Celebrating Our Lady of Glory on the Assumption By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira In ancient times, people referred to the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady as the Feast of Our Lady of Glory. They understood that the Assumption was not merely the physical event of Our Lady leaving this earth and being taken …
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord By Plinio Corrêa de OliveiraOriginal Article: Link How the Transfiguration Can Teach Us to Love Our Lord’s Majesty and Mercy August 6 is the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. On this day, the first church on Mount Tabor was dedicated. Tradition has it that Mount Tabor …
Padre Pio Stigmata: Why His Wounds Matter for Christian Suffering By Luis Solorzano We live in a culture that avoids suffering—distracting, medicating, or fleeing it. Padre Pio offers us a very different view: a man who embraced suffering out of love for Christ. Understanding why Padre Pio received the stigmata requires first seeing the Church …
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The Scapular – A Powerful Weapon against the Devil By America Needs FatimaOriginal Article: Link Abbé Francis Trochu, in his book, The Cure D’Ars, relates a story of a young lady who, having decided to consecrate her life to religion, sought the holy pastor of Ars, Saint John Vianney, for a general confession. When she …
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Have Confidence, I Have Overcome By M. TaylorOriginal Article: Link Our God is not a weak God. Our Father is not a wimpy Father. He is, rather, an awesome God, a strong God, a loving Father who creates, gives and bestows without measure. Indeed He is a Father of tender goodness and mercy, but not …
The Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira The Meaning of Blood and Blood Shed To understand the devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we should look carefully at the meaning of blood and blood that is shed. By doing this, we can then consider …
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Padre Pio: Miracles, Bilocation, and Tender Care for Souls Padre Pio’s life remains a powerful example of holiness, miraculous signs, and pastoral compassion. Accounts collected by Giuseppe Cacciopoli reveal incidents that point to an extraordinary spiritual mission: bringing heaven to earth and guiding souls toward God. Miracles and Bilocation Many witnesses describe Padre Pio appearing …
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Achieving Holiness in Marriage The Inspiring Story of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin Marriage is much more than a partnership between two people. For Christians, it is a vocation—a calling from God to love, serve and help one another reach Heaven. Few couples demonstrate this truth more beautifully than Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the …
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary When Saint Gabriel appeared to Our Lady at the Annunciation, he informed her that her cousin, Saint Elizabeth, was also with child. Our Lady travelled with Saint Joseph to Saint Elizabeth’s house, to care for her until her son, Saint John the Baptist, was born. Although Our …
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Saint Thomas the Apostle Original Article: Link By America Needs Fatima Feast July 3 Thomas, one of Our Lord Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, was probably a Galilean Jew, and apparently not a fisherman. The Scriptures are silent as to how or when the Lord attached him to His first apostolic college. His name is Syriac …
