Novice Josh recalls, "We were gathered in the upstairs novice classroom with Fr. Jim when he told us the big news. 'Mac is entering the Catholic Church on Monday.'"
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.”
A game of "peg solitaire" at Cracker Barrel proves a test of skill for the Marian novices and their master, reports Novice Josh.
Join us for the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy! Stories, photos, and updates all day.
Check in here for regular updates from the celebration of Divine Mercy Weekend at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, April 15 and 16.
"Father Kaz sat with us novices at a long table in Stockbridge," Novice Josh reports. "He had many stories about Divine Mercy to tell, and they were gripping."
"Behold! The Temple is raised anew / For all to worship with spirit true." Brother Stephen J., MIC, offers a poetic reflection for the Easter Season.
More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the annual Divine Mercy Sunday Weekend festivities on April 15-16. An international broadcast of the Marian Fathers’ celebration will air on the EWTN Global Catholic network beginning at 12 Noon EST on Sunday, April 16.
It's Tuesday of Holy Week, but also the feast day of an extraordinary Spanish bishop who wrote the main textbook used by institutions of higher education throughout the Middle Ages.
It’s Holy Week. Good Friday looms. And we’re caught in the same maelstrom of history we’ve been in for some time now, with huge headlines every single day, it seems. It’s a good time to remember how Jesus shows us the purpose of our life as Christians — not in worldly pursuit of power, revenge, or wealth, but in self-sacrificing love for God and neighbor.
Michelle has always known that God, Our Lady, and the Communion of Saints watch over her and her loved ones, but the discovery of the envelope was “an incredible gift” from “Mom or God or both” that reminded her that she is never alone.
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25, Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew an act of consecration of the Church and humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, especially for the cause of peace in Ukraine.
