Fatima Night Vigils of Reparation to Restore Belief in the Holy Eucharist
by Barb Ernster – In support of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival (NER), the World Apostolate of Fatima is asking parishes in every diocese to host a Fatima Night Vigil of Reparation to renew the Church and help return Catholics, practicing and non-practicing, to belief in the real presence of Jesus in the […]
Lord, I Am Not Worthy
by David M. Carollo – When we read or watch accounts of the life of Christ, we think of the stories of those who encountered Him personally. We know snippets of their interactions with Jesus, but what do we know of their lives afterwards? The Roman Centurion who approached Him and in an act of […]
How We’re All Like the Great Apostle St. Paul
by Elizabeth Turello – It’s easy to be silent in the face of persecution. Sometimes, it’s even easier to become the persecutor. It goes against our faith and the deepest part of our soul, but it satisfies the humanistic need to feel attached to this world; to “belong” instead of carrying the daily cross of […]
The Greatest Act of the Protomartyr St. Stephen
by Elizabeth Turello – As a kid, I remember always lingering on St. Stephen’s page in my book about the lives of the saints. In part, it had to do with the brutal means of his death; my little mind had a hard time comprehending the notion of being stoned. He was also the protomartyr, […]