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Some saints are remembered for miracles. Others for martyrdom. But the Augustinians set aside May 16 to honor something ...
06/02/2026

Some saints are remembered for miracles. Others for martyrdom. But the Augustinians set aside May 16 to honor something quieter: friendship. Sts. Alypius and Possidius walked with Augustine through conversion, controversy, and ministry. One was his childhood companion; the other, his biographer who stood at his deathbed. Their witness reminds us that holiness often grows in the company of faithful friends. 🤝

The Augustinian feast of Sts. Alypius and Possidius honors two friends who shaped St. Augustine's life and ministry.

Newark Archdiocese teaming with state. Cardinal sees need for greater support for adults struggling with op**te addictio...
06/02/2026

Newark Archdiocese teaming with state. Cardinal sees need for greater support for adults struggling with op**te addiction who often turn to a parish... ...

opioid addiction: Newark Archdiocese teaming with state. Cardinal sees need for greater support for adults struggling with op**te addiction who often turn...

When you feel too small for the holiness God asks of you, there's a prayer for that. St. Thérèse of Lisieux knew she cou...
06/02/2026

When you feel too small for the holiness God asks of you, there's a prayer for that. St. Thérèse of Lisieux knew she couldn't manufacture sanctity on her own — so she asked God to be her sanctity instead. Her Act of Oblation to Merciful Love is a complete surrender, not to divine justice, but to the waves of infinite tenderness waiting to overflow into our souls. 🕊️ This is the heart of her Little Way: accepting spiritual childhood rather than striving for heroic feats.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux's Act of Oblation to Merciful Love, written June 9, 1895. Full text and reflection on her prayer of total surrender to God's infinite tenderness.

At the end of the day, all we want to do is rest and sleep in peace. But anxiety about what might happen to us at night ...
06/02/2026

At the end of the day, all we want to do is rest and sleep in peace. But anxiety about what might happen to us at night can interfere with our sleep. ...

Evening prayer to protect yourself from evil during the night: At the end of the day, all we want to do is rest and sleep in peace. But anxiety about what...

It's official: season 4 of the series The Chosen is arriving in France at Easter. The eight episodes will be broadcast o...
06/02/2026

It's official: season 4 of the series The Chosen is arriving in France at Easter. The eight episodes will be broadcast on the C8 channel between March 30... ...

The Chosen discover the broadcast: It's official: season 4 of the series The Chosen is arriving in France at Easter. The eight episodes will be broadcast...

He studied every philosophy of his age—Stoic, Peripatetic, Pythagorean, Platonist—searching for truth. Then a conversati...
06/01/2026

He studied every philosophy of his age—Stoic, Peripatetic, Pythagorean, Platonist—searching for truth. Then a conversation with an elderly Christian by the sea changed everything. St. Justin Martyr kept wearing his philosopher's cloak after converting, not out of pride, but as a witness: Christianity was the true philosophy he'd been seeking all along. 🕊️ When asked to sacrifice to Roman gods, he refused with words that still echo: "No one in his right mind gives up piety for impiety."

St. Justin Martyr, the first great Christian apologist, defended the faith with reason and died by the sword in Rome around 165 AD.

Pope Leo XIV offered a simple but profound truth this Trinity Sunday: in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, "we are at ho...
06/01/2026

Pope Leo XIV offered a simple but profound truth this Trinity Sunday: in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, "we are at home." 🏠 The Trinity isn't an abstract puzzle—it's the ground of Christian love, the place where we belong. When God reveals Himself as a communion of persons, He's also showing us what human life is meant to become.

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Trinity at today's Angelus, saying the mystery helps us love everyone and everything.

Pope Leo XIV closed the Marian month of May with a beautiful image: an "unbroken chain of prayer for peace" stretching a...
06/01/2026

Pope Leo XIV closed the Marian month of May with a beautiful image: an "unbroken chain of prayer for peace" stretching across the world. Every Rosary prayed in May joined a global chorus of intercession — for leaders, for nations in conflict, for reconciliation. 🙏 There's something quietly powerful in knowing your prayers are linked to millions of others.

Pope Leo XIV closed May with a reflection on global unity through Marian prayer, calling for continued intercession for peace.

The Capuchin friar had some important things to share about the Devil's cunning ways. St. Pio of Pietrelcina had many pe...
06/01/2026

The Capuchin friar had some important things to share about the Devil's cunning ways. St. Pio of Pietrelcina had many personal battles with the devil (and... ...

quotes from Padre Pio: The Capuchin friar had some important things to share about the Devil's cunning ways. St. Pio of Pietrelcina had many personal...

Fr. Bit-Kharib’s performance of this hymn for the Pope was excellent, but in the end, the song may sound even better wit...
06/01/2026

Fr. Bit-Kharib’s performance of this hymn for the Pope was excellent, but in the end, the song may sound even better with the trio of female voices. ...

psalm 50: Fr. Bit-Kharib’s performance of this hymn for the Pope was excellent, but in the end, the song may sound even better with the trio of female...

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