What Padre Pio Teaches About the Name of Jesus What does Padre Pio teach about the Name of Jesus — adored in Heaven, venerated on Earth and feared in Hell? In a letter to his spiritual daughter Raffaelina Cerase, Padre Pio gives a profound answer. And it begins with Christ’s perfect humility and obedience. Christ …
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Halloween: A Festival of Saints or Devils? Danger can lurk among the spooky costumes and supposedly harmless decorations of Halloween. How can Catholic parents protect their children while offering them something better? The Catholic Meaning of Halloween The very name Halloween points us towards its Christian meaning. It comes from Hallowe’en, or All Hallows’ Eve — the evening before All …
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Padre Pio and the Devil: “Say, ‘Long Live Jesus!’” Padre Pio was accustomed to fierce spiritual battles with the devil. But on one extraordinary night in San Giovanni Rotondo, the enemy reportedly approached him in a particularly deceptive disguise. The story, recounted in Olivo Cesca’s Padre Pio: The Saint of the Third Millennium, contains a striking …
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The Baby Said to Have Returned to Life Through Padre Pio’s Prayers The many extraordinary stories associated with Saint Padre Pio, one Padre Pio miracle is particularly striking: the account of a six-month-old baby said to have returned to life after Padre Pio prayed for her. The story is recounted by Lilá Sant’Anna in her …
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Our Lady of Confidence: The Story of “Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea” A beloved image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, venerated at the Roman Seminary, gave rise to a beautiful Marian devotion: Our Lady of Confidence, or Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea — “My Mother, My Confidence.” Its story begins with Clare Isabella Fornari, born in Rome …
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Padre Pio and Luisa Vairo: The Weight of a Bad Example Have you ever regretted the example you gave someone you love? The remarkable story of Luisa Vairo and Padre Pio is not only a story of conversion. It is also about a mother’s fear that her former life had led her son away from …
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Is Vulgarity the Language of the Devil? “What is man that thou are mindful of him, or the Son of Man that thou visit him? Thou has made him a little less than the angels, thou has crowned him with glory and honour.” (Psalm 8:5–6) Psalm 8 reminds us of the extraordinary dignity God has …
The Nine First Fridays Devotion: How to practice it and the 12 promises The Nine First Fridays Devotion is a beautiful Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus associated with the revelations to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. At its heart is a call to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion in a spirit of love and reparation …
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Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary “Jesus wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world. I promise salvation to those who embrace it; and these souls will be beloved of God, like flowers arranged by me to adorn His throne.” – Our Lady at Fatima SISTER LUCIA, one of the children …
A Young Man and His Lady Love: St. Thomas Becket’s Devotion to Mary In twelfth-century England, a group of young men had gathered together and were doing what young men have done throughout the ages: boasting. Their lively conversation moved from archery to sword fighting and horsemanship, each trying to surpass the accomplishments of the …
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