A Plea for Intolerance by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

“Many a modern preacher is far less concerned with preaching Christ and Him crucified than he is with his popularity with his congregation. A want of intellectual backbone makes him

Day 54 of Basic Training in Holiness – No Cross, No Crown!

DAY 54 – OUR LADY OF VICTORY, PRAY FOR US NO CROSS, NO CROWN! No cross, no crown. No pain, no gain. No guts, no glory. St. James summons us

Day 53 of Basic Training in Holiness – The Precepts

DAY 53 – OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP, PRAY FOR US THE PRECEPTS The Precepts of the Catholic Church are a description of the absolute minimum actions required of Catholics

Day 52 of Basic Training in Holiness – Power of Prayer

DAY 52 – OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, PRAY FOR US POWER OF PRAYER The heroes of our faith are the warrior saints who have gone before us. God worked mightily

Day 51 of Basic Training in Holiness – Seeking Harmony

DAY 51 – OUR LADY OF FATIMA, PRAY FOR US SEEKING HARMONY There are actually three wounds that ravage souls and bring spiritual death to them by turning away from

Day 50 of Basic Training in Holiness – Go Weapons Hot!

DAY 50 – OUR LADY OF AMERICA, PRAY FOR US GO WEAPONS HOT “Go Weapons Hot” is a military command that means to make whatever preparations are necessary so that

D-Day Recovery of Relic of True Cross

We all like to talk about the “Greatest Generation,” and so they were. I was honored to know many from that generation, and many of them were WWII Veterans. These

Day 49 of Basic Training in Holiness – Living a Supernatural Life

DAY 49 – MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE, PRAY FOR US LIVE A SUPERNATURAL LIFE Surveys by Gallup, the National Opinion Research Center, and the Pew Organization conclude that spiritually committed

Day 48 of Basic Training in Holiness – King: Shock Troops

DAY 48 – MARY, QUEEN OF THE FAMILY, PRAY FOR US SHOCK TROOPS King: As Jean-Baptiste Chautard recounts in his book The Soul of the Apostolate, Pope St. Pius X

Day 47 of Basic Training in Holiness – Prophet: Born for Combat

DAY 47 – MARY, QUEEN OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY, PRAY FOR US BORN FOR COMBAT Prophet: Bishop Robert Barron says, “A prophet is someone who speaks for God. Their