Angel Statues + Garden = Contemplative Zone
What percentage of Americans do you think garden? 25%? 50%? Actually, according to the 2000 Census, 61% of Americans garden. If that percentage holds true today, then over 186 million people garden...
Saint Florian the Master of Fire and Water
Saint Florian is one of the most courageous and fearless saints to have lived. He lived in Rome during the third century which featured one of the most savage and ferocious persecuters of Christian...
St. Peregrine: The Patron Saint of Cancer Patients
Today is the feast day of none other than St. Peregrine. Saint Peregrine was born in 1260 to a wealthy family and became an activist against the papal party of his hometown, Forli, Italy. Forli was...
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April Birthstone (Diamond) Rosary
Diamond, the April birthstone, is one of the famous gems in history. As many know, the diamond is the hardest substance on earth. The April birthstone is also known for its unique ability to reflec...
Catechism of the Catholic Church: A Tool For Answering Tough Questions
Why do Catholics pray to the Saints and Mary? Where do you find purgatory and praying for the dead in the Catholic Bible? Mary was only a virgin until the birth of Christ because Christ had blood...
Your Graduate Is Sure To Love A Catholic Graduation Gift
Studies show that each year over 1.2 million students drop out of high school. And high school graduates make on average $200,000 more in their lifetime than their non-graduate brethren (college gr...
Divine Mercy Chaplet: Experience God's Mercy Anew
This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday in which Catholics celebrate the power of the Divine Mercy of Christ. Catholics around the world are beginning to fall more and more in love with a devotion that ...
Surprise Experience At The Monastery
Over the Holy Triduum this year I went on a retreat at the Abbey of Belmont, North Carolina. Any and all male students at Belmont Abbey College are invited to partake of this wonderful retreat. T...
Last Supper Art Throughout History
Today is Holy Thursday. On Holy Thursday we remember the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with His disciples. During the Last Supper the Holy Eucharist, priesthood, and the Mass were all instituted an...