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Featured on CatholicMom.com Last Mother’s Day we went to the 10:00 a.m. Mass at St. Jude’s in Allen, TX, with my son Andrew and his family. We arrived early while the choir was practicing and sat in the third row behind their two reserved rows. Andrew prepared his French horn and joined the music...
What is your Galilee moment? – #SharingYOURFaithStory What is your Galilee moment when that blazing light of God’s #grace touched you? New Evangelizers: Fruits of the Season – Step back and see the fruits of the Spirit emerging in your family and you Friars Corner: We bring Jesus our love instead of gold, frankincense and...
The Holy Father's universal prayer intention for December is that all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving. His intention for evangelization is that families, especially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope. Pope thanks families for witnessing to truth, goodness and...
Update: Syria, Iraq and Venezuela in the Pope's prayers Vatican City, 1 March 2015 (VIS) – Following today's Angelus prayer the Pope made an appeal regarding “the dramatic situation in Syria and Iraq, involving violence, abduction and abuse of Christians and other groups. I wish to assure those involved in these situations that we have...
At the Catholic Men’s Conference in Boston in 2010, Andy LaVallee met Jim Caviezel, not knowing he portrayed Jesus in The Passion of Christ. Jim dared Andy to go with him to Medjugorje, an obscure, poor village in Croatia. For more than thirty years, it has been alleged that the Virgin Mary has been appearing...
Universal: That prisoners, especially the young, may be able to rebuild lives of dignity. Evangelization: That married people who are separated may find welcome and support in the Christian community. “The family is experiencing a profound cultural crisis,” which is “particularly serious because the family is the fundamental cell of society, where we learn to...