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A NEW SAINT FOR POOR FRANCE
Another child who can be compared to Blessed Carlo Acutis, Venerable Matteo Farina, Pablo Maria de la Cruz, and Gaspard Clermont, and other children being considered for canonization, all of whom died...
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GOD'S WILL FOR A TEEN
SERVANT of GOD GUILIA GABRIELI was an Italian teenager. She enjoyed travelling, shopping and fashion. She also had a great talent for writing. When she was 12, she was diagnosed with sarcoma. Her...
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PROCESSION SUNDAY
John August Swanson - American (d. 2021)Today we process into Holy Weeek, in the footsteps of the Lord Jesus. May it be a time of strength and renewal for all,...
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MEDITATIONS FOR HOLY WEEK
One Ukrainian artist stands out for her colorful, yet finely detailed work. More than any artist, KATERYNA SHADRINA highlights Holy Week, and while we have shown her work in several Blogs, we have...
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A MODEL OF ORDINARY HOLINESS
We see more and more holy young people, who can be a example of a short life "well lived". In a past Blog we saw Venerable Matteo Farina (July 2020). Now we have another young woman who I am sure...
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HOPE IN WAR- BETHLEHEM
During this week we call holy, we call attention to two very important issues dealing with suffering humanity. This one, is a program for children, and the next deals with those who died and whose...
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BODIES GIVEN- LIBERATION- HOLY WEEK 2025
LIBERATION- AUSCHWITZ- PASSION WEEK- January of this year marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where over one...
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HOLY WEEK MEDITATION: FRIDAY
Kateryna Shadrina is known for her bold expressive use of unconventional palettes like the red, green, and purple with rich mixing of colors, but in her “Denial of Peter”, we see more muted colors,...
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THE HARROWING OF HELL
Your voice speaks to my soul: Be not afraid of my golden garments, have no fear of the rays of my candles,For they are all but veils of my love, they are all but as tender hands covering my secret.I...
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EASTER
This very long poem is a good meditation for Easter. Having come out of Lent and Holy Week, we find that spring has sprung us many colors and light. May the risen Lord, bring light and joy to all....
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HANGING OUT THE ALLELUIAS
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene. The tomb, the tomb, thatWas her core and care, her one sore.The light had hardly scarleted the...
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ANOTHER MODEL FOR YOUTH
SERVANT of GODHELENA AGNIESZKA KMIEC was a young Polish missionary born in 1991 in Krakow and raised in a home of deep faith.She was related to Bishop Jan Zając, who was the brother of her...
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THE TIME OF LOVE
Spring bursts today, For Christ is risen and all the earth’s at play. Flash forth, thou Sun, The rain is over and gone, its work is done. Winter is past, Sweet Spring is come at last, is come at...
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RISEN WITH CHRIST
As we get ready to bury our Argentinian Pope, we consider several young people from Argentina who are being considered for canonization The youngest, VICTOR SCHIAVONI was born on Nov. 24, 1977, in the...
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THE POPE OF PEACE AND HOPE - BURIED
Cardinal Bychok, who leads the Ukrainian Catholic eparchy of Melbourne (Australia), said in a tribute to Pope Francis that reflects the thoughts of many as today we bury the Holy Father: “Each...
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DIVINE MERCY
Kataryna Shadrina- UkraineCardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, presided over the solemn Mass for DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYheld in St. Peter’s...
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ANOTHER ARGENTINE
As we just bured our Holy Father Pope Francis, we have another young man from his native land. Amazingly, he comes fom the same area in Argentina as Victor Schiavoni (past Blog). SERVANT OF GOD...
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SERVANTS FROM THE SAME TOWN
How many places in the world today have three young people being considered for canonization- all from the same city? The Archdiocese of Paraná began the diocesan phase of its Servants of God Carlos...
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THE NEXT POPE?
Tomorrow, May 7, is a big day for Catholics the world around, as Cardinals vote to elect the next Pope. With all the hype in the media, it is as if we are choosing the next Derby winner, rather than...
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VOCATIONS AS A SIGN OF HOPE
"Prayer", Jacob Lawrence, 1947- Whitney Museum of American Art, NY Tomorrow, May 11 the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is Mother’s Day and also the Church commemorates the 62nd World Day of...
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