Encountering the Vicar of Christ | Reflections from Rome 2025
NOTE: This article was originally written by Max Rettler of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and published on The Rome Experience on June 12, 2025. When we woke up on June 11, we knew we had special seats for the papal audience, but as Fr. Eric Sternberg showed our ticket to the Italian police, Swiss guards,...Continue reading→
Corpus Christi: Celebrating the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
In the 13th Century a Norbertine nun named Juliana had a recurring dream in which a full moon appeared with a dark line on it. In time Jesus explained to her that the moon represented the Church with its liturgical calendar and the line represented a feast that was missing in the Church’s annual celebrations. ...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 46: No Pope Did This Before
What’s the first thing you’d do if you were elected pope? It would be a big responsibility! But if I were smart, I’d pray for God’s guidance! And then, only after that, get some gelato nearby. When Pope Leo XIII became pope, he did something that no pope had ever done before. In 1878, Pope...Continue reading→
FROM ROME: Pope Leo on Miracle at Bethesda
On Wednesday, June 18th, Pope Leo XIV delivered a stirring general audience that centered on the Gospel account of Jesus healing the paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda, as found in John’s Gospel, Chapter 5. John Morales and Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha explored the pope’s message in depth, unpacking its powerful implications for a weary...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 45: He Set the Record
Saint John Paul II went on over 100 trips, visited 129 countries, and traveled over 700,000 miles. He set the record for the most travel a pope has ever done! What gave Saint John Paul II the energy for this? It all started with his father’s example at home. His father, Karol Wojtyła Sr., was...Continue reading→
Pope Leo XIV’s Simple Message to the World: “God Loves You”
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, was more than just the site of a baseball game this past weekend. Saturday, June 14th, it became a sacred space for a message of hope. During a special event honoring his South Side roots, Pope Leo XIV spoke via video from the Vatican, delivering a brief...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 44: St. Padre Pio Prayed This Daily
If St. Padre Pio gave you advice, would you take it? If you were smart, you would! Padre Pio was an exceptionally holy man. A Capuchin friar in Italy during the 20th-century, Padre Pio had the stigmata (the wounds of Jesus), was known for bilocation (appearing in two places at once), and sometimes ‘read’ people’s...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 43: Sew This on Your Clothing
Have you ever wondered why people are proud of their flags? A flag is physically just a piece of cloth. But it represents something profound: your country. Flags represent something we belong to, owe a debt of gratitude to, and – in the case of heroic soldiers – will even die for. This is exactly...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Today we are celebrating a great mystery—the Most Holy Trinity. God is one and God is three. Tradition has it that St. Patrick tried to explain this mystery to people by showing them a shamrock, also known as a three-leaf clover. There they could see one clover that was also three. However, such attempts to...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 42: What Can Heal a Wounded Church?
If the Church was splitting apart, what would be the answer? Unfortunately this was reality for people living in the 1600s. The Protestant Reformation had fractured the Christian world. Where there had been one, unified faith in communion with the Pope, there were now dozens of competing doctrines, faiths, and heresies. There were even wars...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 41: How This Lawyer Got to Heaven
What happens when a brilliant man gives his heart to Jesus? In 18th-century Italy, a young man named Alphonsus Liguori had everything going for him. He earned a law degree at age 16, had a promising career, and was widely admired for his sharp mind. But deep down, Alphonsus knew God was calling him to...Continue reading→
Rosary Novena Day 40: Why Didn’t Jesus Tell Us Sooner?
If you have good news, when do you tell it? As soon as possible! Which might make you wonder, why did Jesus wait until the 1670s to reveal His Sacred Heart? There are two things to remember: God’s timing is perfect and God speaks to human beings in their history and culture. What do I...Continue reading→
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