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Happy Thanksgiving — and Miraculous Medal Day

Brother André Marie — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:36:58 +0000

To all our readers: Happy Thanksgiving! And lest you think that heathens and heretics dining on maize and turkey is the historical “first Thanksgiving” in America, we present a myth-shattering article by Adam Miller, who truly tells the story of “The First Thanksgiving.” (Hint: It was Catholic!)

Today is also the feast of the Miraculous Medal. ... ...Read More »

The Story of the Miraculous Medal

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:42:47 +0000

Early this century, Pope Saint Pius X declared that “true devotion to Christ demands true devotion to Mary.” More recently, Pope John Paul II urged an increase in devotion to the Mother of God while visiting the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. He called her “a sign of contradiction to the ... ...Read More »

Forgotten Converts

Gary Potter — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:51:54 +0000

Most U.S. Catholics have probably heard of St. Edith Stein, though many may know nothing about her except that she was a convert and died in a Nazi concentration camp. Some number will be aware that after her conversion — she was an atheist of Jewish descent — she became a Carmelite, taking the name ... ...Read More »

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Br. John Neumann, M.I.C.M., Tert. — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 20:02:43 +0000

Our Lady especially loves little children. They are so guileless, so direct. Their faith is so simple and chaste, their hope so aspiring and inspiring, their charity so warm and sincere, that She could not help but love them above the rest of men. No doubt that is why She so often chooses them to ... ...Read More »