• “You can be anything you put your mind to.” That’s what our society has been telling our kids for quite some time. In the words of Nike 3:16, “Just do it.” You can be a doctor, a lawyer, or an astronaut. Yes! The future is limitless! You can play in the NBA. Wait, that’s great if I’m […]

  • “May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.” – St. Padre Pio

  • It’s one thing to say the Bible is the living, breathing word of God.  It’s another thing to believe it. It is far easier to regard it as an old-timey book filled with outdated rules and references to old-fashioned customs and places that no longer exist. It’s comforting to stand at a distance from the […]

  • “The Holy Family is the beginning of countless other holy families!” -St. Pope John Paul II

  • “Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” – St. Francis De Sales

  • I’d heard it time and time again. “Jesus would have died just for you.” I’ve always accepted it as true, because after all, who wouldn’t want to believe it? But on one particular day, it hit different, suddenly seeming more far-fetched than ever. It felt more like a feel-good trope some hippie made up than […]

  • “You are not alone, my child, and you must not be sad. I will be with you always, and my Immaculate Heart will be your comfort and the way which will lead you to God.” —Our Lady of Fatima, June 13, 1917

  • My friend Adam makes maple syrup. Well, technically maple trees provide the gallons and gallons of sap that he and his family can transform into syrup.  At the beginning of the season, the first step is to tap the trees. Adam looks at each tree that was previously tapped, considers how much it produced last […]

  • “Each of us can discover in Joseph — the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet, and hidden presence — an intercessor, a support, and a guide in times of trouble. St. Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation. A […]

  • “I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My Mercy.” – Our Lord to St. Faustina Kowalska, Diary Entry #687