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In John the Baptist, a Lesson for Us All

"Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John" (Lk 1:13). June 24 is the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Two Hearts, Side by Side

There's a good reason why the Feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 12) and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 13) are celebrated next to each other.

An Ordination Weekend to remember!

Marian vocations are thriving! On Ordination Weekend, May 8 and 9, 2026, at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, we welcomed three new Deacons and one new Priest for the Marian Congregation.

Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church

Mary is the Mother of the Church, of all the members of the Body of Christ — and she is mighty to help us. We honor her on the Monday after Pentecost, May 25. 

Pray the Fatima Prayers daily!

These prayers, one for each day of the week, are today a living embodiment of the message of hope and peace which Our Lady gave the world at Fatima.

May, Month of Mothers and the Mother of Mercy

It’s so fitting that May is the month of Mother’s Day, celebrated this year on May 10. Every good mother is a good mother insofar as she is a shadow, an imitation of Our Lady, Mother of God, Mother of Mercy, and Mother of All the Living.

Mary, Mother of Mercy

It's May, the month traditionally devoted to Our Lady. And Fr. Angelo Casimiro, MIC shares his conversion story and the role Mary — and Divine Mercy — played in it.

Go to the Grotto: Mater Dei football

“You go to the Grotto, you pray as a team. And, win or lose, it's just about the family.” Meet the Monarchs of Mater Dei High School.

A super saint: St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church

Saint Catherine of Siena, whose feast we celebrate on April 29, is a super saint. Not only was she a stigmatist, theologian, philosopher, mystic, and helper to the poor and suffering, but she was also a highly esteemed political ambassador utilized by popes!

To Mary, through St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

The passion and zeal of the patron saint of preachers, St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (feast day: April 28) lit a fire in a young Karol Wojtyia, the future Pope St. John Paul II.

Hope and St. Gianna Molla

Let us honor St. Gianna Molla (feast day: Apr. 28) and follow her example of trusting our whole life to the will of God. Father Matt Lamoureux shares her inspiring story.

The ‘Father of Scholasticism’: St. Anselm of Canterbury

Hailed as the “Augustine of the Middle Ages” and the “Father of Scholasticism,” St. Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (feast day, April 21) is considered the foremost theologian of his age. He is famous for saying, “For I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand.”

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