"Prayer is naught else but a yearning of soul ... it draws down the great God into the little heart; it drives the hungry soul up to the plenitude of God; it brings together these two lovers, God and the soul, in a wondrous place where they speak much of love."

-Mechthild of Magdeburg

Saint Paul Miki & Companions - Joyful Mysteries

Pray and Sacrifice for Bishop Kurt R. Burnette of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic

Why I Don't Use NFP (Or the Pill, or Condoms, or Anything), by Sophia Martinson at TOH Blog

Don’t Ignore The Child’s Perspective On Gay Couples Commissioning Babies, by Katy Faust at The Federalist

Red Velvet Ombre Cake, by David at Spiced

The Calamity of Death and the Necessity of Mourning, by Grazie Pozo Christie at Angelus

13 Tantalizing Facts About the Lost Colony of Roanoke, by Ellen Gutoskey at Mental Floss

St. Agatha and the Subversiveness of the Roman Virgin Martyrs, by Stephen G. Adubato at CWR

Before and After: An Abandoned House in London Redone, by Annie Quigley at Remodelista

Rulers in Their Home, by John Cuddeback at Life Craft 

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In the news: Motherhood: The Ultimate Makeover with Carrie Gress, by Suzanne at Latte and Laundry