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Discusses the life of the first pope from the Americas, including his childhood in Buenos Aires, his Jesuit training, and his reputation as a man of the people.
Every day we have another opportunity to pray for the holy souls in purgatory - author, speaker, and purgatory expert Susan Tassone gives you a unique tool to do just that.
What Happens Next?Recognizing that anxiety and fear are the most common personal problems he has encountered in nearly forty years of psychological counseling, Father Benedict Groeschel knows first h
Azure skies, lush vegetation, and sugar-white beaches: Hawaii brings such idyllic scenes to mind. But Hell invaded Paradise when the incurable disease leprosy was discovered there. An 1865 law segreg
Offers Jesus's eight beatitudes, including "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," " Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted," and "Blessed are the merci
Maybe you are a recent convert, or perhaps you've attended Mass your whole life, but there are still things that puzzle you, like: when you should genuflect and when you should bow; what the differen
"The Pope is a man who laughs, cries, is at peace with the world, and has friends like everyone else. A normal person!" - Pope Francis. Reluctant at first to speak with journalists-&
Sacred Scripture and our faith in the Communion of Saints encourage us to remember the dead. What better way to pray for the departed than by meditation on the final hours of the earthly life of Jesu
“In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his
