Like Moses, Jesus ascended on a mountain to bring a rule for living to the people. He showed them how to find permanent bliss that nothing can take away: not sickness, not poverty, nor persecution. These are the Beatitudes, and Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, explains their meaning and application in our daily lives. Then pay a visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin, a special place where Mary appeared and the Beatitudes came alive. 

Demonic possessions are not simply the stuff of scary Hollywood movies. The devil is real, Fr. Thaddaeus Lancton, MIC, reminds us, and the Rite of Exorcism is a specific and important ministry of the Catholic Church.

Denise Mercado is an award-winning author, blogger, widow, mother, and grandmother. Born and raised in New York, she has traveled extensively as the wife of a U.S. military serviceman. Now residing in Palm Harbor, Florida, she is known as the founder of the Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy.