Today we honor St. Augustine of Canterbury, the missionary sent by Pope Gregory the Great to bring the Gospel to England in the late 500s.
Through faith & perseverance, he helped lay the foundation of Christianity in England and became its first Archbishop of Canterbury.
In a culture that rewards passivity, we’re calling men to a higher standard:
to protect the vulnerable,
to lead their families well,
and to embrace the responsibility that comes with true masculinity.
Because real strength is found in sacrifice, leadership, and love that puts others first.
This Father’s Day, represent what real manhood looks like.
New Father’s Day designs are now live in the March for Life store, built for the men who lead with conviction and protect life! Get yours at https://t.co/ca0KGKALjy
Manhattanhenge is back 🌇
Tonight: May 27 — 8:13 PM
Tomorrow: May 28 — 8:14 PM
That moment when the sunset lines up perfectly w/Manhattan’s street grid.
🗽 Tip: You can still catch it a few days before & after too, if the sun isn’t perfectly centered, it’s still beautiful. 🧡
"Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude and generate new forms of injustice."
- Magnifica humanitas, 9
Il mio videomessaggio in occasione dell’evento “L’Italia del Pnrr”: un’occasione preziosa per raccontare agli italiani il lavoro che abbiamo portato avanti per mettere a terra le risorse, gli investimenti e le riforme del Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza.
A young adult from England, Pedro Ballester, who died at 21 of cancer is on the way to possibly being named a Catholic saint, following in the footsteps of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
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Nothing is more important than the Mass, and the Church is bound to keep celebrating it in and out of season. And that includes during a war.
Find 14 stunning photos here:
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Prayer for Those Who Gave Their Lives in Service:
O God, welcome into Your peace
those who gave their lives in service to others.
Grant them eternal rest,
comfort those who mourn,
and make us grateful stewards
of the freedom they defended.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
There's a new bike lane on Centre Street, and we're thrilled to see that paint is already on the ground — well before the World Cup, as promised.
This redesign will provide much-needed room for the Brooklyn Bridge's >10 million annual visitors!
Big news for anyone who walks or bikes over the Brooklyn Bridge: the Manhattan entrance has been redesigned!
Pedestrians and people on bikes will no longer have to compete for space while trying to get on and off this iconic landmark.
Trees serve as air filters that remove over 1,100 tons of pollutants from our air each year. That's a lot of dust, nitrous oxide, CO2, and other pollutants not getting to your lungs! On hot days, trees offer shady spots to rest and are the best natural air conditioners out there!
On this episode of Real Life Catholic, Pastor and speaker Fr. Jonathan Meyer talks about how to deepen your relationship with the Real Presence of Christ - using the 14 Stations of the Eucharist.
Stream on EWTN+ and https://t.co/r5pFdaczPN
Even praying one Hail Mary can save a life!
Father Joe Freedy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pa., appeared on a series entitled, “The Rosary Series: Mysteries of the Rosary,” to describe a miraculous testimony from Green Tree, Pa. resident John Petrovich about the power of praying one Hail Mary.
Petrovich told the priest that while he “was jogging around a neighborhood he didn’t normally jog, he saw an ambulance in someone’s driveway.”
He thought, “I’m not a doctor. I don’t know whose driveway this is.”
“I just kept running,” he told Father Freedy. “I prayed one ‘Hail Mary.’ I didn’t think anything of it.”
The following week, Petrovich jogged in the same neighborhood and heard a woman calling. He continued running, and she “finally got his attention.”
She said, “You saved my life.”
Petrovich then responded, “We don’t know each other…How did I save your life?”
The woman responded, “No, I recognize your face. Last week, I was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, and I was dying.
“I knew I was dying, and Jesus appeared to me. He held out His hand, and your face was on the palm of His hand. And Jesus said, ‘you were going to die, but because of the prayer of this man, you’re going to live.'”
Following this story, Petrovich describes the experience as “a jolt” in his prayer life.
“What a jolt that was for not only my prayer life, but my family’s prayer life,” he says.
“Our outlook on prayer itself, and especially prayers of intercession. When someone asks you to pray for them, or you volunteer to pray for somebody, you never know–you never expect how it’s going to work out, because in the end, it’s always God’s will,” he adds.
“But in a case like this, to have something that dramatic and profound –somebody to come up and tell you something like that–was more than enough to take me back and draw me even that much closer to praying to the Blessed Mother.
“Because as we all know, she is the direct line of intercession to her Son, Jesus Christ, in answering all prayers for everyone.”
Since the video's publication, the response has been overwhelming. The video received approximately 190 comments, 4,400 likes, and 260,000 views.
Countless users shared their feedback in the comments, including testimonies of the power of Our Lady and the Rosary in their lives.
"After watching this video, I pray Hail Marys all the time. If I see a homeless man, I pray one for him. If something annoys me, I pray a Hail Mary for it. It has changed my life for the better. Thank you for posting this video. God bless you," YouTube user Nicole Aprendiendo Violín commented.
"Absolutely amazing. I’m only 20 years old and wasn’t raised religious. But I became Catholic a couple of years ago, and again and again what’s becoming apparent is to have devotion to the Rosary," YouTube creator Brandon Danilition commented.
"This brought me to tears!" someone else wrote. "Thank you for sharing this! My kids and I always pray a Hail Mary every time we hear a siren, as we know help is needed. So powerful hearing how God is using those prayers!
Over the centuries, people worldwide continue sharing their miracles after asking for Our Lady’s intercession.
Our Lady asks that we pray her rosary every day.
On July 13, 1917, Our Lady of Fatima told the three shepherd children,
“Say the Rosary every day in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, to obtain the peace of the world…because only she can obtain it.”
Even if you find praying the rosary difficult, take comfort that there’s so much power in just one Hail Mary!
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