The year is 1576.  Seven Conceptionist nuns from Spain arrived in Quito, ECUADOR.  One of those who arrived was the 9-year-old niece of the Mother Superior.  Her name was MARIANA TORRES, and she was professed at age 15 and took the name MARIANA OF JESUS.  At age 30 she became the prioress and during her lifetime Our Lady visited her many times.  Our Lady gave her prophecies about the 20th century. [... ]

How a young Chinese girl inspired Archbishop Fulton Sheen to make a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament every day.   [...]

When the missionaries came to Arizona and New Mexico, they encountered a strange situation.  They were the first priests who had arrived in these areas.  Yet, they met Indians who knew the Catholic faith to some extent, and they wanted to be baptized. [...]

The Sanctuary of Sidi el Yamani in T’Zenin, Morocco, is covered with lots of clay because [...]

Nagasaki was the heart and soul of Catholicism in Japan since the 16th century.  Two thirds of the Catholics in Japan lived in this city. [...]

“One day a young couple came to our house and asked for me. They gave me a large amount of money. [...]

There was a blinding flash, creating a giant fireball, which vaporized almost everything and everyone within a radius of about a mile of the point of impact.  --- Eight blocks from ground zero was the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. […]

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. [...]

What Happened to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence? [...]

For almost 1,300 years France was ruled by Christian kings.  France was a Catholic country. But in the late 1700’s revolutionaries overthrew the monarchy. [...]

I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. [...]

GOD HAS CREATED ME - to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. [...]

One day, a man went to visit a church. He got there early, parked his car, and got out. Another car pulled up near and the driver got out and said, {...}

Moses and the people were in the desert but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food. [...]

How good it is that God above has never gone on strike, Because he was not treated fair in things he didn't like, If only once he'd given up and said, "That's it, I'm through! [...]

HOW TO RAISE DELINQUENTS By Bishop Fulton Sheen - from the Houston Chronical when he was Bishop in Houston. And the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture - Photo taken when he appeared in "All My Children" [...]

Joseph Pronechen’s blog  of September 5, 2019 reports on St. Mother Teresa’s  never-fail quick novena to turn to our Blessed Mother for speedy assistance. [...]

Our Lady of the Tear of Joy, Alleged messages of Our Lady to a former Marine, Arrow Osborne The image of Our Lady with the tear in her eyes was taken by Neil, Arrows friend. Neil was taking pictures with a Polaroid camera of the balloons released at a Birthday Party for Our Lady, September 8th, with 200 people in attendance from the U.S. and Canada. [...]

On a February day in 1013, a baby boy was born to a noble couple living near Lake Constance in Switzerland. The parents and their ten other children welcomed him warmly. As was the custom, the neighbors dropped in to see the little newcomer, and to congratulate the parents. But, because the baby was hopelessly crippled, most of them went away shaking their heads and muttering: "It would be a blessing if that child would die! It would have been better if he had not been born." Yet, this baby was destined to live for 4l years, and during this time he would never take a single step. [...]

The Poem If --- is one of the popular poems by Rudyard Kipling. Did you know how many great books, stories, poems and tails he wrote. Here is his Poem If--- and a small bit of information about Rudyard Kipling. [...]