Embrace Silence and Solitude
Martin J.P. Gianotti
December 19, 2025
How often are you surrounding yourself with noise? Do you allow yourself the time necessary to call God to mind with silence and solitude?
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Martin J.P. Gianotti
Martin J.P. Gianotti is an author, speaker, and educator who loves to
share his Catholic faith. He and his wife, Maria, have two daughters,
Lucia and Margaret.
What St. Martin Has Done for Me!
Martin J.P. Gianotti
November 10, 2025
St. Martin of Tours was a prestigious Roman soldier who defaced his own uniform, cutting his cape in half, in order to care for a poor beggar.
Promise of the Promised Land
Martin J.P. Gianotti
November 2, 2025
It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Model for Prayer
Martin J.P. Gianotti
October 1, 2025
Whenever we feel slothful in our prayer lives or hesitant to perform a small act of penance, have you ever seriously considered what the reward for those small acts of love will be in heaven?
Mary’s Openness
Martin J.P. Gianotti
August 4, 2025
When you think about Our Lady, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s her obedience, purity, or beauty. But how often do you ponder Mary’s receptivity to God–her willingness to listen?
Padre Pio, Be with Me
Martin J.P. Gianotti
July 28, 2025
Have you ever felt removed or distant from God as things around you are falling apart? Maybe in those moments you wonder if God is punishing you from something in your past.
The Scatterbrain Disciple
Martin J.P. Gianotti
July 14, 2025
How often do you find that after several minutes of trying to pray, your mind has wandered to topics other than God? Do you grow angry with yourself and give up, or do you push on in those moments?