… the last time I prayed the rosary consecutively for this many days I converted to Catholicism. What could possibly be next?! Read more

… Sr. Mary sent me this prayer to Maximilian Kolbe in honor of his past feast day. I can’t believe it totally escaped my memory that he utilized the printing press to distribute devotional tracts, a daily newspaper and a monthly magazine. Heavenly Father, Your loving servant Maximilian Kolbe spent his life in service to others, using technology to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. You crowned his life with the grace to give his life for another, in... Read more

… I made OSV’s Catholic Guide to the internet while the Curt Jester and American Papist did not make the list. Read more

… Terry tagged me in a meme of sorts, but if you ask me it just looks like another excuse for Mr. Nelson to rant and rave. He’s terribly moody off his meds. So I will play along to avoid his wrath. Things I am against… People who go on and on about the invalidity of the Novus Ordo mass. People who use Foursquare; I seriously do not give a shit where you checked in for lunch or where you... Read more

… Dear God, don’t get any ideas. Love, Kat. Read more

… I used to suffer from intellectual pride. But that was before I realized how stupid I really am. You see, the more I actually learn the more painfully obvious it becomes how little I know. So you’d expect all those fancy academics, who think they know everything, would at least have sense enough to recognize you can’t possibly know everything and be humbled by that realization. To be so smart but lack any sense. Shame really. Like atheist doctors. Read more

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… for those who thought the necessity of the Eucharistic Bouncer was too extreme; perhaps St. Tarcisius would disagree. The twelve year old martyr killed while protecting the Blessed Sacrament. Read more

… According to the Roman Martyrology, today, August 14, the Church remembers and venerates “… the approximately eight hundred martyrs of Otranto, in Puglia, pressured to renounce the faith after the crushing assault of the Ottoman soldiers. They were exhorted by blessed Antonio Primaldo, an elderly tailor, to persevere in Christ, and thus through decapitation they obtained the crown of martyrdom.” [more here] pictured; Otranto Cathedral with reliquaries behind the high altar containing the 800 skulls from the severed heads... Read more

St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe. … the martyr, his devotion to Mary, Franciszek Gajownicze the survivor, and everything else you ever wanted to know about this amazing saint. Read more