Have you ever found money you forgot about in your pocket? It feels like a free gift – from yourself to… yourself! We all love receiving gifts. But sometimes the greatest gifts are things we take for granted. It’s only when we come close to losing them, that we remember they are gifts. Our family, […]Read more

Do you know who St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is? By now, she should be a close personal friend! We’ve traveled with her for almost two months, learning about her childhood, her struggles with family, pursuit of her vocation, and ultimately the visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. After learning about her whole life, what […]Read more

Is God active in our world today? Is He influencing our world’s events? Sometimes it can be tempting to believe that God isn’t active in our world today – that God only influenced world events thousands of years ago. But that isn’t true! God is constantly engaged in our world. Often God’s influence appears through […]Read more

Can you earn love? If you have to earn it, it isn’t love! Can you imagine a parent looking at their child and saying, “I’m not going to love you until you obey me.” How terrible would that be? Most children would not get any love until they were 7 or 8 years old! It’s […]Read more

If someone offered you a few hours of ‘free time,’ would you take it? I know I would! But we have to be careful about always seeking ‘free time.’ What matters is how we use our time, not just whether it is “free” or not!   What is “free time”? It’s time where no one is […]Read more

What is more valuable than jewels? I once heard a story about a woman who had everything money could buy – a nice car, necklaces, jewels – the whole deal! Someone complimented her on her success. She responded that her husband had bought all of this for her. Then she said something remarkable: “My husband […]Read more

Have you noticed that life has gotten faster? Instead of reading newspapers, we watch short videos on social media. Instead of writing letters, we text each other short sentences. It seems as if all of life is getting louder and faster. It can be exhausting! Our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can help […]Read more

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 […]Read more

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 […]Read more

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 […]Read more