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Awesome Resources for the Advent Season

Superbes ressources de l'Avent

As we prepare for Christmas, here is a treasure trove of Advent resources to nourish your soul this season.

November Prayers for the Holy Souls

November Prayers for the Holy Souls

From All Saints Day on November 1 until November 8, pray in a cemetery and gain a plenary indulgence for the holy souls in Purgatory.

Preparing for Eternity: Scripture Verses on the Four Last Things

Preparing for Eternity: Scripture Verses on the Four Last Things

This November, pray with Scripture verses that touch on the Four Last Things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell.

Milk for the Soul: The Nourishment of Our Lady of Le Leche

Milk for the Soul: The Nourishment of Our Lady of Le Leche

Let us come to Our Lady of Le Leche with childlike hearts, seeking nourishment and solace on our flights from the evils of this world.

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

The Lord raises up Saints tailored to their time. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux's childlike spirituality challenges three false philosophies of recent history.

Discovering Mary, Undoer of Knots

Discovering Mary, Undoer of Knots

On her feast day, learn the true story behind Our Lady Undoer of Knots and how she intercedes for us and our most difficult concerns.

Pain is in the Parentheses

Pain is in the Parentheses

In your grief, know that you heard, and that the greatest woman to ever live suffers with you. She knows pain in the parentheses.

How Saint Mother Teresa Taught Me to Live Simply

How Saint Mother Teresa Taught Me to Live Simply

Learn how the simple words of Saint Mother Teresa became the life motto of one young woman and how they can shape your life too.

Today’s Feast Day is for . . . a Building?

Today’s Feast Day is for . . . a Building?

Why do we remember the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on August 5? Because there, in every direction, you meet our Blessed Mother. It really is her church. 

Saint Mary Magdalene: Called by Name

Saint Mary Magdalene: Called by Name

Can you imagine how sweet it must have been for Saint Mary Magdalene to hear her beloved Lord call her by name on Easter morning? On her feast day, let us recognize the voice of our Savior calling us by name, too.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Garden Within

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Garden Within

May Our Lady of Mount Carmel assist the garden of our souls to blossom into restful havens where we may rendezvous with Christ.

Saint Kateri’s Legacy: How Shame Does Not Have to Scar Us

Saint Kateri’s Legacy: How Shame Does Not Have to Scar Us

On her feast day, we hear how Saint Kateri Tekakwitha teaches us that our scars cannot take away our worth and beauty in Christ.