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Infographic: What NOT to do in a Confession

How you go to Confession says a lot about how much you love God. Do you just go through the motions, or is there an authentic repentance and a desire…

Infographic: What NOT to do in a Confession

How many steps to correctly wash your soul?

Dear Beginner, Have you ever seen those signs in public restrooms that teach you how to wash your hands? Recently I saw one that had TWELVE steps to correctly sanitize your…

How many steps to correctly wash your soul?

New Normal is NOT Normal

Dear Beginner, Do you remember when you first heard the phrase "social distancing"? At first you were confused about what it could mean, and the next day you were using it…

New Normal is NOT Normal

Penance in the Name of Beauty

Common penances suffered in the name of Beauty: Putting uncomfortable contraptions on your feet until blisters are formed; strict and constant fasting; ripping hairs out constantly and burning them off with painful lasers; piercing…

Penance in the Name of Beauty

Invoke the Holy Spirit with this prayer

Dear Beginner, As the month of May comes to an end and we prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit, I thought you might like this short yet powerful prayer…

Invoke the Holy Spirit with this prayer

Learn to be Imposing

I constantly had to rescue one of my friends in high school from being cruelly teased by some of the guys. She could spend hours saying, “Shut up! Stop it!”…

Learn to be Imposing

Fr. Henry: Always attentive to God's action in his life

Dear Beginner, "What do you think the Lord is trying to say with this?" A typical phrase coming from the mouth of Fr. Henry Kowalczyk, the first Servant Priest of the…

Fr. Henry: Always attentive to God's action in his life

Back to Basics

The other day I had a conversation with a few thirteen-year-old girls about homosexuality and the teaching of the Church. Although they were all raised in good Catholic families, some…

Back to Basics

Holy Week... at Home

Dear Beginner, How's lock down coming along? Have you managed to find the good in all this time at home yet? Try to see it as a break that the Lord…

Holy Week... at Home

Holy Week approaches: Look at the Cross

Dear Beginner, Have you ever written a letter of condolence to someone? You write something, then cross it out and start over... thinking and re-thinking what to say... I feel like…

Holy Week approaches: Look at the Cross

Practical Guide on Money

We Christians could memorize four maxims that have to do with money: Store up treasures in Heaven, not on earth; Money is only a means to reach an end, which is holiness; We…

Practical Guide on Money

3rd week of Lent: "Jesus, I trust in You"

Dear Beginner, "Jesus, I trust in You" is my prayer at this time. A constant reassurance that, despite all that is happening, the Lord doesn't let anything escape from His hands.…

3rd week of Lent: "Jesus, I trust in You"

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THE HOME OF THE MOTHER YOUTH | MISSION 3

"May the tender love
that you feel for the Mother of God
urge you to radiate
the Christian virtues
in the world around you."

- St. John Paul II to
the Home of the Mother Youth
August 28, 1985