NOTE: This pastoral letter (Acta Ecclesiae Mediolanensis, t. 2, Lugduni, 1683, 916-917) was taken from a reading in iBreviary, also available as an app. Beloved, now is the acceptable time spoken of by the Spirit, the day of salvation, peace and reconciliation: the great season of Advent. This is the time eagerly awaited by the...Continue reading→

This year we made November a special month of thanksgiving, thanking God for all those who have gone before us and who have impacted our lives, celebrating All Saints and All Souls Day. Then we thanked God for the many the living who, in quiet or profound ways, have accompanied, shaped, and helped us grow....Continue reading→

November should be a month and season of thanksgiving that culminates on Thanksgiving Day. We are grateful to God for those saints and sinners who are now with our Lord and who have enriched our lives. We wouldn’t be here without them. We also should be grateful to God for the various family, friends, fellow...Continue reading→

Advent is a season of anticipation, a sacred time when we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ at Christmas. As the world around us rushes into materialistic pursuits, the Church invites us to slow down, reflect, and enter into a time of waiting and preparation. Through prayer, reflection, and acts of kindness, Advent...Continue reading→

St. Padre Pio, the humble Capuchin friar, captured the hearts of millions through his extraordinary spiritual gifts and unwavering devotion to Christ. Known for his deep love for God and compassionate intercessions, Padre Pio’s life was one of surrender to the Holy Spirit, allowing this divine presence to guide him through both joy and suffering....Continue reading→

On Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, became a radiant center of faith and unity as Father Francis “Rocky” Hoffman and Archbishop Bernard Hebda led the Family Rosary Across America. This powerful event brought people together to pray for the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary on the feast...Continue reading→

As the Month of the Rosary continues, I invite you to come with your prayers and intentions again this week to the Family Rosary Across America LIVE broadcast! This week, we will focus our prayers on The Family. Bring your requests to our global prayer community, whether they are for family harmony, members that are...Continue reading→

Sacred Covenant Signs God not only uses praise and Scripture to reveal himself and his plan, he calls us to worship him with sacrifice (as we saw last week) and links our worship sacrifices to sacred covenant signs. These signs unite the individual to God and to his holy people—his family—just as a wedding ring...Continue reading→

October is the Month of the Rosary, so we invite you to bring your prayers and intentions to pray with us during this very special month. For each of the next four weeks, the Family Rosary Across America LIVE broadcast will focus on a different topic that is important to our families, our country, and the...Continue reading→

Prayer is a common way to worship God, where we invoke his help, ask for our needs, beseech him with supplications, and intercede for others. We see it first when Noah called down a blessing from God on his son Shem: “He also said, ‘Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem’” (Genesis 9:26). Moses...Continue reading→