The Catholic Church dedicates the month of July to the Precious Blood of Jesus. St. Peter the Apostle reminds us that while we were yet dead in our sins, we were graciously redeemed by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ …
Category: Devotions
Our Lady and St. John of Eudes Exhort Us to Save Souls
Our Lady of Fatima went against her usual custom of appearing to the seers on the 13th of each month when, in August, she appeared on the 19th. By doing this, Our Lady showed her special affection toward St. John …
To See Truly Integrated Catholic Life, Look to Gubbio’s Festa of St. Ubaldo
Integralism is a word that gets argued over a great deal among the American Catholic Twitterati. A lot of them are still having their old dispute over the limits of the Church with regard to the State, that never-ending problem …
Is COVID-19 a Plague from God?
Rule number one is “have no other gods before me.” Again and again throughout Scripture, idol-worship is followed by plague and general devastation. The plagues against the Egyptians are the most famous, but most often God strikes His own people …
“Don’t Lose The Merit”: Keep Your Lenten Sacrifices Secret and Safe
When I spent a lot of time hanging around the Toronto Oratory, lo! these ten years ago, I was always hearing from the good fathers about St. Philip Neri, his spiritual approach and his programme of the spiritual life. Five …
Mary Immaculate: Beloved Bride of the Holy Spirit
In an earlier article, we saw five theological proofs from the Bible, all from the Old Testament and biblical books accepted by Protestants, of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother of God. Here, we continue our prayerful studies in …
Not Just in Our Hearts: The True Social Kingship of Christ
Pilate therefore said to Him: Art thou a King then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a King. For this I was born, and for this came I into the world, that I should give testimony to the truth. …
The Wonders of the Holy Name of Jesus
The matchless and mighty name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ works countless wonders whenever it is invoked with living faith; deep devotion; genuine reverence; and, above all, deepest love. The Great Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ means …
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart: The Spiritual Anchor of the Domestic Church
In a homily delivered at Chartres on Pentecost Monday in 2015, His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider offered to the pilgrims gathered there both an analysis of the most pressing challenge facing the Church today as well a strategy for meeting …
Fulfilling Our Lady’s Request: The Importance of First Saturdays
CC Image courtesy of Marcus Cyron on Wikimedia Commons Tomorrow is the first Saturday of the month, and since we have been asked by our readers to help them remember the observance of the day, we are reprinting this article with …