“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.” ― G.K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) I spoke to a friend yesterday who told me an inspiring story of her Catholic Slovenian grandmother, Isabelle, and her Rosary. The story is as follows: Isabelle (b. 1901- d. 1997) immigrated to the…
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The Rosary Meditations of Venerable Sheen
This week, S. Lynn introduced us to an (online) Rosary meditation booklet which was written by Venerable Fulton John Sheen (b. 1895- d. 1975). The name of the booklet is Fulton Sheen’s Meditations on the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary. These meditations are short and are an excellent accompaniment to the recitation of the Rosary; they may be read here.…
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All Souls Day and The Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is All Souls Day. On this day, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the souls suffering in Purgatory who are known as the Church Suffering. Today, we dedicate our prayers to these souls. The Blessed Virgin Mary has been known to be the relief of the souls who are suffering in Purgatory, the relief of the Church Suffering. This role of…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, Refuge of Sinners
The Roman Catholic Church traditionally honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Refuge of Sinners. St. Alphonsus Liguori (b. 1696- d. 1787) wrote quite a bit about the manner in which Our Lady is a refuge for sinners in his book The Glories of Mary. I never tire of reading of this glory of Mary; the glory whereby she is…
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Spiritual Hope
“The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.” ~G.K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) Indeed. Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner (b. 1931- d. 2018) spoke of the difficulties of the Christian life, of the battle, in the following homily which was titled, Hope in Difficult Times:…
