We believe that when we die, when we shake off this mortal coil, we go to the next step in our eternal existence, from a physical, bodily life, to a new life, a new beginning.We read that in Heaven we will know perfect happiness. We will see God in His Beatific Vision, in the fullness of His Glory. St. Thomas Aquinas, after having a vision of Heaven, stopped writing his Summa Theologiae, and stated to one of the brothers, "The end of my labors has come. All that I have written appea...

Account of the life of Saint Padre Pio who bore the wounds of Christ for 50 years. Bob and Penny Lord traveled to San Giovanni Rotondo, where Padre Pio lived and died and gathered the information contained here about his life and legacy. This ebook is a complete history of his life from his birth to his death.

One of the most powerful Sacramentals is the Brown Scapular. On July 16, 1251, Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock, accompanied by her Heavenly Army of Angels and made the following promise:"Whoever dies wearing this Scapular shall not suffer eternal fire."Now, it was not our Lady's intention that the Scapular should replace the living out of a holy and virtuous Christian life. Instead, she meant it to remind us of the life she led, one of obedience to the Will of the Father...

One of the most powerful series of ongoing Miracles of the Cross that we have researched are those which were bestowed upon Padre Pio throughout his life. Jesus wrapped Padre Pio in the Cross and he accepted it as a gift. He spent his entire life as a Crucified Christ, desiring only the sufferings of Jesus on the Cross.Padre Pio was gifted with the Cross of Jesus from his earliest days. His personal relationship with Jesus and Mary manifested itself to him from the time he was a chi...

"One God, the Father of the living Word, of subsistent Wisdom and Power, and the Eternal Image. Perfect Begetter of the Perfect, Father of the only-begotten Son. One Lord, Only of Only, God of God, Image and Likeness of the Godhead, Efficient Word, Wisdom comprehending the constitution of the universe, and Power shaping all creation. Genuine Son of genuine Father, Invisible of Invisible, and Incorruptible of Incorruptible, and Immortal of Immortal, and Eternal of Eternal. And one Holy Spir...

Early in the twentieth century, the Lord gave us a simple servant, Helen Kowalska, born in the small village of Glogowiec, Poland, on August 25, 1905, the day before the National Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Poland is much like Mexico, 95% Catholic, but 98% Czestochowan. They have always had a great devotion to Our Lady under that title. She has saved them from utter destruction, many times in the history of this troubled country.Poland has been dominated throughout the centuri...

Lanciano,The Heart and Blood of Jesus - the oldest documented Miracle of the Eucharist in the History of the Church Orvieto, 1263 Miracle of the Eucharist which brought about the Feast of Corpus Christi Siena, 1730 - God proves beyond doubt that Jesus is truly Present in the Eucharist we receive at every Mass Cascia, 1300's - The faith of a priest is restored after he is part of the Miracle

Saint Faustina Kowalska is responsible for bringing the Divine Mercy devotion to the World. Bob and Penny Lord traveled to Poland and Lithuania to get the information on the life of Saint Faustina and the history of the Divine Mercy Devotion.

The story of Oscar Romero is one of transformation, from one born of poverty, to one living comfortably within the system, to one determined to change the system. The story of Oscar Romero is one of conversion, of Paul on the road to Damascus, of a man who was blinded, and whose eyes were opened by the Lord, to see his brothers and sisters in agony and misery. The story of Oscar Romero is one of a man who committed his life to right wrongs to his flock, or die trying. The story of Oscar Ro...

Visionaries Mystics and Stigmatists Part ITable of Contents:Saint Catherine of BolognaVisionary, Mystic, Role Model for Abesses, Incorrupt BodySaint Catherine of GenoaWife, Humanitarian, Christian Model, MysticSaint Rose of LimaPatroness of the AmericasSaint Martin de PorresApostle of Charity, Saint of the Slaves

This was the cloth which held the Body of Jesus. At a minimum, it would be considered a relic of the Savior. At most, it was a precious keepsake of the death and resurrection of Jesus. And probably, when Jesus left us after 40 days, this cloth was one of the few mementos they had of the physical presence of Jesus among them.What happened to it next? The answers to this question are documented in part. One of the gaps was officially filled in just this year. But there are areas where...

Saint Catherine Laboure brought us the Miraculous Medal devotion from the Apparitions of Mary to her in Paris. Bob and Penny traveled to Paris and documented her life and the devotion to the Miraculous Medal which began there.