According to tradition, the scapular, as it is now known, was given by the Virgin Mary herself to St. Simon Stock on July 16, 1251. A window at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in ...

The gift of a scapular is not your standard expression of affection – even in my otherwise Catholic household – but then, the 30-year relationship between the late Pope John Paul II and the ...

My grandmother wore one. My lovely bride wears one. I carry one in my shirt pocket. Once they were almost ubiquitous in the Catholic world, so common that I would see them peeking from the necks of ...

Upon hearing the Blessed Mother’s call during a retreat, Father Daniel Steiner Ebert has since enrolled and vested more than 300 people. Father Daniel Steiner Ebert, shown in center holding the brown ...

“The brown scapular is not a magic charm to protect us. It is not an automatic guarantee of salvation. It is not an excuse for not living up to the demands of a Christian life,” said Fr. Reynaldo ...

MANILA, Philippines - Scapulars, the brown length of cloth worn to show affiliation with a religious order, are not fashion accessories and should be worn with reverence. On this note, Davao ...

The game-winning kick in Super Bowl LVII was made by a Catholic, who later gave credit to his teammates and glory to God. With the score even at 35-35 and seconds remaining in the game, Harrison ...

When speaking of the brown scapular, Pope Pius XII once said: “The devotion to the Carmelite scapular has brought down on the world a copious rain of spiritual and temporal graces.” On the feast of ...