One of the (many) things I love about Catholicism is how we try to Catholicize… pretty much everything we do (or at least, we used to). From institutions like St. Mary-of-the-Woods (see what I did there?) to Our Lady of Pretty-Much-Anything-Ever, we have Our Lady of the Highways. This devotion has a varied history, and it seems […]
St. Philomena is a rather interesting saint. She is (purported to have been) a 4th Century virgin martyr whose body was discovered in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla. A number of miracles were credited to her intercession, and the Cure d’Ars attributed her intercession to the extraordinary cures that others attributed to himself. What […]
I do not have much to write about on this card. I think it’s pretty, with the Blessed Virgin having the Crown of Thorns on her lap, with Calvary and the crosses in the background. If you find yourself interested in the devotions to Our Mother of Sorrows, there is a chaplet associated. You can […]
Ah, Pope St. Pius X. I picked this card up a few years ago. He’s served me well as a bookmark, particularly when reading about Catholic tradition and the Traditional Latin Mass (for obvious reasons?). My uncle (Fr. Chris!) received a relic of Pius shortly after/for his ordination to the priesthood a few years ago […]
I think I picked this card up at TH Stempers in Milwaukee, WI, or something (best Catholic store in Wisconsin). I like it as it shows the angels (no saints though, bummer) praising the Holy Name of Jesus. Related to the Holy Name of Jesus, aside from the illustrious Holy Name Society, is the Divine […]
In going through my ‘prayer card collection’, I think the Holy Family is my most-featured image. And, the great thing is, it’s different all the time. The subtle differences in style, appearance, pose, actions, all speak to some truth of the Holy Family… It’s great. Nothing deep or insightful or even funny today. If you […]
This holy card came into my possession through an old Catholic book, I think. I forget which book it was, but I always thought this was a pretty card. The cross was a little plain for my tastes, but I appreciated the Marian theme (Fiat, Magnificat, Stabat). Up until today, I hadn’t known anything about […]
Stealing the idea that this woman had nearly 10 years ago (Holy Cards for your Inspiration), along with a desire to post more beauty and such to the Internets (and by extension, my Facebook page), I’ve decided to start scanning and posting my holy card “collection” for the edification of people online/my friends. This way […]