http://greatcatholichomilies.com/2013... (Click here and read entire homily while watching this meditational video.) As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI asked several times to resign from his post in the Vatican. And yet, when Pope John Paul … [More]

http://visitationspirit.org - Nearly ten thousand chalices, chasubles and silk liturgical items have been produced and preserved by the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary at the Visitation Museum in Moulins, France. This five-minute video shows … [More]

http://www.facebook.com/VisitationSpirit - "EWTN Live" host Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. interviews Sr. Susan Marie, President of the Second Federation of the Visitation of Holy Mary on May 9, 2012. The Order of the Visitation is seen as the sanctuary of … [More]

Visit the Order of Mercy – http://www.orderofmercy.org/vocations - Summary: On December 10, 2011, Scott Brentwood, of Virginia, was ordained to the diaconate as a friar of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy after completing his studies at … [More]

http://sistersop.com - Pope Benedict: "By embracing the Lord’s call to follow Him in chastity, poverty and obedience, you have begun a journey of radical discipleship which will make you 'signs of contradiction' (cf. Luke 2:34) to many of your … [More]

www.toledovisitation.org - Nestled in the breathtaking foothills of the Alpine mountains in eastern France lies the birthplace of the great bishop and doctor of the Church, St. Francis de Sales. This influential bishop, along with St. Jane Frances … [More]

http://sistersop.com - Dear young people, let me now ask you a question. What will you leave to the next generation? Are you building your lives on firm foundations, building something that will endure? Are you living your lives in a way that opens … [More]

http://sistersop.com - (Three quotes from Pope Benedict XVI) 1) Dear young people, if the Lord calls you to live more intimately at His service, respond generously. You may be certain: life dedicated to God is never spent in vain. (To young people … [More]

http://sistersop.com - Just as two thousand years ago Jesus called people to follow Him, today too young men and women are setting out at His call, attracted by Him and moved by a desire to devote their lives to serving the Church and helping others … [More]

http://www.orderofmercy.org – In this interview, Fr. Joseph Eddy, O. de M., explains his family life in a small town in the 1980’s in northeastern New York. He served as an altar boy and then felt a call to the priesthood. The next step was to … [More]

http://www.sistersop.com – What are the steps to becoming a sister? Aspirancy, Postulancy, Profession. Do you wonder, “To what kind of life is God calling me?” or “How can I know God’s will?” or “Am I being called to religious life?” These are … [More]

http://orderofmercy.org/God has “married” His divinity with humanity in the incarnation. This union of the human and divine reveal to us the plan that God had from the beginning of time to allow us to share in his own divine life. Ultimately, we … [More]

http://orderofmercy.org/ Homily summary: Our morality and the state of our soul is determined by the choices that we make. What we take in with our senses (touch, sight, and hearing) will go a long ways to determining the choices that we make. If … [More]

http://laconfranciscans.org/ - What is so special about life as a Daughter of St. Francis of Assisi? Learn from the Sisters themselves, as they tell it, as well what their local bishop says. What kind of life do the Sisters live? St. Francis loved … [More]

http://www.sistersop.com - You are the salt of the earth. Bring Christ to a world that has lost its flavor. Are you called to become a Dominican Sister? Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Chicago Come to our upcoming discernment retreat. [More]

http://visitationspirit.org/living-jesus-chat-room/ Ever want to ask a religious sister, “What was the hardest thing you had to give up?” “What is a life of prayer?” “Do you think that our vocation is predestined, or do you think that it … [More]

http://www.defendmarriageil.com – Enthusiastic support was the response to a team of Illinois citizens who brought the message to various cities throughout the state last month about the referendum petition to define marriage as “between one man … [More]

http://sistersop.com - In God’s eyes, your life stretches between a promise and its fulfillment, a promise from before you were born and the fulfillment that is still in your hands. The Scripture clearly shows that both correspond perfectly. Followin … [More]

http://sistersop.com – Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day, 2011, Madrid: “This Gospel radicalism means being ‘rooted and built up in Christ, and firm in the faith’ (cf. Col 2:7). In the consecrated life, this means going to the very root … [More]

http://www.visitationspirit.org - Looking for a deep interior life? Or to live a life ofhumility, gentleness and simplicity? To be devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Learn about Salesian spirituality by going to the"Living Jesus Chat Room”every … [More]

http://www.visitationspirit.org - Jane Frances Frémyot de Chantal was born in 1572 in Dijon, France, the second child of a noble family. Her mother died when she was eighteen months old and she was reared by her father who gave her an extraordinary … [More]

Go to http://www.svdvocations.org, our vocations website. Divine Word Missionaries preach the Gospel and share the Word of God by living, working, teaching, and sharing with others in many areas of global ministry. We are the largest international … [More]

Visit us, http://www.poorclaressantabarbara.org In a world that tends to find the enclosed contemplative life of women religious not only a mystery but even an outdated custom of past centuries, scenes of the daily life in a cloistered monastery can … [More]

Go to: http://sistersofcharity.com/ to visit our website. As Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church we embrace our two-fold mission of Sanctity and Service. In a spirit of simplicity we aspire to live a life rooted in the Gospel, in … [More]

Why preach about Satan on Easter Sunday?

Natalie Smith, founder of Vocations Placement Services, explains how, with God's help, you can find your vocation as a married person, priest, or religious. This is the introduction of the DVD, "Promised Land of Vocation," available from www … [More]