April 8, 2024 “Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.”— Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox was one of the most popular poets of the early 19th century. Born on a farm in Wisconsin, she wrote her first poem at 8 and had her first poem...
April 7, 2024 Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is the former Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. In the following excerpt, he says that by embracing Christ Crucified, we will find comfort from no matter what...
April 6, 2024 “Love endures everything, love is stronger than death, love fears nothing.”— St. Faustina Kowalska The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy is nestled in the Berkshire Mountains of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and at its heart is Jesus’ message to St....
April 4, 2024 The Bereavement Ministry of Catholic Cemeteries will sponsor one-day spiritual retreats for grieving parents on May 4 and December 7. The retreats will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Convent of St. Birgitta in Darien and will be conducted by...
April 3, 2024 The existence of Heaven has always been a topic of debate for non-believers. So many celebrities, self-proclaimed agnostics and intellectual wannabes often say this life is all there is, even though they have no real qualifications to speak with...
