This stage of my life is motherhood. As a mom of three children under the age of 9, it’s a busy life. It’s often thankless, needy, and there is little time to catch my breath. It can be consuming. If you’re like me, I’m not great at my vocation and I struggle with accepting this […] The post How Mary helped me become a better mother appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Nothing conquers except truth: the victory of truth is charity. — St. Augustine The post St. Augustine—Nothing conquers except truth … appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

All this reverence that is paid to me I never take to myself, but I simply pass it all on to God. — St. Francis of Assisi The post St. Francis of Assisi—All this reverence that is paid to me … appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

God’s love calls us to move beyond fear. — St. Ignatius of Loyola The post St. Ignatius of Loyola—God’s love calls us to move beyond fear. appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do, rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called. — St. Francis de Sales The post St. Francis de Sales—God requires a faithful fulfillment … appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

by Jeff Young For centuries Catholics have fostered a special devotion to Mary during the month of May. What child in his or her Catholic school or parish hasn’t been mesmerized by the solemnity and sweetness of the annual May Crowning? I know I was. More than four decades ago, I was a towheaded, scrawny, […] The post Let your love of Mary blossom in May appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

My secret is a very simple one: I pray. — St. Teresa of Kolkata The post St. Teresa of Kolkata—My secret is a very simple one: I pray. appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak. — St. Anthony of Padua The post St. Anthony of Padua—Actions speak louder than words … appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is courtesy of our friends at The Coming Home Network. A few years ago, after living our entire lives in southwestern Michigan, I accepted a job that took our family to a small town in Washington State, on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains. It was shortly after we arrived […] The post ‘You know, mom, God loves you so much’ appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more

And the Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity. — from the Athanasian Creed The post from the Athanasian Creed—And the Catholic Faith is this … appeared first on Catholic Digest ..read more