God with His Holy Spirit leads His Church into the consent of the truth. He Himself promised that the Holy Spirit (Whom He would send)
the devil, in order to disturb your soul that it may not enjoy such great blessings, will suggest a thousand false fears, and will also
If you put all the love of all the mothers into one heart it still would not equal the love of the Heart of Mary
[God] loves exceedingly, that we should treat with Him in sincerity, plainness, and clearness, and not speak one thing and mean another. He always gives
Now, if when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that
The saints have no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything, and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God ( St. John Vianney).
The 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church is replete with many wonderful stories of how followers of Christ, sometimes in the most desperate of circumstances,
Who does not want miracles in their lives? Who does not want to know God’s love, power and grace? Why do some people seem to
Many people have trouble with discouragement. It can lead to inaction, a loss of hope and eventually despair. They think things will never improve. A
When we say “Yes” to Jesus, the Holy Spirit empowers us. Mary experienced the Spirit’s empowerment during the Annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel told her:
Everything changes when we realize God loves us unconditionally! This realization is not easy for many of us to accept. We may have grown up
While Mary is a creature of God and is in no way His equal, Catholics believe that God has elevated her to an important role
In his letter “On What It Means to Call Oneself a Christian,” St. Gregory of Nyssa (330-95) warns Christians against bearing the name Christian while
Making the sacraments available to the faithful is central to the work of the Church. They are signs of God’s love and mercy and provide
My brothers and sisters, I have the best news you could ever have or hear: Jesus is Lord over all! Jesus is Lord over the
It is God’s nature to love, to love each and every one of us passionately, completely and unconditionally. God wants us to know with faith
If you read the Four Gospels, you readily see that faith is something Our Lord constantly sought from those with whom He interacted. So often
Why does God allow miracles in our lives? Because they help us to understand that by faith we know that God exists, and that He
We human beings are emotional. We may try to hide or suppress our feelings, but in the end, they have a way of coming out,
It is a mistake to think that holiness is just for priests and nuns. We are all called to be saints; there is a universal
St. John Vianney (1786-1859) wrote many beautiful things about his devotion to the Blessed Mother. He assured us: The heart of this good Mother is
At those times when we are feeling down and want to give up, it is then that we must beg God for and cling to
