Families frequently grapple with their children losing the Faith. Bob Wiesner shares the stories of 3 sinners who became stunning saints-so don't lose hope!
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Love and Virtue
“Love, and do what you will.” St. Augustine of Hippo There are many virtues that we might name: honesty, modesty, magnanimity, prudence, and temperance, for example. Suppose that we were ...
Read More »Children: The Consolation of God
Certain things in life seem common to all men. The physical things are the most obvious: we all need to eat and to sleep, and we all need shelter. But ...
Read More »‘Saved by the Book’: How Sinners Became Saints through Spiritual Reading
by Lorraine Espenhain | Many saints, because of spiritual reading, were induced to forsake the world and give themselves completely over to God.
Read More »On the Mission of Motherhood
We have collected a set of books by, for, and about the holy mission of mothers. Like a beautiful bouquet of fragrant flowers, we have gathered them all here. The ...
Read More »Praying to Angels and Angelic Intercession
We know that angels pray to God for us; such as the “angel of the Lord” praying to God for the inhabitants of Jerusalem and other cities of Judah (Zech 1:12).
Read More »World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The source of every perfect gift is God who is Love – Deus caritas est: “Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him” (1 Jn 4:16). Sacred ...
Read More »Once Upon a Time
When I was perhaps eleven or twelve years old, I happened upon a piece of music called Once Upon a Time. It was from a Broadway play that I had ...
Read More »The Secret To Happiness: A Mother’s Letter
Do you know what an aspiration is? An aspiration is a strong desire to do something, be something, or possess something. People have many different aspirations. Some aspire to be musicians, doctors, or librarians. Some aspire to go to college, while others aspire to go right into the workforce. Some aspire to be priests or religious brothers or sisters, while others aspire to be good husbands and wives. There are as many aspirations as there are people in the world.
Read More »Pope Francis on Preparing the Soil
by Pope Francis | Children are not capable of accepting the faith by a free act, nor are they yet able to profess that faith on their own; therefore the faith is professed by their parents and godparents in their name. Since faith is a reality lived within the community of the Church
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