All you who have been baptized into Christ / Have put on Christ. Saint Melito of Sardis writes, “In Abel he was slain, in Isaac
For all eternity we will be with God, so we should accustom ourselves to his presence. If we want to attain heaven, we must train
Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace our Lord could have given you. Thank Him for it. -St. Josemaria Escriva I know this
My husband is about to defend his doctoral dissertation. A journey that began even before we were married is finally (finally!) coming to an end.
I’m a new priest and I have a lot to learn. Of course, working in a parish affords me many opportunities to work with different
“I have my Bible in my pocket,” said Edgardo C. De Vera, a Filipino apologist, to a group of three Protestants with whom he was
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
One of my favorite childhood memories is that of participating in the Flores de Mayo during the month of May. It is a popular local
Fr. Emil Neubert, SM, one of my favorite Mariologists, wrote many books on Mary including Mary and the Priestly Ministry and My Ideal, Jesus, Son of Mary. Recently,
I think most Catholics in the world would love to grow in their relationship with Jesus. People have a genuine desire to grow in holiness,
I imagine angels to be like responsible teenagers asked to babysit their toddler siblings. I’m sure that my own guardian angel is often exasperated with
This content was originally published at To the Heights and has been reformatted for the Ignitum Today readers! If you’re a faithful Catholic woman, chances
With the month of October underway, the Catholic world has commenced the Month of the Rosary. During this month, Catholics are encouraged to pray the
Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of
As my wife and I await the arrival of our second child, our first daughter, we have been filled with many similar emotions and feelings
Once upon a time I was a teenage Catholic who wanted to go to heaven when I died, someday. I figured I would get the
Anne Costa’s book, Embracing Edith Stein, was my traveling companion on my recent trip to Missouri. I wish I had spent more than a few hours
Whenever we talk about Mary, we address her with many different titles: Mother of Jesus, Mother of God, Holy Mary, Blessed Mother. However, out of
Yesterday, May 24, the Church quietly observed a feast of Mary, namely, Mary, Help of Christians. Certainly the feast was observed by some in the
This topic is one that has been the subject of much reflection for me over the past several months after having read Chiara Lubich’s “Mary,
Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. These lines always seemed particularly beautiful to me, even as a child. They are so
