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The Kneeling Santa: Where Popular Culture & Religious Devotion Meet

Nov 12, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

The Kneeling Santa—images of Santa Claus kneeling before the Baby Jesus—continues to be a best-selling Christmas figure every year.The Kneeling Santa was made popular … Read more

The Hidden Bond in Sacramental Marriages: God’s Own Divine Life

Oct 22, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

At the wedding feast at Cana, Our Lord elevated marriage, the sacred institution established by God at the beginning of the world, into one of the Church's seven sacraments. A sacr … Read more

A U.S. Bishop's Masterful Pastoral Letter Calling Catholic Men into Battle

Oct 14, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

The Bishop of Phoenix, Thomas J. Olmsted recently released a very important document called Into the Breach: An Apostolic Exhortation to Catholic Men, my Spiritual Sons in the Dioc … Read more

Announcing Our 2015 Catholic Garden Contest Winners

Sep 09, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

Thank you to everyone who submitted your entries to our 2015 Catholic Garden Photo Contest. We received so many amazing entries that it was very difficult to choose just four winn … Read more

Man Gets Pulled Over for Speeding, Gives State Trooper a Saint Bracelet

Sep 04, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

The above photo and the below comment was posted on Facebook yesterday by a user named Mike Powers, which is now being widely shared and picked up by local news outlets. As Mike w … Read more

Saints 911: How to Ask a Saint for Help and Protection

Aug 23, 2015 by Veronica Mena

Life is not always easy, and in desperate times people are thirsty for miracles. Everybody has problems, and everybody looks for help at least with the basics of health and protect … Read more

Video: What It's Like to Have a Priest Bless Your Car

Aug 16, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

One of our coworkers, Jessica, recently purchased a new vehicle, and she wanted to have it blessed by a priest. Below is the video of the full Rite of Blessing for a new vehicle gi … Read more

Vatican Canonizes First Ever Married Couple: Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux

Jun 29, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, were canonized by Pope Francis on October 18th, 2015, to coincide with the Synod of Bishops on the Family. … Read more

We Have Our Winners! 8th Annual First Communion Photo Contest Results

Jun 16, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

Thank you to EVERYONE who submitted one of the 179 photos to our 8th Annual First Communion Photo Contest. We know we truly enjoyed seeing photos of our newest members to Eucharis … Read more

Special Edition Friday Freebie: Sacred Heart of Jesus Framed Print

Jun 08, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

— This contest is now closed. Thank you! — In honor of this week's Sacred Heart of Jesus feast day, we're giving away this 17" x 21" Sacred Heart of … Read more

St. Maximilian Kolbe's Bullet-Point Plan for His Life

Jun 02, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

According to the information in this blog post, on the night before he was ordained on April 27, 1918, Saint Maximilian Kolbe made a retreat and wrote out the following bullet-poin … Read more

11 Rules for Latinos to Keep You & Your Kids Rooted in the Catholic Faith

May 08, 2015 by Veronica Mena

My StoryEven if you are not of Hispanic heritage, you might find this information useful because it applies to every Christian.I must confess, when I was younger, I had to go to Ma … Read more