How To Make A Good Confession

How to Make a Good Confession Whether you haven’t been to confession for several years, or whether you go a couple of times a month, you might want to make sure your confession is good, spiritually effective and pleasing to

Feast of St. John of the Cross

Spanish mystic, Doctor of the Church, reformer of the Carmelites and holy man with insight into God and the point of life, St. John of the Cross chose a religious path even as a young child. “In the twilight of

Feast day of St. Cecilia

“Do you not know,” was her answer to the threats of the prefect, “that I am the bride of my Lord Jesus Christ?” – St. Cecilia St. Cecilia’s vow of virginity to God was the guide for her life. Born

Feast day of St. Martin of Tours

“With the sign of the Cross, I shall more certainly break through the ranks of the enemy than if armed with shield and sword.” – St. Martin of Tours Frequently depicted on horseback cutting his cape in two with a

Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us. Patron saint to devotees of the Sacred Heart, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, born in 1647 was an only daughter to French parents. Hers was not a typical childhood,

Feast of St. Faustina

Though St. Faustina lived a short life, dying in 1938 at age 33 of tuberculosis, her words to the world by sharing Our Lord’s urgent message of Divine Mercy to a troubled modern world continues to be heard. Born on

Feast Day of St. Jerome

“I beg of you, dear brother, to live among these books, to meditate upon them, to know nothing else, to seek nothing else. Does not such a life seem to you a foretaste of heaven here on earth? Saint Jerome

Feast day of St. John Chrysostum

Known for his eloquent speaking and unwavering preaching on the public sins of his time, St. John who earned the name Chrysostomos—”golden mouth” was an important early Church Father who later was named a Doctor of the Church. St

Feast of St. Rose of Lima

“When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.” St. Rose of Lima Starting at a very young age, the fervent desire of St.

Feast Day of St. Dominic

“To praise, to bless, to preach”. Saint Dominic The feast day of St. Dominic is celebrated on August 8. Known for his self denial, apostolic zeal, and holiness, St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman) was born in 1170 and ordained