Here are the 9 Virtues of Mary: Ardent charity Blind obedience Constant mental prayer Divine wisdom Heroic patience Lively faith Profound humility Surpassing purity Universal mortification Indeed, Mary’s virtues may seem overpowering to us, but don’t panic. They’re not as…
Purgatory is perhaps one of the most misunderstood Catholic doctrines today, and many do not believe that it actually exists. In this article, I’m briefly going to cover what purgatory is, the biblical basis for purgatory, and the history of the…
Question What requirement does the Church use to determine if someone is dead? Answer Death is the separation of the soul from the body. We have no way of knowing exactly when that occurs, so we look for a combination of…
Question Should I pray to learn the name of my Guardian Angel? Answer The practice of naming guardian angels is discouraged by the Church: “Popular devotion to the holy angels, which is legitimate and good, can, however, also give rise…
One of the best favors and blessings that flow out of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord is a kindness that is communicated most profoundly through the Sacrament of Confession. This Sacrament is additionally at times called the Sacrament of…
“From long experience, I have discovered that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from returning again. They also flee from the Cross, but return; so holy water must have great virtue. For…
In 1672, Christ appeared to a French Visitation nun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Over a progression of visits, Our Lord revealed to St. Margaret Mary the significance of commitment to His Sacred Heart. He asked that His heart, injured on the…
With regards to worries for our wellbeing and the strength of our friends and family, we ought to dependably swing to petition. We petition God for infection aversion, for physical mending, and for the tranquility of soul while persisting physical…
8th December is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It celebrates a crucial point of Catholic teaching. These are 7 things you need to know about the teaching and the way the feast of Immaculate Conception is been celebrated. …
The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the well known Catholic devotions. Many are familiar with the story of Jesus appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoqueto request a special devotion to his Sacred Heart, and how it was later…
There are situations in every individual’s life when it seems that a challenge is insurmountable or a cross is unbearable. In these cases, pray to the patron saints of impossible causes: St. Rita of Cascia, St. Jude Thaddeus, St. Philomena and St. Gregory of Neocaesarea. Read…
The devotion to the memory of the dead is one of the most beautiful expressions of the Catholic spirit.” – Pope St. John XXIII The Catholic Church gives the entire month of November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. During…
One of the most common Marian devotions in the Catholic Church today is that of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, mostly honored alongside the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion has its roots in the Scripture, which makes frequent mention of Mary’s…
QUESTION Is Sex Before Marriage A SIN? ANSWER In as much as some people are more sexually active than others and that doesn’t make them bad people. But I would encourage them tactfully to reconsider their behaviour? Having a…
First, prayer is the answer to all questions in life, big and small. Prayer is our lifeline to God, it’s the way we let God lead us and the way God pours forth His strength upon us. So prayer is…
What should one do after receiving the Holy Communion? Should one sit or kneel in prayer? ANSWER We take our answer on all liturgical actions from what is called the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. #43 of that Instruction…
St. Nicholas of Myra was born in about 280 AD in the town of Patara within the Province of Lycia, Asia Minor. His life was later embroidered with many legends, yet there are detailed stories about him which seem firmly historical. One of these shows how,…
“Insincerity was a malicious act which sprang up within the Church from the first,” wrote Blessed John Henry Newman in 1839. “Ananias and Simon were not open opposers of the Apostles, but false brethren.” Any of us, he said, can…
The US bishops are worrying over the burgeoning problem in the United States following the release of a Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report that portrays in gruesome information how bishops built and maintained for seven decades a system programmed to cover…
Question: Is there a patron saint of marriage or relationships? Answer There are different patron saints of marriage and aspects of marriage. The patron saints of marriage include: Saint Adelaide of Burgundy (second marriages) Saint Gengulphus of Burgundy (difficult marriages) Saint…
Full Question Why did the date for celebrating St. Thomas Aquinas’s feast day get moved? Answer St. Thomas Aquinas’s traditional feast day was March 7, the day he died. Nevertheless, that day almost always falls during Lent. The Church moved…
Question Why does the Church instruct that women cannot be ordained when Jesus said, “Verily, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven”? Answer The power to bind and loose do not mean the…
1. Catholic Education Offers All Of Us Hope. Catholic education gives the Church and the world hope for the future and into eternity. It offers us hope that there will be a Church in future generations to announce the Good…
In a book-length interview recently published, Pope Francis addressed gifts and problems for clerical and religious vocations, among them the issues of homosexuality in the clergy. “The problem of homosexuality is a very critical issue that must be sufficiently discerned…
There is something that I know, that I need to know. Most of the excellent talks I’ve heard on spiritual matters are reinforcements of things I’ve heard before. It’s amusing how we humans desire to listen and re-listen things in…
1. The highest crime rate in the world is found in Vatican City. With a population of about 500 people and a little over one crime per day, the Vatican crime rate is more 100 per cent, per capita. Although…
Young people are no longer convinced with Sunday-school-style catechism rather they desire to learn their faith and apply it to the world around them. I’ve compiled a list of groups, blogs, apps and tweets I consider to be really helpful….
