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  • A May Reading: Pius X and Our Lady

    May continues, and Catholics around the world scour their gardens for fresh buds to place on their May altars. Such tokens of love and gratitude towards Our Lady are willed by God, who was the first to honor Our Lady in her pure conception, choosing her among all women.  We, the children of Mary, continue the tradition of honoring Mary, as God…

  • Countdown to the Immaculate Conception

    In a little less than four days, Holy Mother Church will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Leading up to this glorious occasion, I will post facts from various Catholic forefathers that highlight some aspect of Our Lady as the Immaculate Conception. What stood as the Truth yesterday, does not change today. So, today, we hear from Pope St. Pius…

  • May 30: St. Joan of Arc

    Today is the feast of the heroic St. Joan of Arc (b. 1412- d. 1431).  Tea at Trianon* has linked to an excerpt from the 1909 beatification pronouncement of St. Joan by Pope St. Pius X.  Here is the excerpt: …In our time more than ever before, the chief strength of the wicked, lies in the cowardice and weakness of good…