By Father Anthony Giambrone, O.P. A threefold cord is not easily broken, says Qoheleth, the sage (Eccl 4:12). The Lord thus wisely gives us a threefold program for our Lenten journey: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The Old...
Saint Jude Reunites a Family By Katie Connor* I would like to thank Saint Jude for answering my prayer. I have been praying to him for over two years and this past July I received...
Saint Jude Helps a Single Mother By Mary Anne Miller The year was 1999 and St. Jude interceded for me not once but twice. I had recently gone through a divorce that blind-sided me after...
Dear Friend of Our Lady and Saint Jude, Do you remember your grandparents with fondness, respect and appreciation? Every year, on July 26th, the Church invites us to venerate the memory of good St. Anne,...
Lenten Peace Br. Ambrose Arralde, O.P. This article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. Lent is a time to attain peace of heart, not to lose it. Yet it is a common experience for people...
Dear Friend of Our Lady and St. Jude, On March 1st, Ash Wednesday, you and I will once again be called in faith to participate in the 40 day spiritual journey our Christian family calls...
Dear Friend of Our Lady and St. Jude, Every year, millions of pilgrims journey to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France seeking healing from disease; I was grateful for the opportunity to...
The Sculptor-Priest of Fatima By Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P. Fatima has been present in my imagination for nearly as long as I can remember. I grew up in Albany, N.Y. in the 1980s. Albany...
New Year’s Resolutions, Confession, and the Mother of God By Br. Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P. A version of this article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. New Year’s Day always struck me as something of...
The Power of the Angelus By Heather King I’m a writer, personal essayist and storyteller with several books. A couple of years ago I was approached by a woman who proposed paying me to write...