Praying Through Lent: The Litany of Humility
Humility is the prize of all the virtues, and practicing it well is the key to obtaining all the rest. Penance, fasting, and almsgiving, all highlighted during the Lenten season, are ways to culti...
A Prayer for Ash Wednesday: A Different Kind of Fasting & Feasting
Penitential prayers are an important Lenten devotional practice. Here is one to get you started on Ash Wednesday to help you have the right disposition of heart as your 40+ day journey begins. [[17...
How to Explain Your Ashes: 3 Methods
Have you ever been asked about your Ash Wednesday ashes? During the Ash Wednesday service our foreheads are adorned with ashes followed by the words: "For you are dust, And to dust you shall ...
Four Tips on How to Put Faith into Practice by St. Bernadette of Lourdes
"Put faith into practice by thinking on these four truths:God is always present;Nothing happens without His permission or outside of His will;Anything we do to others we do to Him;All kindness and ...
St. Valentine and the Age of Courtly Love
Calling all lovers! Rejoiceth in love, all affianced couples, married couples, and young people, for this beith thy day!February 14th is the traditional day of celebration for lovers. It's the pro...
Three Points on the Spiritual Life by St. Catherine de Ricci: 1) Detach, 2) Direct, 3) Accomplish
St. Catherine de Ricci (1522-1590, feast day February 13th) was a Dominican nun born in Florence, Italy. She was a great mystic with an intense devotion to the sufferings of Jesus. For many years C...
The Story of St. Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes
February 11 is the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the most famous apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary that took place in southern France. On this day in 1858 a young, poor girl named B...
Oldest Known Icons of Apostles Peter & Paul Discovered in Roman Catacombs
An archaeological dig in Rome recently uncovered the earliest-known icons of the Apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and John. Yes, the early Church venerated the saints! From Fox News:ROME — The earlies...
How to Make Your First Saturday Rosary Meditation According to Sr. Lucia
One of the requests Our Lady of Fatima made known to Sr. Lucia was that the faithful make "communions of reparation" on five consecutive first Saturdays of the month. This has become known as the "...
Teaching Kids How to Pray: Pope Francis' Five-Finger Method
There's a simple prayer method attributed to Pope Francis while he was Archbishop of Argentina.It's a simple yet helpful prayer method not only great for teaching kids how to pray, but it's good fo...