From the Housetops-The Martin Family

Water at Work By Father Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. There are seven sacraments, and each effects an alliance between the spiritual and material world so as to give us visible contact with the divine. But let me speak of just one of these sacraments, the first, the simplest and most fundamental, the child’s sacrament: the sacrament […]

By Sister Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart The Fatima Call for the Sanctification  of the Family God entrusted to the family the sacred mission of cooperating with Him in the work of creation. This decision to associate his poor creatures with his creative work is a great demonstration of the fatherly goodness of

Fear Of God by Tilmann Pesch, S.J. We are told that the one motive which ought to inspire the Christian soul in the battle with sin is the love of God, and that it is an ignoble thing to refrain from sin out of fear of Divine retribution. Yet Christ Himself and the saints judged

By Rev. Tihamer Toth On one occasion the Pharisees’ behavior toward Our Lord was so aggressive that the Saviour replied to them in these threatening words, I go, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sins. (John 8:21) Startling threat from our Lord’s lips. I have attempted everything for your sakes,

by Reginal Walsh  O.P. Love of the  Saints For The Passion A certain devout solitary prayed to God to teach him what he could do in order to love Him perfectly. Our Lord revealed to him that there was no more efficient way to arrive at the perfect love of Him than to meditate constantly

P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, The Catholic Church believes in saints and even today, when many traditions are being dropped, She continues to canonize new ones. She believes in their intercessory power before God. She holds them up to us to revere, to inspire, and to imitate their virtues. No wonder the canonization of

Table of Contents Volume LXV11, No.1 Serial No. 122 Feature Other Articles On the cover,  is a collection of por­traits of the Martin family. Zélie, the mother, and Louis, the father, stand above their youngest daughter, Saint Thérèse. The four other daughters are pictured on either side.  Credits for images used in this issue to:

There are seven sacraments, and each effects an alliance between the spiritual and material world so as to give us visible contact with the divine. But let me speak of just one of these sacraments, the first, the simplest and most fundamental, the child’s sacrament: the sacrament of Baptism. Through Christian Baptism, right here on

On one occasion the Pharisees’ behavior toward Our Lord was so aggressive that the Saviour replied to them in these threatening words, I go, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sins. (John 8:21) Startling threat from our Lord’s lips. I have attempted everything for your sakes, but you have remained