Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
Be who YOU are!
Be who YOU are!
By Troy Kroening
You were made to be loved and to love in return. Indeed, all of the cosmos were made from love.
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PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
By Juan Trujillo
Step by step, belonging and participating in the Church, I have known about Saints, their lives and how they imitated Christ. Father Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint John Bosco and Saint Philip Neri had something in common, they promoted prayer groups.
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A Church of Martyrs
A Church of Martyrs
By Nancy Marie Murray
Easter was recently celebrated with great joy and beauty. As we celebrate the Good News of the Resurrection, new Catholics are baptized and welcomed into the Church family, children receive their First Holy Communion, and teens are confirmed. Churches are filled to capacity for all these celebrations.
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Truth finds man, since man cannot, by himself, find the Truth.
Truth finds man, since man cannot, by himself, find the Truth.
By Kim-Thérèse Lee
I have often questioned why there are so many people of different faiths and none. So many arguments caused over who is ‘right’ and in the name of religion. But as I watched a film on St. Augustine of Hippo called, ‘Restless Heart’, I found my long sought answer in the words Bishop Ambrose said to St. Augustine. It is the Truth that finds man, not man the Truth.
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Do we see Jesus?
Do we see Jesus?
By Troy Kroening
Of course, there are many ways for us to see Jesus. We can see Jesus in others, much like St. Mother Teresa. We can see Jesus in the sacraments, most notably in His real presence in the Eucharist.
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The Louisville Cheeseburger
The Louisville Cheeseburger
By Joseph A. Daczko
Happy birthday to me. It’s Friday night, my birthday, and I’m alone in Louisville, Kentucky because of work commitments. The decision that lays before me is where to go for dinner. I’m not a big fan of sitting by myself at a restaurant and being waited on. So, I decide to walk to a cheeseburger place, called “Smashburger” just around the corner from my hotel.
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New Men's Group: ‘Jerks for Jesus'
New Men's Group: ‘Jerks for Jesus'
By Bill Dunn
Recently, I attended a men’s weekend retreat, and during one of the presentations the speaker said, “Before his conversion, St. Paul, known then as Saul of Tarsus, persecuted Christians relentlessly, even to the point of having some believers sentenced to death. He was a real jerk.”
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Saint Marie of the Incarnation---the "Mother of the Catholic Church in Canada"
Saint Marie of the Incarnation---the "Mother of the Catholic Church in Canada"
By Larry Peterson
Marie Guyart was born on October 28, 1599, in Tours, France. By the time Marie was fourteen, she had already asked her parents if she could enter the convent. In her book, The Jesuit Relation, written in 1654, she wrote that she had experienced a visit from Jesus when she was seven years old.
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St. Conrad of Parzham: He served Our Lady for over 40 years as a porter: His permanent "pension" was Sainthood
St. Conrad of Parzham: He served Our Lady for over 40 years as a porter: His permanent "pension" was Sainthood
By Larry Peterson
He was born on a farm in a town called Parzham in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The date was December 22, 1818. His parents, George and Gertrude Birndorfer, were devout Catholics, and they named their new baby Johann Evangelist. Johann was the second youngest of twelve children, five of whom had died in infancy.
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St. Agnes of Montepulciano---St. Catherine of Siena called her, "Our Mother, the Glorious Agnes."
St. Agnes of Montepulciano---St. Catherine of Siena called her, "Our Mother, the Glorious Agnes."
By Larry Peterson
The Dominican Order has five women who are canonized saints. The two best known are St. Catherine of Siena, the stigmatist and a Doctor of the Church, and St. Rose of Lima, the first woman canonized a saint from the Americas. The other three are St. Margaret of Hungary who became Empress of the Byzantine Empire, St. Catherine de Ricci, the stigmatist, and lastly, St. Agnes of Montepulciano.
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Blessed Angela Ginard Marti----She revealed herself to save another
Blessed Angela Ginard Marti----She revealed herself to save another
By Larry Peterson
It was April 14, 1905, when Angela Ginard Marti knelt at the altar rail. Dressed all in white with hands palm to palm, she raised her head and extended her tongue to receive her First Holy Communion. It was a transformational moment for the youngster. As she brought Jesus into her heart, she knew that God was calling her to the religious life.
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Blessed Wladyslaw Findysz—He died "In Odium Fidei"; the first person martyred under Communist rule in Poland
Blessed Wladyslaw Findysz—He died "In Odium Fidei"; the first person martyred under Communist rule in Poland
By Larry Peterson
Wladyslaw Findysz was born on December 13, 1907, in Krosno, which is located in southwestern Poland. His mom and dad, devout Catholics, followed the tradition and had their new baby boy baptized the very next day at their parish church, Holy Trinity.
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Reflecting on the Death of Jesus
Reflecting on the Death of Jesus
By E.M. McCarthy
The Stations of the Cross are a deeply prayerful devotion. Pilgrims meditated on the path that Jesus walked as early as 335 AD. Praying The Way of the Cross creates an everlasting bond between those who read them and JesusContemplating events such as Pilate's unfair show trial give us a new understanding of how we blaspheme God when we choose our sins over Him, the Author of Life.
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The Final Test
The Final Test
By Linda Kracht
This Good Friday we will hear Jesus cry out “My God, My God; why have you abandoned me?” He isn’t crying out against the unjust accusations or the horrible scourging or the fatal injuries suffered at the cruel hands of the Romans or the Jewish people as he walked to Calvary. Rather, He is agonized by feeling disconnected from God - his Heavenly Father.
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The Crisis of Our Age: The Loss of the Interior of Our Lives
The Crisis of Our Age: The Loss of the Interior of Our Lives
By BJ Gonzalvo
It is hard to believe that this quote is from the year 1078 when Saint Anselm wrote it in his Proslogion (in English, it translates: “Discourse on the Existence of God”):
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Pope St. John Paul II's Great Love for Medjugorje
Pope St. John Paul II's Great Love for Medjugorje
By Janet Moore
Pope St. John Paul II had a great love for Mejdugorje. To illustrate this, I wanted to share the amazing firsthand account of a meeting he had with the reported visionary, Mirjana Soldo, in July 1987.
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Three More Weeks
Three More Weeks
By Elizabeth Thomas
Three more weeks of Lent, three more weeks of classes! Have our efforts done any good? In regards to classes, my heart hopes that what was taught over the 21 classes has been heard and has taken root into the spirits and hearts of those young people!
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