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How to Make Your First Saturday Rosary Meditation According to Sr. Lucia

Feb 07, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

One of the requests Our Lady of Fatima made known to Sr. Lucia was that the faithful make "communions of reparation" on five consecutive first Saturdays of the month. This has beco … Read more

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Teaching Kids How to Pray: Pope Francis' Five-Finger Method

Feb 05, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

There's a simple prayer method attributed to Pope Francis while he was Archbishop of Argentina.It's a simple yet helpful prayer method not only great for teaching kids how to pray, … Read more

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The Heroic Death of St. Paul Miki & Companions: the First Japanese Martyrs

Feb 05, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

This guest post was written by Mary Kate Hetzel In 1597, Paul Miki and his twenty five companions were crucified for their Christian faith in Nagasaki, Japan.A Japan … Read more

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The Symbolism of Candlemas

Feb 02, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

February 2nd, the final day of the 40-day-long Christmastide season, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin … Read more

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How to Make St. Brigid's Cross

Feb 01, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

St. Brigid of Ireland (451–525 A.D.), also known as St. Brigit of Kildare, was born to a pagan Irish chieftain father and a Christian slave mother, making her a slave girl. She wor … Read more

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The Prophetic Vision of St. John Bosco: The Two Columns

Jan 30, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

January 31st is the feast day of St. John Bosco. John Bosco (also called Don Bosco) was a Catholic priest who lived in Italy in the 19th century. He is most famous for his … Read more

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Don Bosco's Advice on How to Keep the Devil Away

Jan 29, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

St. John Bosco (also known as Don Bosco) was an influential 19th century Italian priest who ministered to the poor and neglected boys of Turin, Italy, who were drive … Read more

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St. Thomas Aquinas: Master Theologian, Mystic, and Poet

Jan 27, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

January 28 is the feast day of arguably the greatest intellect in the history of the Catholic Church, St. Thomas Aquinas, known as the Angelic Doctor due to his purity of min … Read more

Patron Saints for the Pro-Life Movement

Jan 26, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

One of the most fundamental moral teachings of the Catholic Church, which has come into stark conflict with the spirit of the world today, is the God-given sanctity of all human li … Read more

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The Catholic Saints of Auschwitz

Jan 26, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

January 27, 1945 is a day forever etched in history. On this day the Russian army liberated the Nazis' largest and most infamously cruel concentration camp—Auschwitz—locate … Read more

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The Virgin Martyrs as Models of Purity

Jan 20, 2017 by Cheryl Hadley

In our society the virtue of purity seems “old fashioned” or “prudish” to many. There is very little today that is considered scandalous. Sadly, our culture … Read more

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St. Sebastian: Daring Christian Soldier

Jan 20, 2017 by Nick Rabiipour

St. Sebastian was an undercover Christian for most of his life. He was born into the nobility and joined the Roman Imperial army to keep his cover as a typical noble pagan so that … Read more