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November 2015

November 22, 2015

A Pencil in God’s Hand: Mother Teresa’s Story Comes to the Big Screen

Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was only twelve years old when she first felt the call...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Would St. Jerome Go to the Library?

September 30 is the feast of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church, patron of libraries. ...

August 2015

August 22, 2015

Helping Women to Help Themselves: St. John Eudes

On August 19, the Church in the United States observes the optional memorial of St....

June 2015

June 24, 2015

His Name Is John: Happy Birthday, John the Baptist!

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a...

June 12, 2015

The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Where Did That Devotion Come From?

Today, nineteen days after Pentecost, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart...

June 01, 2015

Pope Francis Gets a White Rose of His Very Own

Visitors to the Vatican Gardens and the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo will soon...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

St. Teresa of Avila’s “Prayer for a Busy Life”

Prayer for a Busy Life by St. Teresa of Avila "Christ has no body now,...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Wise Advice from St. Peter Regelado

Do you remember when Pope Francis spoke of the Church as a field hospital for...

March 28, 2015

Happy Birthday, St. Teresa of Avila: Patron of Catholic Writers and Headache Sufferers!

A Saint I Can Relate To! St. Teresa of Avila was born 500 years ago...

March 17, 2015

St. Patrick’s Feast Day Has Been Hijacked–Don’t Give Away the Parade, Too!

TODAY IS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, and in New York City, there's going to be some...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

Saint Homobonus, Patron of Businesspeople and Tailors. His Name Means “Good Guy”

Have you ever heard of Saint Homobonus? Omobono Tucenghi (also called "Homobonus") was a 12th...

February 14, 2015

Four 19th Century Nuns, Representing Three Nations and Four Unique Charisms, to Become Saints

They came from France, from Italy and from Palestine. They founded new religious orders; and...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

The Lord’s Jester and the Pig’s Feet: The Story of Brother Juniper

In the Middle Ages, followers of St. Francis of Assisi collected legends and anecdotes about...

January 06, 2015

Where’s Waldo? The Saint Who Lived in a Chestnut Tree

The dogs howled and growled, their low moans threatening as they circled the gnarled trunk...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

St. Egwin? I’ve Never Heard of Him, But Today’s His Feast Day

On December 30, 717 (or December 30, 720, depending on which source you read), St....

December 26, 2014

St. Stephen, First Deacon and First Martyr

In art, St. Stephen is often depicted with three stones and a martyr's palm. In...

December 07, 2014

Without Sin– Always. How Great Would That Be?

December 8 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The young...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

So Bill Murray Likes the Latin Mass? Well, His Sister Nancy, a Catholic Nun, Likes Catherine of Siena

Everyone's talking today about Bill Murray, after he said that he liked the Traditional Latin Mass. The...

November 19, 2014

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: St. Francis at the United Nations

People in the small town of Gubbio, Italy, lived in fear. A ferocious wolf lived in...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

Saints and Seminarians: Detroit Archdiocese Launches Vocations Video With a Lively Beat

A YouTube video just released by the Office of Priestly Vocations in the Archdiocese of...

October 05, 2014

Born Into Slavery, Fr. Augustus Tolton May Become a Saint

On March 2, 2010, Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, announced that he was beginning an official...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Sts. Cosmas and Damien: Did They Perform the First Successful Medical Transplant?

Who are Cosmas and Damien? Their names are mentioned in the Canon of the Mass...

August 2014

August 07, 2014

St. Cajetan, Patron of the Unemployed and of Job-Seekers

Well, today's saint is someone to admire (and to emulate!) on many counts. Cajetan dei Conti di...

August 04, 2014

St. John Vianney, Pray for Us

Today is the Memorial of St. John Vianney, patron of priests. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, a French...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

Fictional “Pope Joan” Listed Among Twelve Women Who Helped Shape Christianity

This morning I was flummoxed to read in The Tablet a list of twelve women...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

St. Honoré Cake: The Pastry Named for a Saint

Feeling hungry? How about a St. Honoré cake? * * *...

June 09, 2014

St. Ephrem, Harp of the Holy Spirit

On June 9, the Catholic Church celebrates the memorial of St. Ephrem, poet, teacher, orator...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Father Robert Barron’s Latest Project! Here’s a Clip From “Pivotal Players”

Wow. Just wow. Father Robert Barron's award-winning ten-part documentary series CATHOLICISM has been seen by...

May 31, 2014

Scott Hahn’s “Angels and Saints”: You Need This On Your Bookshelf

"The glory of God is man fully alive." It was St. Irenaeus of Lyons, early...

May 23, 2014

“Beauty Has Already Saved the World” – St. John Paul II’s LETTER TO ARTISTS, As Read by Students

In May 2011, Pope John Paul II was beatified. And three years later, in April...