The miraculous healing of Bob Gutherman’s eardrum provided the first of two miracles which led to Katharine Drexel being declared a saint.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

In spite of his three falls, Blessed John Hambley eventually repented and suffered for Jesus and His Church, uniting himself to the Cross of Christ.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

“Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.”  I learned these words early in childhood. I learned the sounds, the placement of the pauses; I even mastered the art of blending my voice with other voices to form a united wave of supplication. But after years of Hail Marys, one day it dawned on me that there was a hidden petition in the final words.  More from Aleteia>>>

An adorable six-year-old girl is brightening up the world around her thanks to her parents’ refusal to abort her. Chelsea and Curtis Lush chose instead to love their daughter Zoe by letting her live her life, and helping her through it.  More from LifeSite News>>>

Seeing Mother Angelica, and hearing her voice again, took me back nearly two decades to the night she laid her hands on my head.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

Ellen Organ was born on August 24, 1903 in what was known as the “married quarters” of the Royal Infantry Barracks in Waterford, Ireland. Her dad, William, was a soldier in the British army. Shortly after Ellen’s birth she was baptized into the faith at the Church of the Trinity. No one knows why, but from that point on Ellen Organ was called “Nellie”. More from Catholic 365>>>

Pope Francis on Sunday during the Angelus in a sunny St Peter’s Square took inspiration from the Gospel reading in which Jesus restores the sight of the blind man.  More from Vatican News Service>>>

The Feast of the Annunciation marks the day when Mary said “Yes” to God. May today be the day we say “Yes” to Him, too.  Saint Bernard of Clairvaux writes that when Saint Gabriel announced to Mary that she had been chosen to be the Mother of God, it was as though the angels in Heaven held their breath waiting for her reply.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

Today — today only, not tomorrow — is a double celebration. As the rose vestments attest, it’s the Laetare Sunday Vigil, “laetare” meaning “Rejoice!” in Latin — the fourth Sunday of Lent, a marker that we’re more than halfway through our Lenten journey to the Easter Triduum, which the Catechism calls “the source of light” that “fills the whole liturgical year with its brilliance.” That light of the Easter Triduum shines especially brightly this weekend of Laetare Sunday, and we rejoice in anticipation of the great celebration of our Lord’s resurrection three weeks from now.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

Fr. Rob Galea’s 2015 project Divine Mercy Chaplet is a wonderful tool for prayer. Featuring Australian artist Gary Pinto and his wife Natasha, the piece has the three vocalists each take a verse of the chant, singing its lyrics in a more modern melody than the Gregorian. They build until the last verse where all three sing together with stylish melisma.  More from Aleteia>>>