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Catholic patriotism demands penance, witness, participation

On Nov. 8, we’re once again confronted by an election and asked to cast our vote for the next phase of the life of our increasingly divided country. It’s one of the funny, providential truths that voting takes place in the month the Church usually dedicates to praying for the dead. Remembering that those who came before bought the right to vote for us at a great price, we have a responsibility as citizens to vote.

Popes, Saints and Visionaries on the Merciful Heart of Jesus

Part 19: In the next entry of his new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole discusses the contributions of Servant of God Sr. Josefa Menendez (1890-1923) to the devotion to the Sacred Heart, as well as to the Church's understanding of Divine Mercy.

Saint Luke, Evangelist and Artist

Saint Luke, whose feast day is Oct. 18, is the only Evangelist to describe the night that Jesus was born. Some say that is why he gets credit for painting a devotional image of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus, the prototype of which is fittingly named “The St. Luke Icon.”

Jesus Unveils the Great Mercy of His Heart

Part 18: In the next entry of his new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole discusses the connection between the Divine Mercy message and devotion given to St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) and the devotion to the Sacred Heart.

 

Saint Teresa of Avila: An Interior Castle

Doctor of the Church. Mystic. Saint. Teresa of Avila is one of the greatest women in the Church ... so on her feast day, Oct. 15, what can she tell us ordinary Catholics? Brother Stephen J, MIC, explains.

Fatima on His Heart Since Childhood

The vicar general of the Marian Fathers, Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, is the author of the Marian Press book Fatima: A Pilgrimage with Mary. We sat down with him.

Living the Faith in the Nuclear Age

Yes, we walk through the valley of the shadow of death these days. But then again, as C.S. Lewis pointed out decades ago, we've always walked through the valley of the shadow of death, and faith in Jesus, Divine Mercy Incarnate, permits us to fear no evil.

National Men’s March in Boston is a Call to Pro-Life Action

The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood on Oct. 15 is a crucial milestone in the history of the pro-life movement, for it brings together men from all walks of life to march in defense of the most sacred gift of human life.

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