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Saint Catherine of Siena, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1919. The Golden Book of Famous Women, Eleanor Foretescue-Brickdale. I recently heard in a podcast something that went like this “There are some topics about the Catholic faith that should not be talked about in OCIA until the very end. That includes relics and Saint Catherine of Siena”. Now when I tell you this makes me continually laugh about the truthfulness to it, it would be an understatement. From levitating to a my

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Caravaggio, 1601-1602. We have been in this blessed Easter season for one whole week. Can you feel the grace? Can you feel the mercy? This Divine Mercy Sunday was put into place to remind us of how supernatural, how awe-inspiring, how deep, how wide is the mercy of God. The mercy that He extends to us is His body, blood, soul and divinity raised from the dead. What a thing that we are allowed to celebrate and partake in. This painting is o

March 29, 2026 By Madeline Larson Rending of the Veil, William Bell Scott, 1869. The readings on Palm Sunday take us on an emotional whirlwind. We begin mass with the extreme joy of welcoming our King. The people welcome Jesus into Jerusalem with such clarity of who He is - the Son of David, the Messiah, the one who comes in the name of the Lord. The first and second readings give us further understanding of how Jesus saw His ministry and sacrifice, looking forward to the u

“Oh then, my daughters, let there be no neglect: but when obedience calls you to exterior employments (as, for example, into the kitchen,...

“The centurion said in reply, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.’”...

A devotion I feel more and more called to is that of the Child Jesus. This devotion celebrates the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation, the...

I visited the National Shrine somewhat by chance. I was in Washington, DC early for a concert, and a friend recommended we spend time...

Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Hebrews 13: 1-2 Most of us...