Mary's Smile at Lourdes While Our Blessed Mother doesn’t appear very much in the Bible, we have received the great gift of her presence here on earth many times. Through these apparitions we can…
Frustration Doesn’t Exist When things go wrong, we have to look for the causes for our uneasiness. We always look for external reasons, but the solution is much closer: it’s us. We have…
Young Men Martyred for Purity Dear Beginner, We have girl saints for chastity, but male saints? I recently heard the story of several young men who died for the faith, protecting their chastity against homosexual…
Virtues of Saint Joseph During this liturgical season of Christmas, while meditating on the mystery of Christ’s birth, we discover a person who has fulfilled his God-given task so well that he often remains…
"Mary, Greet me this Advent" Dear Beginner, How’s your Advent going? Can you tell that you’re in Advent? Recently I have been praying with the story of the Visitation, and I thought I’d share a…
4 Tips for a "Not Just Another Advent" Dear Beginner, First off, Happy New Year! That is, liturgical new year. We are now entering into the first part of the liturgical year: where the Church has us meditate…
Do what you have to do Sister Clare Crockett knew what was important in this life. Especially near the end of her life, she gave a lot of importance to fidelity. In a video addressed to one…
An Uncommon Virtue A while ago I made a dinner in my house and—to put it in moderate terms—I'm going to say that it went pretty badly. Food was served, no doubt, and…
Help to Empty Purgatory Dear Beginner, When I was about nine years old, I came across a prayer that "frees 1,000 souls from purgatory each time it is prayed." What a deal! I began to…
God or Nothing A little while ago, I saw the testimony of a priest who before his conversion wanted to be Nietzsche’s superman. I was impressed because it was the typical alcohol and…
Fashion Secrets This year I have discovered the secret to fashion. It is not only the secret of what you need to wear to be in fashion, it's also the most accurate…
Truth Complex Many Catholics suffer from what I would call a truth complex. They are embarrassed to say that the fullness of the Truth is in Jesus Christ. Some symptoms of this…
