Why Do We Pray for the Souls in Purgatory? Many of us focus our prayers on personal needs or those of family and friends, but the Church teaches that remembering the souls in purgatory is equally important. November is dedicated to these suffering souls and marked by the feasts of All Saints’ Day and All …
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When Padre Pio was Visited by the Souls in Purgatory Padre Pio, renowned for spending hours daily hearing confessions, was not just a spiritual guide for those walking the earth. In a surprising admission, he revealed that more souls from purgatory came to him than the living. This remarkable aspect of his spiritual life is …
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Solemnity of All Saints By America Needs FatimaOriginal Article: Link Feast November 1 The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on November 1 and was instituted to honor all the saints, those known and the vast number of those unknown. The solemn commemoration of each martyr’s death became a practice among the early Christians who …
Why All Saints Day Should Give Us Great Hope By James Bascom All Saints Day is too often neglected or misunderstood. In recent times it serves mostly as the pretext for the modern world’s growing fascination for witchcraft and the occult the day before on Halloween (“All Hallows Eve” or the Eve of All Saints). …
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Saints Simon and Jude: The Apostles Who Served God in the Shadows Feast October 28th We all love seeing our efforts bear fruit, as it makes us feel successful. But two apostles who gave everything for Christ saw almost no results yet still died at peace. If you’ve ever felt invisible in your service to …
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October: The Month of the Holy Rosary October holds special significance in Catholic tradition as the Month of the Holy Rosary. While many know about the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7, fewer understand why the entire month is dedicated to this powerful prayer. The answer lies in a dramatic historical victory, …
Expelled by the Rosary By Charles E. SchafferOriginal Article: Link Vienna—A grave degeneration of faith and morals was already amply evident at the beginning of this troubled century. In 1917, the Mother of God appeared to three small Portuguese children, humble shepherds tending their flocks in the Cova da Iria less than two miles from …
Why Padre Pio Never Tolerated White Lies Padre Pio believed that every lie wounds the soul, treating even “white lies” not as harmless social lubricants but as spiritually corrosive choices that separate the heart from God’s truth. His uncompromising stance on truthfulness offers a challenging perspective in a world that often views small deceptions as …
The ‘Weight’ of the Rosary at the Judgment Seat of God An excerpt from Saint Louis de Montfort’s The Secret of the Rosary “Whatever you do, do not be like a certain pious but stubborn lady in Rome, so often mentioned when speaking about the Rosary. She was so devout and so fervent that she …
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If the sins of 1917 were enough to bring the Mother of God to earth, how much more serious is the crisis in 2025? Five Reasons Why Fatima Is More Important Than Ever By James Bascom On the 13th October 1917, more than 70,000 people gathered in Fatima, Portugal, to witness a miracle promised by …
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