Category: Stories of Faith

One day a five-year-old boy ran into a pharmacy and said to the pharmacist: ′ ′ Sir, here’s all the money I have. Please give me a miracle. “ The pharmacist, surprised, asked him what miracle he wanted and for what. The little one replied: – The doctor said that my mother would need a…

In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (100-600𝘈𝘋) the first volume of Jaroslav Pelikan’s classic series 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘼 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚, he specifically addresses belief in the Eucharist and the early Church.Professor Pelikan, who for decades taught history at Yale University and was not Catholic, noted that, “…the doctrine of…

It’s true that, throughout your day, God is speaking to you. He is constantly communicating His truth and His direction for your life, and He is constantly bestowing His Mercy. The problem is that His voice is ever so gentle and silent. Why? Because He wants all of your attention. He will not attempt to…

St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a Mohawk chief for her husband. She contracted smallpox as a four-year-old…

Unfortunately today many people don’t believe in hell. At Fatima, the Blessed Virgin Mary all but confirmed this terrifying reality. On the 13th of July 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary told the three child seers that many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray or make sacrifices for them. She also…

Overcoming sin requires the Mercy of God. Too often we attempt to overcome sin through our own effort. This is a futile exercise in that you will never overcome your own sin through your own effort. There is one way and one way only to rid yourself of the sin you struggle with, and that…