by kathleenalford | Sep 4, 2026 | Blog, Catholicism, Faith, Miracles, Saints
When I was young, I used to think that all the saints were from a long, long time ago. Some of them were, of course. But I can remember being surprised that St. Pio of Pietrelcina was alive on this earth until I was 13 years old. I was further surprised to discover...
by kathleenalford | Aug 21, 2026 | Blog, Catholicism, Faith, Saints
The third building block of my Catholic faith is the miraculous tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Why? Because in moments of doubt, when my mind yearns for evidence of Our Lady’s maternal love, her image on the tilma crosses the distance from heaven to earth. The...
by kathleenalford | Jul 25, 2026 | Blog, Catholicism, Sacraments, Uncategorized
By Kathleen M. Alford With the Resurrection of Jesus Christ firmly established as the cornerstone of my faith–Building Block #1–my next step is to lay the foundation of the Four Gospels. The Gospels that were written by Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
by kathleenalford | Apr 25, 2026 | Blog, Book Review, Catholicism
What are the odds that the Shroud of Turin is not the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ, Son of God, risen from the dead? According to theologian and historian Dr. Jeremiah Johnston, the probability that the Shroud of Turin belongs to any other man than Jesus is a...
by kathleenalford | Apr 24, 2026 | Blog, Catholicism, Homilies, Miracles, Sacraments
Gospel Jn 6:1–15 Today, we begin reading from the Gospel of Jn, Chapter 6. Although, in the final moments of Jesus’ earthly life, precisely at the Last Supper, where Jesus instituted the Eucharist, Jn 6 is a very unique passage that systematically develops the...
by kathleenalford | Mar 21, 2026 | Blog, Catholicism
Are Catholics called to have “blind faith” or “reasoned faith”? What did Jesus mean when He said to Thomas the Apostle, “Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believed”? Every now and then, I will hear someone say that we...
