On a spring day in 1916, three children watched their family's sheep on a hillside in rural Portugal. Completely oblivious to the fact that their country was at war and that Pope Benedict XV was begging Mary's intercession and lamenting World War I as the “suicide of Europe,” the children sang, danced, and played games. More »

The most famous photograph we have of him was taken just a few weeks before his death. It depicts a priest in a faded black cassock, wearing a battered hat whose sides are held up by string. More »

A woman stands looking at her reflection in the mirror. So much had changed in the year since she got married: a new home, a loving husband, and now, a baby about to be born. More »

Scripture tells us that the word of God is active and living (Hebrews 4:12), and I know it’s true. In my life, there are times when God’s word is moving in me even when I don’t realize it—and only later does God show me how he was working out his promises. More »

One day, in a fundraising mailing from a religious organization, I received a five-by-seven image of Christ that depicted him in a way I had never seen before. More »

St. Faustina learned that God could always be trusted, because he loved her not only like a compassionate father but also like a sweet and gentle mother. More »

I was a college student on a long-term visit to a midwestern city. Friends had arranged for me to stay with a young couple there who had been married only a year or two. More »

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the garden and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. (John 20:1) More »