...gesture in prayer is and always will be the sign of the Cross. It is a way of confessing Christ crucified with one’s very body” (Pope Benedict XVI). It is...
Blessed Margaret of Castello
acknowledge her as their own. By the time Margaret was six, even this concession was too much for her self-absorbed parents. Off Margaret went to a hermit’s cell, walled into...
St. Turibio or Turibius of Mogrovejo
...in Spain's Peruvian colony became vacant, it was decided that Turibio was the man needed to fill the post: He was the one person with the strength of character and...
The Communion Rite
...We grasp the hand of Christ by holding the hands of the parishioners around us. We are totally aware of the Body of Christ at this moment. We pray for...