"The Church is always the youthful bride"
In his homily on Pentecost, Pope Francis said: "the Church is always the youthful bride with whom the Lord is madly in love. Let us never tire of welcoming the Spirit into our lives, of invoking him before everything we do."
"Closer to God, more capable of acting as a priest should"
Fr. Steven John Szakaczki is a priest in Saint Lawrence Martyr Church, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
"Our Lives in His Hands": New Biography of the Alviras
Mary Ann Glendon has written the foreword for Olga Marlin's biography of Tomàs and Paquita Alvira, a married couple with nine children whose cause of canonization is underway.
“Once I put God first, all the rest falls into place”
Nina Lagdameo, married, 55 years old, talks about integrating a demanding professional career with raising three children.
Pope Francis' Preface for Ratzinger's Collected Works
Pope Francis has written the preface for the second volume of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's collected writings, on the theme "faith and politics."
Pain in My Right Knee
A favor shared by someone who sought Guadalupe's intercession after feeling a sharp pain in their knee.
"What happens to my freedom if I surrender it to God and, for his sake, to others?"
Homily of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz at the Mass celebrated for the liturgical feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, in Rome.
Blessed Alvaro and my Wedding
May 12 is the liturgical feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. A recent favor from Kenya received through his intercession.
Restore to Me the Joy of Your Salvation
An article on mercy and conversion, written for the Jubilee of Mercy in the Church. "The realization of the harm done by his sin – against God, others, and himself – leads David to seek refuge and healing in God."
