p/c St. Anastasia, by America Needs Fatima. In the early 2000s, when I was in Rome, I went looking for a chapel of perpetual-adoration in which I could pray at night.  The only one I found was the Basilica of St. Anastasia, located between the Circus Maximus and the Palatine Hill.  Unlike the museumesque secularism that pervades most Roman Churches during the day, this quiet adoration chapel of St. Anastasia was always filled at night with faith-filled Romans, few as they might have been in that quiet chapel with a monstrance lit up flickering candles. The Basilica is still open.  However, that perpetual-adoration chapel of St. Anastasia was closed down [...]

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.—2 Tim 3:12-13. The word for "all" above in Greek is πάντες or pantes in the Latin alphabet.  Just like the English above, all obviously means everyone.  That is, every single person who desires to live a pious life in Christ will be persecuted, even if they are not looking for it.  When seen from the point of view of heaven, this is more of a promise than a threat! Notice also that imposters will go from "bad to worse." [...]

The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity, translated by W.H. Shewring, London, 1931. The Passion of the Saints Vibia Perpetua, was executed in the arena in Carthage on 7 March 203. The account of her martyrdom [technically a Passion] is apparently historical and has special interest as much of it was written, in Latin by Perpetua herself before her death. This makes it one of the earliest pieces of writing by a Christian woman. PROLOGUE. If ancient examples of faith kept, both testifying the grace of God and working the edification of man, have to this end been set in writing, that by their reading as though by the showing of [...]

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’—St. Matthew 11:7-10. We will look at five ways in which the holiness of St. John [...]

St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr, has always been most celebrated in the Church of God; even from the fourth century a Church has been dedicated to her honor in Rome; and honorable mention is made of her, not only in all the martyrologies, but even in the Canon of the Mass. In the eighth century there was a report that Astulphus, King of the Longobards, had carried off the body of our saint from Rome; but she appeared, in a vision, to Pope Paschal I, assured him that the report was false, and encouraged him to seek her relics. The holy pontiff found them, in the cemetery of Prætextatus, Prætextatus, [...]

So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”—John 4:48.  This line is typically seen as a reproach from Our Lord Jesus Christ, but perhaps it is a pledge, namely, that we weak human creatures need to see miracles to believe.  The following is a brief but powerful compilation of [mostly] modern miracles and saints that gives great evidence to the Catholic Faith.  It was put together by my brother's godfather. Miraculous, visible proof; events not explainable by science; A miracle is a sensibly perceptible  effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or to [...]