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Chronicles of the Irish Martyrs: John Trevers Part II

John Trevers, a native of Dublin, was a priest in the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine and a Doctor of Theology. He had recently anonymously written a book…
Chronicles of the Irish Martyrs: John Trevers Part II

Chronicles of the Irish Martyrs: John Trevers Part I

“The moment of my death is now close at hand, which will surely open for me the door to eternal life. Hence it behoves me not to use any ambiguous…
Chronicles of the Irish Martyrs: John Trevers Part I

Jesus, May I Always Do What You Want

The alarm goes off at 7:30 am, and another day begins. The Lord permits us to live another day and we need to truly make the most of it. It's…
Jesus, May I Always Do What You Want

These are the Iraqi Christians

During one of the Sunday meetings that we have in the Home, in place of the usual weekly formation talk that Fr. Felix gives, we had the privilege of having…
These are the Iraqi Christians

Chiara Luce: Love all, love always, love first

Have you ever wondered what the meaning of suffering is? Why does God, who is infinite goodness, allow suffering? It is a great mystery. In fact, suffering was not in…
Chiara Luce: Love all, love always, love first

Carlo Acutis: Is it possible to become a saint nowadays?

We often hear about the saints from the medieval times, as if being a saint were something of the past or an unreachable goal nowadays. Is this true? Well of…
Carlo Acutis: Is it possible to become a saint nowadays?

St. Damien and Fr. Henry: Heroes in times of epidemic

I recently read the book The Apostle of the Lepers: the Life of Saint Damien of Molokai, by Wilhelm Hünermann, and Father Henry came to my mind when I saw…
St. Damien and Fr. Henry: Heroes in times of epidemic

Holiness is for everyone: Emilia "the Basket Weaver"

All people—no matter what their race, education or condition—are called to holiness. We were born to be saints, to give full meaning to our life and rejoice in Heaven with…
Holiness is for everyone: Emilia "the Basket Weaver"

Are you ready?

We live in a complicated, almost unreal situation that truly makes us reflect upon our life. All of us have experienced death’s near presence. People we love, who had no…
Are you ready?

Together, we’ll get there faster

Friendship - someone's chosen family - is one of the most emblematic characteristics of youth. What would you be like without friends? Who would you vent to, talk to, etc.?
 Very…
Together, we’ll get there faster

Bl. Laura Vicuña: "Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Mary!"

Preadolescence and adolescence… the youth are so broken nowadays, and they value what destroys us instead of exalting what gives us life: God. Who says living close to God is…
Bl. Laura Vicuña: "Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Mary!"

For Life: Chiara Corbella

  There are times when fear unintentinally overwhelms and paralyzes us, and the option we resort to is the one that is most pleasant, easy and convenient, without even thinking about…
For Life: Chiara Corbella

The Martyrs of La Florida

"Florida which has been bedewed in the East and in the West, in the North and in the South with the purest blood of the Martyrs!" -Bishop Augustin Verot, Florida's first…
The Martyrs of La Florida

John Henry Newman: From the Shadows to the Light of Truth

 On October 13, 2019 Blessed John Henry Newman will be canonized. He is the first English saint to be canonized in the 21st century.  Newman (1801-1890) was a theologian, convert, poet,…
John Henry Newman: From the Shadows to the Light of Truth

Soldier of Christ- Martin de Tours

The purpose of the countless testimonies of saints that imitated Christ, the best model we have, is to be the beacons guiding our navigation through the troubled waters of life.…
Soldier of Christ- Martin de Tours

From Actress to Sister

Sr. Clare was born on November 14, 1982 in Derry, Northern Ireland. She entered the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother on August 11, 2001, at the age…
From Actress to Sister

Soldier of Christ


Cotija, Monday, February 6, 1928.My dear mother: 
I was taken prisoner in combat today. I believe that I am going to die very shortly, but it does not matter, Mamá.…
Soldier of Christ

The Joy of the Fight

What a great example of a strong, young girl who fought valiantly to perfect her character to be able to always give her joyful “yes” to God. Sometimes a picture can…
The Joy of the Fight

More than Meets the Eye

This story seems to come straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. It is not every day that you see a murderer held up as a good example. And even…
More than Meets the Eye

Teresa Quevedo

Venerable Teresa Quevedo was born on a Holy Saturday, April 14th, 1930, in Madrid Spain. The Quevedo family was a prominent wealthy family. Her dad was a well-known physician in…
Teresa Quevedo

Code of Amiability

This is Teresa Quevedo's "Code of Amiability" found on the back of a picture of Our Lady with the Child Jesus in her arms. The virtue of amiability results from the…
Code of Amiability

No pain, no gain

Talk about a rough start in life: though born to a noble family before the turn of the century in Imperial Russia, Anna Abrikosova’s mother died while giving birth to…
No pain, no gain
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

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