The feeling deep in the pit of your stomach, the ringing in your ears, the numbness in your fingers and toes, the dry tongue that is cleaving to the roof of your mouth, tears that are trying to escape but you are so desperately holding them back. You are trying to make sense of it all, yet nothing makes sense. Inside you are shouting at God while on the outside you are trying to hold it together, maybe for your children or spouse. That constant ringing in your ears is not

How much do we really know about our guardian angels? Did you know that everyone in the world was assigned a guardian angel? Did you know that your guardian angel will only act if asked? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 336): "From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life." [1, 2] Some facts that you may not know: At t

What are the 7 dolors (sorrows) of Mary? The phophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34–35) The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13–15) The loss of Jesus in the temple for 3 days (Luke 2:41–51) The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17) The Crucifixion of Jesus (John 19:18-30) Jesus Taken Down from the Cross (John 19:39-40) Jesus Laid in the Tomb (John 19:39-42) We can pray the 7 Sorrow of Mary Rosary to learn to suffer with love as Mary did. We pray to understand our suffering and sorrows. We

My favorite Saint! I remember the first time I saw a picture of St. Pio, I was about 6. My nonna had a small tattered picture. I was so drawn to his face, I felt so much love looking into his eyes. I began praying to him everyday. I remember preparing for my First Holy Communion, we used the Baltimore Catechism and had many Saint books available to read. My mom made sure we said the Rosary as a family at night and she would say "bring your Guardian Angel and saints with you

I have been trying to figure out what my first blog post should be. I have prayed for inspiration, written 4 posts that are still sitting in a notebook and felt a sort of pause every time I thought about posting an idea or inspiration. You see, I feel very passionately about what Gina and I are doing with this website / ministry (I think I can call it that...). The story of the Samaritan woman is so powerful and one that I had heard a thousand times but only recently began to