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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The Origin of the Rosary Second Rose, from the Secret of the Rosary, by Saint Louis de Montfort Since the Holy Rosary is composed, principally and in substance, of the Prayer of Christ and the Angelic Salutation, that is, the Our Father and the Hail Mary, it was without doubt the first prayer and the …
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux By America Needs Fatima Feast October 1st A Little Flower with Great Aspirations Marie-Françoise Thérèse Martin was born on January 2, 1873 in the town of Alençon in French Normandy. Her parents were Louis Martin, a watch maker, and Zélie Guerin, both beatified by the Church. Called Thérèse, she was the …
Weekly Confession, Daily Communion: Padre Pio’s Practical Road to Holiness Padre Pio’s counsel offers a clear, compassionate path for anyone who has felt unworthy of God’s grace: receive Holy Communion daily unless certain of mortal sin, and root the spiritual life in steady habits that cleanse the heart and quiet scruples. His approach is practical …
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