The Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky chose John 12:24 as the epigraph for his famous novel The Brothers Karamazov. The verse, one of my favorite verses of Scripture, reads, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the
Wife of King Henry I of Germany, Matilda was a Benedictine Oblate and the mother of Otto the Great. Her husband died in 936, and her sons, Otto and Henry, vied for their father’s throne. Matilda supported
Henry’s claim to power. When Otto
“The Chosen” Season 4’s release on streaming platforms is postponed due to unresolved legal issues, as announced by the series creator Dallas Jenkins, causing a delay longer than initially anticipated. Despite this setback, the entire series is now available in U.S. theaters,
Hundreds of faithful from across Long Island gathered at St. Patrick’s parish in Smithtown, New York, to participate in a solemn enrollment of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. The evening marked the first solemn enrollment of new members for the
A quote attributed to Pope Francis that appears to downplay Lenten fasting has been making the rounds on social media. "Eat whatever you want for Easter, the sacrifice is not in the stomach, but in the heart,” the passage begins. Well, there’s
Blessed Michael McGivney, Father to the Young, pray for us. “Ah, Lord GOD!” I said, “I do not know how to speak. I am too young!” But the LORD answered me, Do not say, “l am too young.” To whomever I send
Blessed Michael McGivney, Companion to the Imprisoned, pray for us. Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body. (Heb 13:3) Intention For all those in captivity, that
Blessed Michael McCivney, Pastor of Immigrants, pray for us. And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7) Intention
Blessed Michael McGivney, Conformed to Christ Crucified, pray for us. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13) Intention For those who have died during the war, that the Lord will receive their
Francisco and Jacinta Marto were two of the three children (along with their cousin Lucia dos Santos) to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared at Fatima from May to October 1917. The three lived in the village of Aljustrel, near Fatima, Portugal, and