A vital collection of interdisciplinary essays that illuminates the significance of Marian shrines and promises to teach scholars how to “read” them for ...

Marian devotion among the Basque When we travel the narrow and mountainous roads of the Basque country, squeezed between the Atlantic Ocean and spread on the both sides of the Pyrenees in Spanish a…

Saint of the Day – 5 October – Blessed Bartholomew Longo (Italian – Bartolo Longo) (1841-1926) Lawyer, Dominican Tertiary, Confessor, Apostle of the Rosary, Apostle of Marian Devo…

A Jewish Harvard business professor who was flirting with atheism and pleading for guidance received an unexpected answer to a prayer: the Blessed Mother, arrayed with supernal ineffable splendor. That occurred, most interestingly, following a strange

God calls some people to give themselves fully to Him in Religious life. But what does that have to do with me? God called me to marriage, blessed me with children and grandchildren, and has much for me to do right out here in the midst of the world. So - as far as a total gift of self to God, does this mean I'm off the hook? Oh, I should certainly hope not. A total gift of self of God is one 'hook' I want to be on; it's a source of unspeakable blessings, it is a 'brass ring' on the ride of life. I would hate to miss out on it. And God, in His goodness, would hate for me to miss out on it too. With great love, He calls you - and He calls me. Those who embrace Religious life have felt tugs so strong they just couldn't ignore them. Have we not felt God's tugs as well? Are we not called to a life of total (not just partial, but absolutely total) commitment to Him? I provide the following as just a tiny bit of evidence of our call...... "I beg you, through the mercy of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God, your spiritual worship. 'Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may judge what is God’s will, what is good, pleasing and perfect.' " Romans 12:2 "I have loved you with an everlasting love... I am constant in My affection for you." (Jeremiah 31:3) "I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, in the same way that the Father knows Me and I know the Father; for these sheep I will give my life." (John 10:14-15) "The grace of God has appeared, offering salvation to all men. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires, and live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age as we await our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:11-13) "Be intent on things above rather than on things of earth. After all, you have died! Your life is hidden now with Christ in God. When Christ our life appears, you shall appear with Him in glory. Put to death whatever in your nature is rooted in earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desires, and that lust which is called idolatry.... What you have done is put aside your old self with its past deeds and put on a new man, one who grows in knowledge as he is formed anew in the image of his Creator." (Colossians 3:2-10) "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Men do not light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket. They set it on a stand where it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, your light must shine before men so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise to your Heavenly Father." (Matthew 5:14-16) “Do not lay up for yourselves an earthly treasure. Moths and rust corrode; thieves break in and steal. Make it your practice instead to store up heavenly treasure, which neither moths nor rust corrode nor thieves break in and steal. Remember, wherever your treasure is, there your heart is also.” (Matthew 6:19-21) "Out of love, place yourselves at one another's service." (Galatians 5:13) "May I never boast of anything but the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Through it, the world has been crucified to me and I to the world." (Galatians 6:14) "I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk; I will counsel you, keeping My eye on you." (Psalm 32:8) This post is linked to Catholic Bloggers Network Linkup Blitz For more about commitment to God, click this line

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In order to track a Luciferian serial-killer, Robert Downey, Jr’s film-version of world-famous master sleuth Sherlock Holmes singly enters into a satanic ritual in the first installment of the Sherlock Holmes movie franchise. While it is repugnant, ill-advised, arrogant, and reveals typical ignorance of playing around with things demonic, the fictional character makes an obvious […]

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Our Morning Offering – 26 June – “Month of the Sacred Heart” As the Feast day of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour falls tomorrow, being a Sunday, it is appropriate to remember her today instead. Let u…

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This is the story that loyal Glory Stories fans have asked us to produce more than any other! Through the dramatic true story of three little children from Fatima, Portugal, and their visitors from Heaven, today's children will be inspired to pray and sacrifice to save souls. One mom told us: "My kids (4, 3, and 2) want to hear this CD over and over again. When they play, I often hear them repeating lines from the story. I love that they know this wonderful story. Our family has been blessed by the Glory Stories!" Allow your children to be...

A book list of Mary read alouds from board books to picture books! Perfect for Marian Catholic feast days and book ideas for kids!

Fr. Patrick Peyton – “The Family That Prays Together, Stays Together” Let-s-talk-about-the-Rosary Reciting the Rosary for the Souls in Purgatory How To Bind Your Children Ancient …