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In the National Catholic Register's Features section find stories of the lives of the saints, Catholic Culture, liturgical seasons, profiles of Catholic organizations and people living out their Catholic faith in compelling ways, like the Agape program at Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep in Napa, California that helps families who are struggling to survive the economic downturn and the wild fires. (photo left courtesy of Anna Hickey)

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Clockwise from top left: St. Gianna and Pietro Molla lived a holy marriage and were blessed with children. Pietro is seen with Pierluigi and Mariolina, in Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy, in the summer of 1958. St. Gianna enjoys motherhood. Daughter Gianna Emanuela and Pietro were honored to meet Pope St. John Paul II. St. Gianna was canonized on May 16, 2004, by John Paul II.

Married to a Saint: The Holy Marriage of St. Gianna and Her Husband, Pietro

Daughter Gianna Emanuela Molla and others testify to a blessed union.

Roxane Salonen Features May 15, 2022

‘Calming the Storm’ offers observations and solutions.

Father Gerald Murray: ‘The Way Out of the Crisis of the Church Is to Teach the Fullness of the Faith’

BOOK PICK: ‘Calming the Storm’ offers a sense of hope: ‘God is good and helps us at all times.’

John Clark Books May 14, 2022

‘Sacred Heart of Jesus’ prayer card, World War I, c. October 1915

Jesus: ‘Love One Another’

User’s Guide to Sunday, May 15

Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide May 13, 2022

Father Justin (next to his mother) and Father Joshua Waltz (next to his father), shown with their parents, Herb and Theresa. Bishop Paul Zipfel presided at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, North Dakota. Below, framed manutergia in the Waltz home: one is behind, showing around the edges. Also shown: Father Jordan Dosch at his first Mass, June 1, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, presents the special cloth to his mother, Lynne Dosch. He had just explained the custom before presenting it to his mother. His father, Vernon, is to the left of Lynne.

Holy Cloth for Mom

There is an old custom of presenting the manutergium, used to soak up the chrism oil after the bishop anoints a new priest’s hands, to the priest’s mother.

Patti Maguire Armstrong Features May 21, 2017

‘Into Life: Love Changes Everything’ highlights the love and care needed for mother and child.

‘Into Life: Love Changes Everything’ Video Series From the Sisters of Life Touches Hearts

Vulnerable pregnant women in need and those who serve them are accompanied through new formation program.

Patty Knap Features May 8, 2022

Emma Follett looks to Christ and Mother Mary as she and her husband, Isaac, care for their little blessings, Sebastian and Casper.

Love at Work: 4 Lessons From Motherhood

COMMENTARY: Being a mother allows me to understand a little better our God’s infinite love for us.

Emma Follett Features May 8, 2022

In ‘True Devotion to Mary,’ Father Frederick Miller explains the consecration to Mary that St. Louis de Montfort promoted.

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05.08.22 TV Picks highlight the Month of Mary

Daniel J. Engler Arts & Entertainment May 7, 2022

Clockwise from top left: It is a time-honored tradition to honor the Blessed Mother. Youth enjoy participating in the May crowning at St. Raphael Church in Bay Village, Ohio.

Crowning Mary: A May Tradition

Most churches and schools try to hold the crowning on or near Mother’s Day because Our Lady is both Queen and Mother to all the faithful.

Joseph Pronechen Features May 7, 2022

Jesus is the Good Shepherd.

Respond Only to One Voice — the Voice of the Good Shepherd

User’s Guide to the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Msgr. Charles Pope Features May 7, 2022

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