by Clara | Jul 26, 2021 | Free Stuff, Meditations & Encouragement
On August 4, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. To prepare for this upcoming feast day, we want to encourage families to pray this 9-day novena to St. John Vianney on behalf of their parish priest(s). The...
by HolyHeroes | Jul 21, 2021 | Articles, Meditations & Encouragement
A first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis has arrived in the Diocese of Brooklyn! Seven strands of Carlo’s hair will tour the schools of the Diocese to allow Catholic school students the opportunity for an up-close look at the relic. The hope is that the...
by Clara | Jul 13, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement, Saints
Almost a decade ago, my sister and I had the opportunity to interview Jake Finkbonner, whose healing at 5 years old was attributed to then Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (the final miracle needed for her canonization 2012). While the healing alone from a flesh-eating...
by Clara | Jun 28, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement
In 1849, the universal Feast to the Precious Blood of Jesus was announced by Pope Pius IX in an effort to encourage the faithful to pray for the end of the First Italian War and peace in Rome. Later, Pope Pius X fixed the date of the Feast of the Precious Blood of...
by HolyHeroes | Jun 9, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement
A few weeks ago, our family attended the Mass of the Angels (read on below!) for Beckett Weinert at our parish in Charlotte, NC. Beckett was a little boy who lived joyfully in his Catholic family, but tragically died before his 2nd birthday. You probably know such...
by Chris | May 1, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement
Today, we look at the final attribute of Saint Joseph’s fatherhood, “A Father in the Shadows,” as presented to us in the Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde (With a Father’s Heart). Our aim in this “Year of Saint Joseph” and in these reflections is to increase “our love...