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The Advantages Of Pious Reading The following is taken from the Preface of Butler's Lives Of The Saints—Original Edition by The Rev. Alban Butler. The Dangers of Neglecting Spiritual Reading AS in corporal distempers a total

Saint John Bosco Knew the Importance of the Mass by a Slave of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Some saints had heavenly ecstasies and visions. Saint John Bosco, however, received instructive dreams that were useful

Grieving with Jesus in the Crisis of the Catholic Church P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, It is evident to all today that the Catholic Church is in a great crisis. People are asking, “What

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Fortitude Persistant Constancy Through The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost In The Soul By Bede Jarrett, O.P. After the intelligence comes the will  which also, because of the very  large part it plays in

by Mons. John S. Vaughan And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth; and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7) Who

by Rev.  Raphael Frassinetti Have Faith At that time there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to Him, and

By Rev. D ChisolmHow Saint Ignatius Became a Saint Ignatius Loyola was a young man  whose only ambition in life was to  gain for himself a great name by his  bravery and deeds of valor. He

by Abbot Gueranger, O.S.B. Christ The King All men are under the dominion of Christ. In Him is the salvation of the indivicual; in Him is the salvation of society. Christians have ever hailed our

P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, Shakespeare once said, “What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” As popular as this saying is, this is not the way God sees things.

In Christ's Presence  O Lord, Our Lord, How Wonderful is Thy Name in all the Earth. (Ps. 8:2)by Clarence J. EnzlerMy dear friend, I am overjoyed to see you. I am with you, speaking to

Saint Joseph's Help Stories of the Power and Efficacy of         Saint Joseph's Intercession by Very Reverend J. A. Keller, D.D. In affliction, tribulation, danger, temptation, family troubles – in­deed, in every

The CONVERSIONOf The PAGAN WORLD A Treatise on Catholic Foreign Missionsby Rev. Joseph V. McGlinchey All power is given to Me in Heaven and on earth; going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in

The will and its Executor Pay attention, dear children, and I will tell you a story; a story which, perhaps, may never really have happened, but which is well known and often related, and which,

Effects of Home Influence And Discipline On Young Minds by Rev M. McDonnell Influence is as quiet and as imperceptible on a child’s mind as the falling of dew upon a flower. In innumerable instances

Christ, the Teacher of HappinessBlessed are the undefiled, who walk in the way of the Lord. (Ps. 118:1) My dear friend, my greatest desire is that you be happy. It would be more impossible for

  The Living         Members             Of all                   The Just Why We Should Love Our Neigborby A. A. AdamsSaul of Tarsus left for Damascus to launch

The Immaculate Conception A Treasure of GracesRev. M Hamon, SSInasmuch as nature has placed in the hearts of mothers a certain kind of weakness, by which children obtain from them more than they ask, there

P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends,On May 26th, 2018—“a date which will live in infamy”— Ireland ceased to be a Catholic nation. The people of Ireland overwhelmingly voted to “legalize” the murder of innocent children

CONFIDENCE Canon Thomas de Saint-Laurent  “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?”Confidence is “a hope;” not

House of Prayer by Robert J. O'Connell, SJ In a small, two-roomed house in Naz­areth, cradled in the hills of Galilee, a girl kneels in prayer. Her name is Mary and she is a virgin

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

Saint Joseph - Table of Contents Volume LXI, No. 3Serial No. 117 FeatureOther Articles On the CoverSaint Joseph stands as the chaste spouse and guardian of the Virgin Mary, the foster-father of Jesus Christ, and