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May 08, 2026

Vatican Ends Cause for Canonization of Soviet Gulag Priest

The Vatican has announced that it is closing the canonization cause for Fr Walter Ciszek....

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Blessed Stanley Rother, the Shepherd Who Did Not Run

Blessed Stanley Rother's life and death offer religious leaders who are honestly seeking to follow...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

All the Christians Stand Up

If a shooter said All the Christians stand up to you, what would you do? Sadly,...

August 2015

August 22, 2015

ISIS Desecrates, Demolishes Syrian Monastery. Priest Missing.

My colleague Tom McDonald posted a story about another atrocity against Christians at the hands of ISIS....

July 2015

July 08, 2015

What if We Took a New Look at the Story of St Maria Goretti?

This is for those who lie in the field, the lake, the dump and the...

July 06, 2015

“A Shepherd Cannot Run Away,” Father Stanley Rother, Martyr

This is my first blog post for the National Catholic Register. It's about Father Stanley...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Saints Who Were Martyred While Celebrating Mass

St Oscar Romero was martyred while celebrating mass. Can you think of a better way...

April 2015

April 02, 2015

5 Ways to Do Holy Thursday for Shut Ins and Shut Outs

Go to mass tonight if you can. You will be blessed. If you're sick or...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

From Hitler to the BTK Killer, How Do You Forgive a Monster?

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Holy Martyrs of ISIS, Pray for Us

As they now stand amid the white-robed multitudes, and behold the Throne of the Almighty...

February 19, 2015

Brother of Two ISIS Victims Testifies to Their Christian Faith

The brother of two of the 21 Coptic Christians murdered in Libya used live...

December 2014

December 13, 2014

Notre Dame and The Little Sisters of the Poor

I thank you Father … that you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned,...

December 06, 2014

Thou Art Peter

October 2014

October 22, 2014

St John Paul II: The Pope Who Changed History

October 09, 2014

Book Review: Trusting God with St Therese

You can buy a copy of Trusting God with St Therese here. Does news...

August 2014

August 04, 2014

God Uses Us in the Broken Places. All We Have to Do Is Let Him.

Catholic Patheosi Sisters in Christ. Lisa Hendey, Kathy Schiffer, Margaret Rose Realy. I’m the one...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

Book Review: Saints and Social Justice, a Guide to Changing the World.

To join the discussion about Saints and Social Justice, A Guide to Changing the World,...

May 2014

May 10, 2014

Chaplet of St Michael

In these times, we probably should pray this more often.

May 09, 2014

Convert to Islam or You Will Be Crucified Like Christ

Don’t let this story fill you with hate. That is exactly what the devil wants....

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Polish Pilgrims Run 1,200 Miles to JP2’s Canonization

John Paul II, the Polish pope who brought down Communism. Now, he’s a saint, and...

April 28, 2014

What was it like at the canonization?

Thanks to television, we were all pilgrims at the canonization. But what was it like...

April 26, 2014

John Paul II Taught Us What It Means to Follow God to the End

Cardinal Sandri reflects on John Paul II's courage as he followed Our Lord through...

April 26, 2014

Bishop Fulton Sheen Discusses Pope John XXIII

Bishop Fulton Sheen discusses Pope John XXIII from the viewpoint of one who knew...

April 26, 2014

JP2’s Doctor: I Don’t Know How He Survived the Shooting

John Paul II's doctor talks about treating him after the near fatal assassination attempt on...

April 26, 2014

John XXIII: Eight Achievements of a Revolutionary Papacy

John XXIII: The Good Pope.

April 24, 2014

Never Before: Two Popes Living. Two Popes Canonized.

It promises to be the day of the popes, both living and canonized. Never before...