"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5: 5). Jesus spoke this familiar verse on a hill near the city of Capernaum. It's a…
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the Basilica of Sant'Agostino on Thursday to pray at the tomb of Santa Monica. During your visit to ...
First Reading From the book of the prophet Jeremiah Jer 20,7-9 You seduced me, Lord, and I let myself be seduced; you did violence to me and you ...
It is our body. We have many enemies to the detriment of our soul; the devil who is all ingenuity against us, tries, with every deception, to ...
(25 October 1792 - 29 August 1879) The story of Saint Jeanne Jugan Born in the north of France during the French Revolution, a time when ...
Jesus turned and said to Peter: “Stay behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You're not thinking like God does, but how ...
Not wanting to wake my husband, I tiptoed to bed in the dark. Unbeknownst to me, our standard 84-pound poodle had ...
As part of an effort to remember and pray for persecuted Christians, several churches in the diocese of Malaga, Spain, are showing a chalice that ...
The Christian in the church. He considers how the church is compared to a vineyard or a garden; every Christian must be like a flower that ...
The story of John the Baptist's martyrdom The drunken oath of a king with a superficial sense of honor, a seductive dance and a hateful heart ...
The girl hurried back to the king's presence and made his request: "I want you to give me the ...
For those of us who have read Luke or Acts for the first time, or perhaps the fifth time, we may have noticed that some ...
Saint Augustine was born in Africa in Tagaste, in Numidia - currently Souk-Ahras in Algeria - on 13 November 354 from a family of small landowners.…
In an interview on Thursday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, spoke of uncovering a financial scandal, saying that the hidden scandal increases and…
The youth of Augustine. Science and ingenuity were worth nothing without humility: proud of himself and of his laurels, he fell into such ...
(November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) History of Saint Augustine A Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41: many people…
“'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he replied: 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you' ". Matthew 25: 11b-12 It would be a frightening experience and what ...
"Give us today our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11). Prayer is perhaps the most powerful weapon that God has given us to wield on ...
Members of the public will be able to attend Pope Francis' general audiences again from September 2 after an absence of nearly six months due to the…
Tagaste, 331 - Ostia, 27 August 387 He was born into a deeply Christian family with good economic conditions. He was allowed to study and ...
The intemperance. When you think of an Adam who, by a pommel, got lost in fatal disobedience, to an Esau who, for a few lentils, ...
(c. 330 – 387) The Story of Santa Monica The circumstances of Santa Monica's life could have made her a troublesome wife, a bitter daughter-in-law…
“Stay awake! Because you don't know what day your Lord will come “. Matthew 24:42 What if today were that day ?! What if I knew ...
Have you ever wondered what heaven will be like? Although Scripture does not give us many details about what our daily life will be like (or even ...
Pope Francis called an Italian cardinal on his way to Lourdes on a pilgrimage on Monday to ask for his prayers at the shrine for himself and "why…
From faith comes hope. God enlightens us with faith to the knowledge of his goodness and of his promises, that we may be exalted with…
We keep our ears closed to evil. We abuse all of God's gifts. We complain about Him if He denies us sanity, and if ...
(September 11, 1556 – August 25, 1648) History of San Giuseppe Calasanzio Dall'Aragona, where he was born in 1556, in Rome, where he died 92 years later, the…
Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of bones ...
Find Bible verses for the month of September to read and write every day during the month. This month's theme for quotes ...
Christians are called to share their experience of God's beauty, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. People…
They are the windows to the soul. Think of God's goodness in giving you the sight with which you can escape from a hundred dangers, and with which you are ...
(April 25, 1214 – August 25, 1270) The story of Saint Louis of France Upon his coronation as King of France, Louis IX undertook…
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. Clean the outside of the cup and plate, but inside they are filled with looting and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, clean up ...
BABY JESUS (further on you will find a collection of prayers) The main apostles of devotion to the Child Jesus were: St. Francis of Assisi, creator of the crib, St. Anthony of ...
Throughout history, God has sought to build strong relationships with his people. Long before he sent his Son to earth, God began ...
Christian charity is more than mere philanthropy, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on Sunday. Speaking from a window overlooking…
Its ease. Whoever does not sin with the tongue is perfect, says St. James (I, 5). Every time I talked to men, I always became a man again ...
(n. XNUMXst century) The story of St. Bartholomew In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael,…
Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him and said of him: “Here is a true son of Israel. There is no duplicity in him. "Nathanael ...
Most benign angel, my guardian, tutor and teacher, my guide and defense, my very wise advisor and most faithful friend, I have been recommended to you, for the ...
If you think you're a priest, and you really aren't, you have a problem. So do many other people. The baptisms you performed are…
Immediately the boy's father exclaimed: “I believe; help me overcome my disbelief! "- Mark 9:24 This cry came from a man who had ...
Lima, Peru, 1586 - August 24, 1617 He was born in Lima on April 20, 1586, the tithing of thirteen children. Her first name was Isabella. ...
Always illicit. The worldly, and sometimes even the faithful, allow themselves the lie as a trivial matter, to avoid some evil, to save a ...
(April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617) History of Saint Rose of Lima The first canonized saint of the New World has a characteristic…
Then he strictly ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. Matthew 16:20 This sentence in today's Gospel comes immediately ...
It was given to us to pray. Not only the heart and the spirit must adore God, also the body must join to give glory to him ...
PRAYER TO MARY QUEEN O Mother of my God and my Lady Mary, I present myself to You who are the Queen of Heaven and of ...
Pope Francis made an unexpected phone call this week to a bishop in northern Mozambique where militants linked to the Islamic State have taken the…