CROSS AND SHIELD BLOG

October is Dedicated to the Queen of the Holy R...
This beautiful feast was instituted by Pope St. Pius V in 1571 to commemorate the Christian victory at the Battle of Lepanto over the Ottomans.
October is Dedicated to the Queen of the Holy R...
This beautiful feast was instituted by Pope St. Pius V in 1571 to commemorate the Christian victory at the Battle of Lepanto over the Ottomans.

September is Dedicated to our Lady of Sorrows
Mary is called Our Lady of Sorrows because she shared such a deeply connected and intimate suffering in Our Lord's Passion that could not be experienced by anyone else.
September is Dedicated to our Lady of Sorrows
Mary is called Our Lady of Sorrows because she shared such a deeply connected and intimate suffering in Our Lord's Passion that could not be experienced by anyone else.

August Devotions to the Most Pure Heart of Mary
Why not use this month as a starting point to greatly increase your devotion to Mary's Immaculate Heart?
August Devotions to the Most Pure Heart of Mary
Why not use this month as a starting point to greatly increase your devotion to Mary's Immaculate Heart?

July Devotions to The Precious Blood
The feast of The Precious Blood was officially instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1849, but the devotion itself has been in existence for many centuries.
July Devotions to The Precious Blood
The feast of The Precious Blood was officially instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1849, but the devotion itself has been in existence for many centuries.

Why We Perform Penance. It May Not Be What You ...
I imagine that many of us have gone to confession and wondered where “for your penance, I would like you to . . . ” fits into the concept that...
Why We Perform Penance. It May Not Be What You ...
I imagine that many of us have gone to confession and wondered where “for your penance, I would like you to . . . ” fits into the concept that...

The Value of Suffering
This is a truth many non-Catholics do not understand and therefore, their suffering is empty and worthless.
The Value of Suffering
This is a truth many non-Catholics do not understand and therefore, their suffering is empty and worthless.