November 2020

“Courage, courage, children are not nails.” – Padre Pio

This year for Giving Tuesday we are supporting Padre Pio’s Hospital in Italy, La Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the Home for the Relief of Suffering. TOGETHER, let’s donate 50 new beds to replace the ones that are decades old. We are going to continue this effort through to the end of the year, not just […]

This gift will cover the cost of one full bed that will be purchased for Padre Pio’s Hospital La Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza: the Home for the Relief of Suffering. Please fill in the box below and let us know what you want on the plaque.  Keep in mind that spacing will be limited. Give […]

“May God’s blessing accompany, sustain and guide you! Form a Christian family if you want a little bit of peace in this life. May the Lord give you children and then the grace to direct them on the way to Heaven.” – Padre Pio

“God gave me my poor sister, and God has taken her away. Blessed be his holy name. In this resignation and exclamation I find the strength to avoid giving way to sorrow. I exhort you, too, to resign yourselves to the divine will, and you will find, like me, relief for your sorrow.” – Padre […]

“There is nothing more nauseating than a woman, especially if she is married, who is fickle, frivolous and haughty. The Christian wife must be a woman of sound piety towards God, an angel of peace in the family, dignified and pleasant towards others.” – Padre Pio

“The principal self-denial with takes place in the home.” – Padre Pio

“In family life have strong convictions, smile in the face of self-denial and in the constant sacrifice of your whole self.” – Padre Pio

“May the Lord bless you and render the family yoke less heavy for you. Always be good. Remember that there are difficult duties in wedlock that only divine grace can facilitate. Always be worthy of this grace and the Lord will preserve you unto the third and fourth generation.” – Padre Pio

“Be totally resigned in the hands of our Lord, giving Him your remaining years, and begging Him always, to fill them with preparations for a life which is pleasing to Him. Don’t worry about useless promise of tranquility, enjoyment or merits, but present your hearts to your divine Spouse, totally emptying it of all other […]

“I beseech you. for the love of God, do not fear God, because  He doesn’t want to do you any harm at all. Love Him a great deal because He wants to do you a great deal of good. Walk simply, with certainty in your resolutions, and reject the reflections of spirit concerning your suffering, […]

“I see that all the seasons of the year can be found in your souls. Sometimes you feel the winter of much sterility, distractions, restlessness and boredom; sometimes the dews of the month of May with the perfume of holy little flowers (penance); sometimes the heat of the desire to please our divine Spouse. Nothing […]