Shoulder Your Wounds
It is not important that people know all our wounds. Padre Pio hid his most painful wound, which he suffered silently in his shoulder. Always keep secret a little suffering — and it will become
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Maximilian-izing Indifference
Franciscan priest and martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe had much to overcome in his fruitful and dynamic life. Often regarded as the father of modern Catholic media he is the inspiration of much of Pope Saint
Choosing Divine Mercy
Have we really looked at the image of Divine Mercy, looked at it honestly? Yes, we’ve seen it a hundred times and it strikes us on the immediate level — that of God’s great act
Our Popes in Times of War
Our popes have always been in the middle of war; the great war that wages in the heavens and spills into our streets. That is what a good father does for his family, he places
The Papal Order of Chivalry Bestowed Upon Dolores and Bob Hope
Did you know? Blessed Pope John Paul II conferred one of the Papal Orders of Chivalry upon Dolores and Bob Hope and they became a Dame and Knight of St. Gregory the Great. Dolores Hope
Christianity is more than a survival guide
Christianity is more than a survival guide… it is a Person, a Person raised on the cross, a Person who annihilated himself to save us. – Pope Francis
When Google Was Holy
“If a man wants to be always in God’s company, he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray, we talk to God; when we read, God talks to us.” — St. Isidore of
In Solidarity with Saint Pope John Paul II, Put on the Shades
Put on the cool shades! In solidarity with Pope Saint John Paul II during Easter Week leading up to the canonization on April 27th — put on the cool shades of the saint who loved
Say Yes and Allow God to Work the Unexpected
With a single ‘fiat’ Mary fulfills Abraham’s journey of faith. It was Mary’s word that allowed the Eternal Word to walk among us and to speak to each one of us. So what does that
What Does God See?
There is something poetic and scriptural about stones and archways. Go through, go through the gates, prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway, clear it of stones, lift up an
Two Faces of Silence
Although Christ is the new Adam restoring all that was lost through first sin, still St. Joseph shares in the Adamaic re-play of the events of Eden. He stands behind the Woman, as she engages
Contemplating the Crucified One
Here is the Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered (…) before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Dear Brothers and Sisters, This year the Message for
Disobedience makes for a weak voice
When one’s teaching voice is weak it is often because it lacks obedience. No amount of intonation, of “add-on” liturgy, will help make Holy Mass, or that voice, more efficacious, penetrating, and meaningful than when
Turning To Transience In Faith
St. Francis’ troop of men were all transient beggars. Transience was and is the hallmark of the Franciscans. It was also the mark of a knight, being sent in the service of his liege lord.
Happy Fat Tuesday!
“Every one must study his own nature. Some of you can sustain life with less food than others can, and therefore I desire that he who needs more nourishment shall not be obliged to equal
You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody
Today, Pope Francis speaking on vocations gives us the example of the devout rich man. “His heart was restless, because the Holy Spirit was pushing him to get closer to Jesus and to follow him.
An Extraordinary Woman
March 2nd is the anniversary of a saint who like our Mother Angelica, founded both Clarian and Franciscan monasteries, and an order of Franciscan brothers that evolved into the Order of the Knights of the
Where are today’s knights?
That’s a little like asking, show me proof of a miracle. I was once asked that question by students preparing for the sacrament of confirmation. Well, where does one begin? The word “miracle” is almost
What Would Sts. Francis and Clare Do?
Looking at the violence this past week in Nigeria and Ukraine, I had to ask myself what would Saints Francis and Clare do? They were no strangers to the blight of war as their city
Knowing Then Sowing a Eucharistic Encounter
Pope Francis asks us to go right to the bedrock in an exhortation yesterday which stressed that our Christian belief without works is lifeless. He points out that theoretical knowledge, knowing and not sowing the
In D.C. for the 2014 March For Life!
Here we are with fellow pilgrims in faith and witness — our very own Bishop Robert Baker of Birmingham in the Crypt Church of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Cardinal Sean O’Malley of
St. Agnes, pray for us!
“Every child that isn’t born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord…” — Pope Francis
A visit from the Black Madonna
This past Thursday January 9th, 2014 we received with great delight the holy image of Our Lady of Czestochowa known as the Black Madonna. Brought by HLI President Father Shenan Boquet and VP for Missions
A Stellar Move
There is something in our world that cultivate perpetual adolescence. And I’m not alone in noticing the grid-lock especially in young men that has them running on a hamster cage wheel. Beverly De Soto has
The Virgin Mother, Adorer of the Eucharistic Face of Christ
Calling our attention to the presence of the Mother of God in every celebration of the Holy Sacrifice, Pope John Paul II wrote: “Mary is present, with the Church and as the Mother of the
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