It is said that there were more martyrs in the 20th century than in all centuries of Christian history combined. Here are two of them, on their feast day, both Marian priests.
On a Corpus Christi Sunday several years ago, the Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC, declared, "God once in awhile gives a sign, and man did He give a sign!"
"A full-grown black bear was looking back at us. He was standing under a tree a mere 30 feet away," Novice Josh recalled, thinking, "Oh, this is not good."
Check here for updates from the 18th annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics, & Spirituality Conference, taking place June 7-8 at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.
"There was something special, something like coming home, in visiting the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan, and the Dead Sea in the Holy Land," says Chris Sparks in the third article on his recent pilgrimage.
“Would you mind doing a little job tomorrow?" Fr. Jim asked Novice Josh. Little did he know, the task would have a profound impact.
Our country is home to some truly beautiful shrines, churches, and places of prayer specially dedicated to Our Lady. And yet we shouldn’t let this spiritual wealth continue to go unexplored, unvisited.
There's a good reason why the Feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 16) and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 17) are celebrated next to each other.
Daily exercise becomes a lesson in perseverance for Novice Josh and his running mate.
"I have seen the cave of Elijah," Chris Sparks recalls. "Its value is in what happened there, and who visited — the prophet, yes, but more importantly, God."
Please pray for the success of the much-delayed and long-anticipated fifth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM5), to be held in Apia, Samoa, May 20-26. The theme is: "Divine Mercy: The Ocean of Love that Envelops the Whole World."
Novice Josh discovers that, when fellow members of the community joke around with each other, "It adds to my happiness."
