Maria Goretti is a very misunderstood saint. Many people think that she represents an impossible ideal because she’s too “perfect.”
Read MoreSaint Therese’s life seems so perfect at first glance. She was a young girl from France, but she never lead any wars like Joan of Arc.
Read MoreLike a lot of other Catholic college students I was a member of my college’s pro-life group.
Read MoreOne of my favorite memories from college was taking an acting class. I did some theatre in high school and decided that acting would help fulfill one of my fine arts credits.
Read MoreIf you asked 13-year-old me why I picked Saint Monica to be my Confirmation saint, I would’ve said it was because her name is similar to mine.
Read MoreSaint Catherine, like our dear, sweet Mamma Mary, was born and died a virgin. Also, like our Mamma Mary, a prediction of pain and suffering was made to her
Read MoreSt. Gianna Beretta Molla- The Original Supermom
Read MoreFor having attended a Franciscan high school and college, I knew relatively little about Saint Clare.
Read MoreWhen St. Dorothea was on her way to her death, a roman lawyer named Theophilus is said to have said to her, “Send me some fruits from your bridegroom’s garden!”
Read More“It is true. I stand at the door of your heart, day and night.
Read More“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,
Read MoreI can’t think of the mystery of the Coronation without thinking of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Read MoreAs I’ve mentioned before, it’s harder to reflect on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary if you’re just using Scripture because it’s not spelled out in the Bible.
Read MoreI always feel like the Holy Spirit helps me whenever I write. After all, if it gave the Apostles the power to speak many different languages, it ought to help those who use the gift of writing for the Glory of God.
Read MoreOne of my new favorite movies is a romantic comedy called (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.
Read MoreBack when I was in college, I wrote a short play that centered on a handful of the Apostles in the Upper Room with Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mark the Evangelist.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid in Catholic school, I learned all the Mysteries of the Rosary and what days to pray them, but I didn’t pray the Rosary everyday.
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