Our Lady appeared to Adele Brise in 1859 in the farmlands of what is now Champion, Wisconsin. Making these apparitions the only officially approved Marian apparitions in the United States. Mary appeared to Adele three times over the course of a week and identified herself as the “Queen of Heaven.” The apparitions and the shrine of Our Lady of Good Help were approved by Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay in 2010, and the site is a popular pilgrimage site for many Americans. Ade

Romans 12:21 Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. Ok so I know a few months back I mentioned that I’ve been in a groove of jamming out to Christian kids music in our home and wouldn’t you believe it, all these songs give me so much to ponder, they’re so simple that they speak to my childlike heart in a really basic way. There’s this one song called Not Afraid. And the main line of the song goes, “I’m not afraid of the dark, the dark’s afraid of me,” and at

John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” I’m reading this book for my Homeschool Moms book club called Poetic Knowledge by James Taylor. One of the things the author talks about is the beauty and experience of the Catholic faith. He mentions that at the time of the Protestant rebellion Catholics began having to defend the teachings of the faith, so sermons and ed

Revelation 11:19 “Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple.” In November we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Mary. Tradition tells us that Mary’s parents Sts. Joachim and Anne were unable to conceive. They spent many years praying for a child and upon finally conceiving Mary vowed to dedicate her to the Temple. During this time, children could be dedicated to the temple by their parents and there they would live

Since November is the month where we focus on prayer for the dead, the devotion we are going to be praying today is specifically for the souls of our loved ones who have gone before us. This devotion is called the Beads of the Dead. It is a chaplet typically prayed on a set of 40 beads- traditionally believed to be in commemoration of the 40 hours our Lord is thought to have spent between death and Easter morning, delivering the righteous dead out of hell. And it is a Marian

Ephesians 1:7 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” I just finished reading a book my sister got me. It’s called the Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. And I liked this book because it’s a little book, like it’s small and thin is just comprised of short little reflections so I found it a super easy read. Brother Lawrence, in his reflections, teaches that to pray always is simpl

"Then the LORD said: Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will pass by. There was a strong and violent wind rending...

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"So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good." 1 Peter...

A litany is a form of prayer containing a series of petitions. Usually one invokes a title or saint and the others respond with, “Pray...

I was listening to one of my priest friends begin a prayer with the Sign of the Cross once- he said it kind of like “IN THE NAME of the...

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“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 This short yet profound sentence is the closing statement of the story...

"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness." Psalm 29:2 I love that there is power...

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land of the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 I wrote this...

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel! Today is celebrated as the feast day because Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock on July 16th in...

The Seven Joys of Mary devotion is a rosary of sorts and is very similar to the traditional rosary but instead of having 5 decades of 10...

I’m reading a book right now of St. Therese of Lisieux’s writings titled, The Story of a Soul. In one of the sections she talks about how...

So I have a dog. Like a giant dog. She is a Newfoundland and is 115lbs of fluff. Heavy, hot, fluff. I live in Ohio and although there is...

"And they brought them outside, and one said, 'Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stop anywhere in the plain. Escape to the...