by Michelle C. Martin | Dec 12, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Questions, Spirituality, Teachings
“Son behold your mother!” As He died on the cross, Jesus spoke these words to John the Apostle. Not only did Jesus give Mary to John’s care, but he gave His mother to mankind, giving her dominion over us all. Over the centuries, Mary has reached to every...
by Michelle C. Martin | Dec 8, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“I am the Immaculate Conception” ~ Our Lady to Bernadette Soubirous. In 1858, in a small town in France, Our Lady appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous. After months of seeing “the lady” at the grotto, Bernadette dared ask her name. Thus, the Heavenly...
by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 24, 2024 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
In 1925, Pope Pius XI instituted the feast of Christ the King. Celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent, this feast concludes our liturgical year. Pius explained his reasoning for this feast in his encyclical Quas Primas “In the first”. He must reign in our minds,...
by Michelle C. Martin | Sep 26, 2024 | Church, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth” Genesis 1:28. After God banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, He...
by Stephanie Barker | Apr 25, 2024 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Health, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
The Divine Symphony of NFP: Ah, the dance of life within the sacred rhythm of natural family planning—a topic that ignites joy and purpose in the heart of this married Catholic mother. In the enchanting melody of marriage and motherhood, the concept of natural family...