Saint Faustina and St. Joseph are spiritual kin in the exemplary way they sought to do the will of God. Through them, we get a glimpse of the spiritual blueprints to sanctification and everlasting life.
The miraculous conception of Jesus? What does the evidence actually suggest?
More than 2,000 years after the birth of Christ, the Herods of the world are still having their way.
If you've been feeling lonely and isolated during this global pandemic, St. Faustina has a message for you.
Commercials and the media would have us think the Christmas season begins the day after Thanksgiving. Nope.
When it comes to the Thanksgiving Day prayer, think it through before forking it over.
The Catholic custom of lighting candles has its roots in early Christian times, emerging from the Church teaching that Christ is the Light of the World (see Jn 8:12).
“A votive candle really represents our prayer before God,” says Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, director of the Association of Marian Helpers. “We join our prayers to the light of Christ, allowing that light to burn on and on in our souls, even when we cannot be in a shrine physically. Christ is the Light of the World, and when we see the light of the candles, we are reminded of that hope.”
By a Marian Father of the Immaculate Conception
One of the most poignant memories I have as a retired 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division combat chaplain is when I gave what’s known as the “final brief” to our soldiers getting ready to board the plane for combat in Afghanistan.
Thankfully for us who live in these parts, the Lord has seen to it that this rural corner of Massachusetts contains two holy outposts of Christian renewal, where the mystical life can be lived, precisely for the world’s redemption.
If costuming your children as witches, ghosts, or demons concerns you, fine — exorcise the demons from the wardrobe!
