On May 13th, 1917, hope for the heavily Catholic country of Portugal, held under Freemason authority, made herself known with a flash of lightning. Our Lady appeared to three ... Read more

Most of Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort’s intense ministry and fiery preaching revolved around two essential practices: frequent, if not daily, reception of Holy Communion, and total, radical ... Read more

Today we celebrate Our Lady of Montserrat, a mysterious statue hidden away in Catalonia, Spain, for nearly 200 years. “La Jerosolimitana”, or “the native of Jerusalem”, as she was ... Read more

One of the most exciting – and daunting – tasks we can undertake is starting somewhere new. Our settled routine can be very alluring when God calls us out ... Read more

On the feast of the Annunciation, we find the original home of the noon Angelus prayer. This worldwide daily prayer commemorates the moment the young, betrothed Mary gave her ... Read more

What can we learn from this silent witness, one so humble and in the background that Scripture mentions Joseph less than ten times? Father Matthew Spencer, an Oblate of ... Read more

One of the most famous sculptures of the Blessed Virgin Mary is humbly tucked into a corner chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Commonly crowded with pilgrims, the ... Read more

On the morning of February 11th, 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, her sister, and a neighbor ventured out into the mountainous landscape of Lourdes to gather firewood. Two powerful gusts of ... Read more