St. Joseph the Worker

Today, May 1st, is the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, is the patron saint of workers. Pope Pius XII decided in 1955 to add the optional feast day of Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1, to counteract the Communists’ May Day holiday by Christianizing this European Labor Day.Like St. Joseph, let us offer our work as an act of charity done for the love of God and for the love of others, for work well done is a work...

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Morning-after pill to be made available over the counter

On April 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved over the counter sale of the morning-after pill Plan B One-Step to all women aged 15 and older.Plan B One-Step is the name of the drug, made exclusively by Teva Women's Health, Inc., which acts as an emergency contraceptive which reduces the possibility of pregnancy when taken up to three days after sexual intercourse. It is taken as a single-dose 1.5 mg tablet of levonorgestrel.Pharmacies...

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Papal Quote of the Day

"How marvelous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!"~ Pope Francis (from his Twitter fe...

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Pope's prayer intentions for May

The Pope's general prayer intention for May is: "That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience."His mission intention is: “That seminaries, especially those of mission Churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospe...

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Lila Rose interviewed on O'Reilly Last Night

I watched this interview on O'Reilly last night. If you missed it, it's worth watching. I noticed that ABC news  also reported on Live Action's undercover investigati...

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St. Pius V, Pope

The saint of the day for April 30th is St. Pius V, pope.Michael Ghislieri was born near Alessandria in Italy in 1504. He was a poor shepherd boy, who entered the Dominican Order at the age of 14 and was ordained a priest at the age of 24. He taught theology and philosophy for sixteen years and developed a reputation as a gifted teacher and preacher.Michael led an austere and holy life in the monastery: he fasted, performed penance, spent long hours...

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Archbishop Chaput on the Gosnell Murder Trial

Here is what Archbishop Chaput had to say in his latest column in the Catholic Philly about the murder trial of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who practiced in Philadelphia:Some stories, no matter how unsettling, just can’t be ignored — even when some people are determined to look away.The murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell will soon go to jury. And like every other criminally accused person under the law,...

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Spokesman: Benedict XVI will likely return to Vatican on May 2

April 29, 2013. (Romereports.com) The spokesperson for the Vatican, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed that Benedict XVI will likely return to the Vatican at about midday on May 2. The Pope emeritus has been staying at Castel Gandolfo for the past two months, as crews finished work on the Mater Ecclesie convent to turn it into the new home for Benedict XVI.Joining him back at the Vatican will also be four consecrated women, Memores Domini, a part of Communion and Liberation, that help Benedict XVI in his daily life, as well as his personal secretary,...

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Pope Francis reaches six million followers on Twitter

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Inhuman: Undercover in America's Late-Term Abortion Industry - Washington, D.C.

Live Action released a second undercover video today, revealing how leading D.C. late-term abortion doctor Cesare Santengelo would leave a baby struggling for life after a failed abortion to die. “Hopefully we’ll get this pregnancy out intact, but it doesn’t always happen that way,” Santangelo said to an undercover Live Action investigator who was 24 weeks pregnant. “I try and sever the umbilical cord first, and we wait for that to stop pulsing, and this way the fetus is expired first.”When asked by the undercover investigator what will happen...

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Fr. Thomas McDermott, O.P. on St. Catherine of Siena

This excellent video will teach you about St. Catherine of Siena's spirituality. In it, Doug Keck interviews Fr. Thomas McDermott, OP on his book St. Catherine of Siena: Spiritual Development in Her Life and Teaching.Related Post: St. Catherine of Si...

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Saint Catherine of Siena

April 29th is the feast of my Confirmation saint, St. Catherine of Siena, Caterina di Giacomo di Benicasa (1347 - 1380). As a mystic, activist, reformer, contemplative, and Doctor of the Church, she is one of the most prominent figures in Christian history.Catherine, the youngest of twenty-six children, was born in Siena on March 25, 1347. During her youth she had to contend with great difficulties on the part of her parents. They were planning marriage...

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Inhuman: Undercover in America's Late-Term Abortion Industry

Gosnell is not alone.What you are about to see will shock you!You've heard about the horrifying details of Kermit Gosnell's gruesome late-term abortion spree, but what if he is not the only one?Watch Live Action's investigative release to find out what happens when an abortion counselor in the Bronx, New York, is asked what will happen to a child that survives an abortion at their clinic. Her answer will shock you...Note: This video is not intended for children. At Dr. Emily's clinic in the Bronx, NY, the abortion counselor is caught on tape...

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Second Fly-In Abortionist Identified Working at Wichita Abortion Clinic

We must pray for the conversion of these abortionists and for an end to abortion. April 28, 2013 Wichita, KS - Operation Rescue has received verification of the identity of a second abortionist who plans to work at a new Wichita abortion clinic located in the same building where George Tiller once operated the largest late-term abortion mill outside Communist China.Valencia Stephens is an abortionist from Arizona who will fly into Kansas...

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St. Zita

The saint of the day for April 27 is St. Zita (1212-72), the patron saint of domestic workers.She was born in Tuscany, Italy in the village of Monsagrati. Zita came from a poor, but deeply devotional family. To help support the family, she became a maid of a wealthy family, Fatinelli, in the nearby Tuscan city of Lucca, serving them loyally for 48 years.Zita considered her work as an employment assigned to her by God and obeyed her master and mistress...

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Fr Emil Kapaun: A hero and a Catholic priest

Ray Kapaun speaks about his uncle, Fr Emil Kapaun, who was recently awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously), and is on the road to saintho...

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Our Lady of Good Counsel

Today we commemorate Our Lady of Good Counsel.On the Feast of Saint Mark, the Evangelist, April 25 1467, the people of Genazzano, Italy witnessed a marvelous sight. A cloud descended upon an ancient church dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel. When the cloud disappeared, an image of Our Lady and the Child Jesus was revealed which had not been there before. The image, on a paper-thin sheet, was suspended miraculously.Soon after the image's appearance...

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72 U.S. Representatives express outrage with the mainstream media for the Gosnell black-out

Via LifeNews.Com:A top pro-life congresswoman exposed late-term abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, who is on trial for murder, on the O’Reilly Factor program last night.Due to a lack of national broadcast news coverage on these issues, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) organized a letter with 71 of her House colleagues last week to ABC, NBC, and CBS. The letters demand these networks stop blacking out coverage on high-profile abortion controversies. Read moreVia David Gittrich at Kansans for Life:The murder trial of Kermit Gosnell has been ignored...

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Thousands of Citizen Complaints Lodged Against Carhart for Third-Trimester Abortion Death

In addition to Kermit Gosnell, there is another human butcher on the loose. Hopefully, through our efforts, late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart will be removed from his position soon.Annapolis, MD — Over 6,000 of citizen complaints against late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart were successfully delivered to the Maryland Board of Physicians yesterday by representatives of Students for Life in America. The complaints were in support of a formal...

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St. Mark, the Evangelist

Giuseppe Vermiglio, Saint Mark the Evangelist, c. 1630Today is the feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist. What a great model he is for us during the New Evangelization in this great year of faith!John Mark, later known simply as Mark, was a Jew by birth. He was the son of that Mary who was proprietress of the Cenacle or "upper room" which served as the meeting place for the first Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12). He was still a youth at the time...

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Fox News to air one-hour special on Gosnell trial

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Fox News will air a one-hour documentary on “house of horrors” abortionist Kermit Gosnell in two weeks. The special program will air at 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, according to Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life.The Gosnell story garnered national media coverage after a successful campaign on the social media site Twitter two weeks ago that generated more than half-a-million mentions of the abortionist...

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Pope Francis: The Church is a love story not a bureaucratic organization

allowfullscreen>(Vatican Radio) The Church is not a bureaucratic organization, but a love story. This was Pope Francis’ message during Wednesday’s Mass in the Chapel of the Casa Santa Marta.Attending the Mass this morning were employees of the Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly called the Vatican bank. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, concelebrated Mass with the Holy Father.The day’s readings tell the story of the growth of the first Christian community. In his homily,...

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Pier Giorgio Frassati: A commentary by Fr. Barron

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St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

The saint of the day for April 24 is St. Fidelis of Sigmarengen.Known as Mark Rey and the "Poor Man's Lawyer," Fidelis was born in 1577 at Sigmaringen, Prussia. His studies took him to the University of Freiburg and eventually to the position of tutor for Wilhelm von Stotzingen. Fidelis traveled with Wilhelm extensively throughout France and Italy before returning to Freiburg and earning a doctorate in canon and civil law. He became a prominent...

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It's a Gosnell World

By Judie BrownWhat is it that makes mainstream media all but ignore the horrors perpetrated by Kermit Gosnell? What is it that makes most Americans have only a passing interest, if any, in this gruesome case? And what can be done to change this? Today's commentary addresses the heart of the matter and challenges each and every one of us to overcome this problem that has crippled our society.There have been literally millions of words spoken and written...

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Pope celebrates his saint's day with cardinals: 'absurd' to look for Jesus without the Church

April 23, 2013. (Romereports.com) Pope Francis celebrated the feast day of St. George, his patron saint, with a Mass as the Pauline Chapel, along with the resident cardinals in Rome. At the start of the ceremony, Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano congratulated him on behalf of others. During the hour-long ceremony, Pope Francis gave a brief homily similar to the ones he offers at the Casa Santa Marta Chapel. POPE FRANCIS“I also thank all of you who wanted to come today: Thank you. Because I feel welcomed by you. Thank you. I feel good with you, and I...

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Kermit Gosnell Judge Drops Three Abortion-Infanticide Charges

The judge in the trial of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell has acquitted him of three of the eight murder charges the abortion business owner faces in his murder trial.Gosnell faces eight total murder counts — one or killing a woman in a botched abortion and seven for killing babies in abortion-infanticides that involved live-birth abortions and snipping their necks after birth. Read the entire story.This leaves me speechless. All I can say is...

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St. George

The saint of the day for April 23 is St. George.St. George was a soldier of the Roman army who was tortured and beheaded for his Christian faith in the year 303, in Lydda (in modern day Palestine).  He was likely born in Cappadocia, of a Cappadocian father and a Palestinian mother of noble rank. At the death of his father (possibly martyrdom) he moved to Palestine with his mother where he joined the military and apparently served with some distinction,...

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Blessed Teresa Maria of the Cross

Today we commemorate Blessed Teresa Maria of the Cross, Carmelite nun and founder.Teresa Maria Manetti (Bettina was her nickname.) was born at Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy. Daughter of Salvatore Manetti and Rosa Bigagli, Teresa had one brother, Adamo Raffaello. She lived her entire life in her small village.Bettina had a cheerful, energetic disposition and a talent for organization and all the qualities which make for a good leader. At the age...

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Another Pro-life Victory: Governor Brownback Signs Bill To Create Adult Stem Cell Center

April 22, 2013 --Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed legislation creating a new center at the state's medical school for researching potential cures using adult stem cells.The bill signed into law Monday by Brownback prohibits the new center at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City from using money or resources on research with embryonic stem cells.Instead, the aim is to make Kansas a leader in research with adult stem cells and...

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No room for self-promoters in God's kingdom, Pope says

Vatican City, Apr 22, 2013 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis warned that some people, even in the Church, are “social climbers” that try to promote themselves, instead of seeking to glorify Christ.“These social climbers exist even in the Christian communities, no? Those people who are looking out for themselves ... and consciously or unconsciously pretend to enter but are thieves and robbers,” he said at an April 22 Mass for Vatican press office and Vatican Radio employees.“Why? Why steal the glory from Jesus? They want glory for themselves...

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Franciscans in the Holy Land ask for urgent help for Syrian families

April 22, 2013. (Romereports.com) The Custodian of the Holy Land, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, sent an urgent message asking for emergency donations to help support Syrian families. The ongoing violence is escalating among rival groups, and already hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes. One year since the civil war started, Syrian families lack food or work because all industries have been destroyed. This past week, renewed fighting southwest of Damascus killed more than 550 people, mostly women and children.The Custodians...

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FOX News to air New Gosnell Documentary

This just in from Father Frank Pavonne: FOX News is getting ready to air a one-hour documentary on Gosnell. This is our opportunity to really educate the American public about someone who, sad to say, represents the norm, not the exception, of the abortion industry. Stay tuned to Priests for Life for the details of the FOX documentary. It will probably be the first Sunday of May at 9pm. We will confirm that for you, but please begin to spread...

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Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu

Today we commemorate Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu, a Trappist nun.Maria was born into a family of shepherds in 1914 in Sardinia, the fifth in a family of eight children.  At the age of 18, she taught catechism to the local youth, helped the aged, and developed a deep prayer life. When she was 21, she entered a Trappist monastery in Rome. Her superior was an advocate of ecumenism, and Maria also became devoted to this cause. She offered herself...

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Book Review: Catholic Mom’s Café: 5-Minute Retreats for Every Day of the Year

By Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, to be released May 9, 2013, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana, Paperback. Available from Our Sunday Visitor, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Catholic  book stores. Autographed copies are available at Donna- Marie's website HERE.Reviewed by Jean M. Heimann, M. A. Theology, wife, mother, freelance writer, and oblate with the Community of St. John.In her latest book, Catholic Mom’s Café: 5-Minute Retreats for...

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Pope Francis: The Easter Message

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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Signs the Pro-Life Protections Act

Sen. Julia Lynn, Rep. Steve Brunk, Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, KFL Legislative Dir. Kathy Ostrowski, KFL Lobbyist Jeanne Gawdun, KS Catholic Conference Dir. Michael Schuttloffel; KS Catholic Conference Lobbyist, Edward Larson look on as Governor Sam Brownback signs the Pro-life Protections Act into law.Hip Hip Hooray! Another victory for life in Kansas! I just received this exciting news today from Kansans for Life:This morning, Governor Sam Brownback...

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A Life of Joy

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Blessed James Oldo

The saint of the day for April 19 is Blessed James Oldo, who experienced a radical conversion that led him to become a Franciscan tertiary, and later a priest.He was born in 1364 into a rich family in Lodi, Italy. He married at a young age, and he and his wife both led a very self-indulgent lifestyle. One day, a traveling reproduction of the Holy Sepulchre came to their town. As a joke, James lay down on it to compare his height...

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FBI releases video, photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspects

The FBI has identified two suspects in Monday's the Boston Marathon bombing, releasing photos and video showing them and asking the public to help locate th...

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Pope prays for victims of Texas explosion

Pope Francis has asked the faithful to join him in prayer for the victims of a fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas.The Pope posted on his Twitter account: "Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in Texas and their families.”Prayer for the Victims of the Texas Explosion and Their FamiliesLord, for those who lost their lives, and those who mourn them, we ask for your loving mercy. Lord, for those who are wounded, we ask for healing and help. Lord, for those reaching out to the wounded, give them the supernatural graces, and the...

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Pope's Pontificate to be consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima on May 13th

April 18, 2013. (Romereports.com) Just hours after being elected, Pope Francis asked Portuguese Cardinal José Policarpo for a special request. The Pope asked the patriarch of Lisbon to consecrate his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima.   In the month of April, Portuguese bishops held their annual meeting, where they all agreed to carry out the consecration ceremony together.   The celebration will held on May 13th and it will be led by Cardinal Policarpo, who also serves as the president of Portugal's Episcopal Conference. The bishops...

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Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin

On April 18, we commemorate the feast of Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin, a Canadian woman whose life was a story of obedience in the face of personal setbacks.Esther Blondin was born in 1809 to a pious, French-Canadian farm family in southern Quebec. When she was old enough, she began to work as a domestic servant for a merchant and later for the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. While she worked for the sisters, she learned to read and write.During...

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Pope: "Jesus is like our advocate. He will always defend us, even from ourselves"

April 17, 2013. (Romereports.com) On Wednesday morning, St. Peter's Square was especially busy, during the Pope's general audience. More than 50,000 people came out to the Vatican to hear the Pope's catechesis. But before getting started, the Pope greeted some of the pilgrims, for about 30 minutes, as he made his way in the popemobile. Among the crowds, one pilgrim gave him a 'papal hat' as a gift. The Pope, in return, gave him the one he had on.The Pope talked about the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. As usual, the Pope improvised quite a bit....

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Obama directly asked about Kermit Gosnell

Jill Stanek shares an interview from the Today Show in which President Obama is directly asked about Kermit Gosnell, She also exposes evidence which confirms that Obama supports infanticide. It never ceases to amaze me how the mainstream media can close their eyes and ears to the truth when it is bleeding and screaming out all around them. What is obvious to you and me is not obvious to those who are continually wearing blinders and ear plugs....

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St. Stephen Harding

The saint of the day for April 14 is St. Stephen Harding, who is regarded as the founder of the Cistercian monasteries. The son of an English noble, Stephen was born at Sherborne in Dorsetshire, England, about the middle of the eleventh century. He consecrated himself to the monastic life in the Abbey of Sherbonne in Dorsetshire, where he received his early education. He later studied in Paris and Rome, where he pursued a brilliant education...

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Vatican plans huge pro-life, evangelization gathering

A major highlight for the Year of Faith will be a two-day celebration in Rome on the Church’s teaching about the dignity of life and how it fits with the New Evangelization.Father Geno Sylva, the English-language official for the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, hopes the event will speak so clearly to the secular world that it is “going to have to listen and say, ‘well, there is a culture of life coming out of the Church.’”The...

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Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, prays for victims of Boston Marathon

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, also said: “In the midst of the darkness of this tragedy, we turn to the light of Jesus Christ, the light that was evident in the lives of people who immediately turned to help those in need today. We stand in solidarity with our ecumenical and interfaith colleagues in the commitment to witness the greater power of good in our society and to work together for healing.”Let's continue to pray for the victims and their families as well as the first responde...

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Pope expresses condolences for victims of Boston Marathon explosions

April 16, 2013. (Romereports.com) Pope Francis joined a chorus of world leaders expressing their condolences to the victims of two deadly explosions that disrupted the Boston Marathon on Monday.Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's Secretary of State, send a telegram on behalf of Pope Francis to Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley.In it, the Pope expressed his “sympathy and closeness in prayer,” with the victims of this “senseless tragedy.” He also prayed for peace of the people killed, and consolation and strength for the survivors and emergency...

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