Three Things We Can Learn from St. Monica
St. Monica is the patron saint of wives, mothers, and conversions. Three things we can learn from her.
St. Monica is the patron saint of wives, mothers, and conversions. Three things we can learn from her.
Catholics use a lot of big words. Sometimes they can be confusing or intimidating, but they have rich meaning and symbolism. Two of those words are Transfiguration and Transubstantiation. Do you know which is which?
The Brown Scapular isn’t something that Our Lady just came up with out of the blue. It has biblical symbolism that goes back to the Old Testament.
I can imagine that Mary, with her motherly heart and closeness to her Son, was ever-so proud of the Apostles. I can imagine her face, beaming with joy, and her lips offering prayers of praise and thanksgiving to God. Because of the important position the Apostles had in Jesus’ life, they must have had an important position in Mary’s life as well.
On this feast of St. Joseph the Worker, let’s offer a special prayer for all the workers in our lives, especially fathers.
Some Lenten books are valuable year-round. That’s definitely the case with Gary Zimak’s “Give Up Worry for Lent.”
It’s a well-known story, but what’s not as well known is that Epiphany wasn’t just for the sake of the Magi but for the sake of all humankind. It was at Epiphany that our Lord’s power and purpose were revealed beyond the Jews and to gentiles of every nation. That’s reason to rejoice!