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What You Didn't Know About the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jun 01, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most popular Catholic devotions. Many are familiar with the story of Jesus appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to request a … Read more

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St. Justin Martyr, Early Christian Apologist, Describes the Catholic Mass in 155 A.D.

May 31, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Jesus commanded the 12 Apostles at the Last Supper to "Do this in remembrance of me." The "this" is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass . . . i.e. the Catholic Mass, also called the Div … Read more

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The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth: God's Joyful Celebration of Motherhood

May 31, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

On the final day of May, the Month of Mary, we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation. I’ve always found this feast day (which is also the Second Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary) … Read more

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St. Joan of Arc: The Peasant Girl Who Led the French to Military Victory

May 29, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

May 30 is the feast day of St. Joan of Arc (1412 - 1431), patroness of soldiers, captives, prisoners, martyrs, rape victims, people ridiculed for their piety, and France—the … Read more

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How the Virgin Mary Began the Way of the Cross After Jesus' Ascension

May 24, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

After his resurrection, Jesus continued to appear to his Apostles multiple times (and presumably the Blessed Virgin Mary, too). Undoubtedly they were much consoled and st … Read more

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Understanding the 7 Sacraments: The Big Picture

May 20, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Do you know what a sacrament is? Do you know how many there are? Can you name them? Do you know what they do? These are important questions that every Catholic should be abl … Read more

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Three Sacramentals Instituted by the Blessed Virgin Mary

May 19, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The Blessed Virgin Mary is ever-interested in our salvation, and, in virtue of her singular union with Jesus, she is our supreme advocate and intercessor among all the saints in he … Read more

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12 Plants Named for Our Lady and Their Pious Legends

May 17, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

One of the traditional ways the faithful have venerated the Virgin Mary, which became popular during Medieval times, was with a family home or parish church Mary Garden.Marian Gard … Read more

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St. Dymphna: The Courage of a Teenage Irish Girl

May 15, 2017 by Nick Rabiipour

May 15 is the feast day of St. Dymphna, a young woman of great courage. She is the patroness of the mentally and emotionally ill and other nervous disorders. How did this come to … Read more

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How to Live the Message of Our Lady of Fatima

May 12, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

October 13, 2017 was the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, the closing event in a series of apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three Portuguese shepherd children, … Read more

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Blessed Imelda Lambertini, Patroness of First Communicants

May 11, 2017 by Mary Thierfelder

Little Imelda Lambertini loved Jesus so deeply that she often wondered, “Can anyone receive Jesus into their heart and not die?”This caused her to request, when she was just five y … Read more

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A Prayer to St. Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters

May 03, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

St. Florian (c. 250-304 A.D.) was a commander in the Roman army serving under the Emperor Diocletian in present-day Austria. Among his duties was the organization of firefighting b … Read more