Soul

Let’s Get “All Day” Confessionals Going!

“St. Thomas Aquinas believed that man is more than a composite of body and soul, that his is nothing less than elevated to a supernatural order which participates, as far

Our Lady of Sorrows

About this Image of Mary: A Canadian filmmaker retouched the image of a Bouguereau painting of the Virgin Mary — using the face on the Shroud as a guide. The

A “How To” for Closing Planned Parenthood

On Friday morning, August 26, at 6:45 AM, I read an article about the miraculous closing of the Appleton, WI Planned Parenthood. I say “miraculous” because “exactly … to the

Catholicism: Do We Truly See What it Should Be?

“The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness” -Pope Benedict XVI DO WE SEE WHO JESUS IS? I am so sick

“Novena for Our Nation” Starts Monday! Here’s How it Works.

PRAYER WARRIORS!! The nation-wide prayer campaign – Novena for Our Nation – begins this Monday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, and goes until October 7, the

“Whenever you feel guilty …” -St. Maximilian Kolbe

“Whenever you feel guilty, even if it is because you have consciously committed a sin, a serious sin, something you have kept doing many, many times, never let the devil

15 Breathtakingly Beautiful Prayers for the Virtues of Purity and Chastity

By Joan Carey: On this Feast of St. Dominic, it’s fitting to share a cause close to my heart: a set of 15 breathtakingly beautiful prayers rooted in Scripture for

Total Consecration – A Nine-Day Preparation

Total Consecration A Nine-day Preparation DAY ONE Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Nurtures Christ and the Church St. Augustine’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit Breathe in me O Holy

The Day I Discovered the Greatest and Deepest Truth

For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with

Catholicism: Easy for Some, Difficult for Others

Just last week, we buried my friend, mentor, spiritual director and confessor. Msgr. Delbert Schmelzer, although aged, died very unexpectedly. I miss him so much. I’ve asked him to be