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December 2018

December 26, 2018

St. Stephen, pray for us!

"Yesterday we celebrated the birth in time of our eternal King. Today we celebrate the...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

A woman with the stigmata: the curious case of Teresa Higginson

Chances are you haven't heard of her — she's a new name to me —...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Stanford to remove St. Junipero Serra’s name from some sites on campus

From The Los Angeles Times: Stanford University’s leaders plan to strip some prominent campus references...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

Tony, is that you? Reconstructing the face of St. Anthony of Padua

With the saint's feast coming up soon, on June 13, I was surprised and intrigued...

June 01, 2018

Sainthood for G.K. Chesterton?

From Catholic News Agency: As an investigation into the life of Catholic apologist G.K. Chesterton...

May 2018

May 14, 2018

Vatican opens cause for sainthood of priest, deacons martyred in Iraq

From CNS: The Vatican has given its permission for the opening of the sainthood cause...

May 07, 2018

Want to support a great cause AND celebrate Padre Pio? Check this out.

The St. Pio Foundation — the guiding force behind the historic tour of Padre Pio's...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

Report: Paul VI canonization set for October

John Allen at Crux has the scoop: Adding specificity to what was already known about...

April 2014

April 03, 2014

Pope declares three new “saints for the Americas,” without canonizations

From CNS: Without a canonization ceremony, Pope Francis declared three new saints for the Americas,...

January 2014

January 12, 2014

Devotion to St. Pio

My parish has undertaken a novena to St. Pio—popularly known as "Padre Pio." We've moved...

December 2013

December 26, 2013

A prayer to St. Stephen

Today marks the feast of this proto-martyr, patron of deacons. Curious to find a prayer...

November 2013

November 09, 2013

Historic: Vatican to put St. Peter’s relics on display for first time

From CNS: For the first time, the bones traditionally believed to be the relics of...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

April’s canonizations in Rome could draw record crowds

Thinking of making the trip? You better like crowds. From Religion News Service: Vatican officials...

October 04, 2013

From St. Francis, with love

"It was through his archangel, Saint Gabriel, that the Father above made known to the...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Priest appointed to investigate cause for Chesterton sainthood

It's getting serious. Details: In a statement released today, the Diocese of Northampton said: “The...

June 2013

June 16, 2013

First “Righteous Gentile” Killed for Saving Jews Beatified

From the Times of Israel: An Italian Catholic activist and journalist who was declared a...

June 09, 2013

St. Ephrem, deacon and writer

Today marks his feast, and deacons (among others) should take note: Born around 306, Saint...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

A beautiful image of St. Joseph the Worker

A friend posted this on Facebook. It comes from Spanish painter Aristides Artal, and depicts a...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

St. John Paul?

It could be coming soon: "A saint now!" The canonisation of Wojtyla is getting closer...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Simply Francis

CNS's gifted producer Robert Duncan has put together this exceptional glimpse at the Franciscan spirituality...

March 20, 2013

St. Oscar Romero?

Some think his chances have just improved. From CNS: Salvadoran clergy are hopeful that the...

March 16, 2013

Is St. Patrick wearing a dalmatic?

Why yes, it appears he is: Bishops will do that, from time to time—these days,...

January 2013

January 09, 2013

Was Don Bosco rolling over in his casket?

The saint's relics arrived in England's Liverpool Cathedral last weekend, where the performance below took...

January 07, 2013

Try this in the pulpit. Let me know what happens.

From the review of new books about St. Francis of Assisi: “Why you?” a man...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Go ahead. Call her a saint.

One of the most famous quotes of Dorothy Day is "Don't call me a saint....

October 2012

October 20, 2012

Homily for October 21, 2012: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

As most of you know, today the Holy Father formally declared a number of new...

October 14, 2012

State of Grace: two new saints next week will come from New York

From the In My Backyard Desk...an observation, from Lawrence Downes in the New York Times:...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

St. Maximilian Kolbe: “It is obedience alone that shows us God’s will”

"I rejoice greatly, dear brother, at the outstanding zeal that drives you to promote the...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

A special Sheen

Yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting the niece of a future saint — and...

July 03, 2012

“St. Thomas definitely landed on this very spot…”

Today the Latin church marks the feast of the celebrated "Doubting Thomas," the skeptic who...