7 years ago in Gentleman Saints

Gentleman Saint: Saint Damien of Molokai

"I was sick and ye visited me." - J. Damien de Veuster (Inscription of St. Damien in the Bible of a visitor to the island) "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - Jesus Christ Imagine an island where people are sent to die of a horrific, flesh rotting disease. They...

7 years ago in Devotions, Prayers

7 Ways to Honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus

"Behold this heart which has so loved men." - Jesus Christ "Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, of its very nature, is a worship of the love with which God, through Jesus, loved us, and at the same time, an exercise of our own love by which we are related to God and to other men." - Pope Pius XII...

7 years ago in Marriage

5 Ways to Love Your Wife

The state of marriage is one which requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise in mortification."- St. Francis de Sales "He who loves his wife loves himself." Ephesians 5:28 I married a wonderful woman. She's beautiful, hilarious, generous, and incredibly strong. (I've watched her give birth. Trust me, she's strong.) The longer I'm married...

7 years ago in Gentleman Saints, Holidays

Gentleman Saint: Saint Valentine

Ah yes, St. Valentine's day is here again. For one day each year, the world turns pink and red, floral shops and chocolatiers turn a handsome profit, and candlelight makes a comeback at dinner time. But buried and forgotten somewhere beneath chocolates and candy hearts lies a courageous man named St. Valentine. Let's learn a little about him. Life and Martyrdom...