Catherine Labouré was a French mystic who initiated devotion to the Miraculous Medal. Born on May 2, 1806, this virgin entered, at an early age, the community of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, France. When she was a 24-year-old…
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Not very often am I called to write about Catholic-specific things. Whether it’s because God knows I would just mess it up, or for some other, obscure reason, generally speaking, the Holy Spirit leads me to write about topics I’m…
A western full of cruel, blood-thirsty scoundrels blasting innocent people off of stagecoaches could be a great source of entertainment on a Friday night, but it isn’t a likely well from which to draw lessons about the Blessed Virgin Mary.…
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final installment of Cari Donaldson’s conversion story. You can find the first installment here; the second here; and the third.
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Here the story moves along so quickly that I know I will…
