Christmas Season review with the Prayer Journal
Congratulations! You are close to completing another Christmas season. A season that has probably been filled with stress concerning gift-buying, relatives visiting, bills, and much, much more. But...
Baptism Gifts and Their Importance
Baptism, one of the sacraments which Jesus himself recieved accroding to the Bible, is one of the few sacraments of the Faith which one only receives once. This is because the sacrament of baptism ...
Saint John the Evangelist and Beloved Disciple
Saint John the Evangelist is also known as Saint John the Apostle and the Beloved Disciple. He is one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome. Saint John the Evangelist was a disciple of Saint John the B...
Saint Victoria Remembered for Persevering Through Abuse
Saint Victoria lived in Picenum, Italy during pagan Roman rule. Saint Victoria and her sister Saint Anatolia are remembered as beautiful Catholic noble women. They were unfortunately arranged to we...
The rosary is one of the most ancient and widely known tools of prayer of the Catholic Church. Birthstones are some of the oldest and most popular gems of human history.The rosary is a significant ...
It has now been several weeks since the introduction of the new roman missal and the receptionseems to be rather sporadic all across the board. Some seem to have jumped on right away and almost hav...
The Mystery of the Holy Face of Jesus
Recently, I have become fascinated by the little-known Catholic devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. Apparently devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus became popular in the late 1800s as Sister Mary of ...
One of the most important hours in our week is that hour during the Holy Mass. We as Catholics are familiar with the Mass and the Holy Obligation to attend mass every Sunday at least. This is by fa...
Thomas Merton: Influential Catholic Writer
One of the most influential American Catholics of the Twentieth Century is without a doubt Thomas Merton. He has published and written some of the most powerful catholic books of the past few decad...
Christmas Gifts We Could All Use
Christmas is a beautiful tradition of Christianity which includes the practice of gift-giving. Gift-giving during Christmas in the West is a tradition which can bring one to greater virtue or, unfo...