordinary Life! A Lesson on Heroic Virtue

The saints are as different as they are similar. Some saints lived short lives; some long ones; some saints were married, others single; some saints came from prominence, others from obscurity; so...

Sometimes Silence is Better than Words

Sometimes Silence is Better than Words

Do you ever get the feeling that you have said too much? Whether in a conversation with a friend, in a discussion at work, or even just talking to my husband or my children, sometimes I feel that m...

A Thankful Heart Is A Happy Heart (And It Starts At Mass)

A Thankful Heart Is A Happy Heart (And It Starts At Mass)

In one of Saint Catherine of Siena’s revelations, God the Father told her that “thanksgiving makes the soul incessantly delight in Him; it frees men from negligence and lukewarmness altogether and ...

7 Lessons Learned From Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows

7 Lessons Learned From Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows

The Church dedicates the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows It's a devotion that has become a favorite of mine. As a convert, it took me a while to become comfortable with Mary and to tru...