Entries for 2024

Source “Lead your family in prayer.” From recent experience, I can tell you these five simple words have the power to turn a father’s world upside down. This challenge was put forth to a group of Fraternus men last year. Since we often hear that the father is the spiritual...

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Source About St. Therese of Lisieux Therese Martin known as St. Therese of Lisieux was born January 2, 1873, in Alençon, France. Thoughtful of the things of heaven from an early age, she entered the convent taking the name Sr. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. She dedicated her lif...

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Source "For he hath given his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” - Psalm 90:11 The truth that each and every human soul has a Guardian Angel who protects us from both spiritual and physical evil has been shown throughout the Old Testament, and is made very clear...

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Source The Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7. On this day, we celebrate the Holy League’s defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Even though the Turkish forces were very powerful, the Christians won due to the intercession ...

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Source New book profiles 18 Catholics whose work transformed the lives of others, advancing civil and human rights. Roxanne King Commentaries September 10, 2024 A former slave who became known as Denver’s “Angel of Charity” and “Apostle of the Sacred Heart.” A ...

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September 3, 2024 Source COMMENTARY: A rare breed of blessed souls bore the stigmata. Paul Kengor Commentaries September 3, 2024 The date: Sept. 20, 1918. The place: Our Lady of Grace Chapel, the church of the Capuchin friars at San Giovanni Rotondo, located in the Italian province of...

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Source We celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15th. It commemorates the profound union of heart that existed between the Mother of the Redeemer and the Savior, through which she experienced many interior sorrows as a consequence of His Mission, but particularly during His Pass...

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August 7, 2024 Source Now “See, now is the acceptable time” (2 Cor 6:2). To all of those who thought we could scrape by without much fuss—continuing to live quietly in the midst of the world, living our Christian faith without any conflict or much attention—that t...

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Source Labor Day, observed on the first Monday of September in the United States, is often seen as the unofficial end of summer—a time for family gatherings, cookouts, and rest before the busy fall season. However, its deeper significance lies in the celebration of the dignity of work and t...

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