Photo above - the agate cup of the Holy Grail sits upon a gold base. The gold base is adorned with two emeralds. The base is dated to be a m...

"I saw the Blessed Virgin’s wedding-ring; it is neither of silver nor of gold, nor of any other metal; it is dark in color and iridesce...

O Holy Virgin Mother of God - I entrust the entire world to thine intercession. Convert sinners, save souls - especially mine and all those...

( picture source ) This right here, the picture above - this is precisely what I hope and pray for with all my being to take place at the h...

"To Calvary through the Mass" This is a thought worthy of our contemplation. Every time we go to Mass we go to Calvary. We also s...

Statue of St. Winifred, in this Catholic parish of St. Winifred, Pittsburgh PA. Catholic Mom of 10 has a great post about St. Winifred'...

Well I learned something new today. The above flower, the Lily of the Valley is also known as "Our Lady's Tears." From Wikiped...

Ok, I'm busy and stressed and I just need sometimes to look upon the beautiful face of Mary and know that she is the Queen of Heaven an...

“Oh no! That is not sufficient. It is the Blood of Jesus Christthat is needed to extinguish the flames by which I am consumed;it is the Augu...

St. Thomas Becket, bishop of Canterbury, martyred 1170 A.D "The world is rapidly being divided into two camps, the comradeship of anti...

Assist me by the wings of your prayers O you who are called the Mother of the living, so that on my exit from this valley of tears I may be ...

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( photo credit to Micki at Holy Cards for your Inspiration) From the German: "Eternal rest grant unto them, may eternal light shine up...

From New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism (Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur; 1962) 435. What is an indulgence? An indulgence is the remission granted...

To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin (James 4:17) There are a variety of ways to help the Holy Souls....

Another simply incredible holy card from Micki and Holy Cards for your Inspiration . And this right after returning from a week in Nashville...

It means everything that we can offer for the faithful departed. ~We can offer our bodily pains in expiation for their sins. ~We can offer ...

" he (Pope Benedict XVI) says that liberalism's idea of conscience is that : " Conscience does not open the way to the redempt...

It must seem strange to speak of devotion to the Poor Souls. But it is not really strange. Devotion to the Poor Souls has two sides: our sid...

Scripture tells us that, "For charity delivers from death and keeps you from entering the darkness"; and that "Water extingui...

In order to understand why the Poor Souls are in purgatory, as Catholics we should know what we believe about the double effect of every sin...

Who Are the Poor Souls? The Poor Souls are the souls of those people who died in the friendship of God. But they still have some suffering t...

The following is a beautiful poem written the man pictured above, John Donne. He lived in England from 1572 – 1631. He was a poet in the Jac...

I will be leaving for a 10 day out of town business trip tomorrow. This business trip will take me to Nashville. I've been there once be...

I know this blog is not about politics, it is rather about Catholicism and more specifically Catholic devotion, but.... As an ardent Catholi...

Do you think there are ANY circumstances in which abortion is acceptable?? If you answer yes to this question - go HERE , watch the video an...

Thanks Laetitia !

My 17 year old daughter was confirmed the day before yesterday and she chose St. Agnes as her patron saint. Her father and I are very please...

Robert Sargent Austin (1895 - 1973) "Woman Praying" 1927-1928 " My son, when you come to serve the LORD, prepare yourself ...

Martyrdom of St. Edmund, Pickering, N.Yorkshire "This very fine (and, like all those at Pickering, very large) painting was made, like ...