On December 12th, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. Why would the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to a poor Indian man in Mexico all the way back in 1531 A.D. be so important that she has been declared the patroness of the Americas? When the […]
The devout life takes time…
I was encouraged to read this excerpt from St. Francis de Sales…there is hope! The soul which rises from out of sin to a devout life has been compared to the dawn, which does not banish darkness suddenly, but by degrees. The slow cure is always the surest, and spiritual maladies, like those of the […]
St. Faustina: Necessity of Prayer
St. Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy, says in her Diary (#146): “Prayer — A soul arms itself by prayer for all kinds of combat. In whatever state the soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which […]
Why a “Morning Offering”?
What is a “morning offering,” and why should we all make one? Everything that we are and have is a gift from Almighty God, and it is fitting that we should offer ourselves, our thoughts, words, actions, prayers, sufferings — in short, everything that we are and everything that we have, back to the God […]
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