It was in Rome, towards the end of the eighteenth century, one fine evening in May. A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was burning, as is the custom in that holy city. There, these fresh young voices sang t...
LEADER: Grant that young people respond generously to the call of the Holy Spirit in deepening their faith and choosing their vocation in life. ALL: May your mother intercede for us, Lord. LEADER: Grant us continued health of mind and body, and help the sick, especially among our family...
From time to time, he replaces the composite photo of Robert and his friends--Christopher Baker, 26; Julie Dicks, 23; and Lucille Morgan, 25--with a clean photocopy or ties a new Mothers Against Drunk Driving ribbon around the traffic pole. Now is an especially emotional time. “The thi...
there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, ...
Only fools despise their mothers. (Proverbs 15:20 GNT) 2. My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment, (Proverbs 4:1 NLT) 3. Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother–this is the first commandment with a promise. (...