Would it surprise you if I told you that though I just moved to Omaha last summer AND that I have not   yet had the honor to meet our...

A picture is worth a thousand words…sometimes.  Most of the portrayals of today’s Saint, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, show her sitting...

What are you doing for Silvester ?  If you’re not sure what I mean, I understand.  Unless you are German or you’ve lived in Germany (or...

There has been much in the news over the last couple years about universities and their failures. Some have taken to try to start their...

How long can we keep our Christmas decorations up? Here's a short primer. You may be surprised.

Online we should all take the advice of St. John Cantius. Read more and find out why.

Pope St. Damasus changed the church for the positive in so many ways that we still experience today. Find out how.

“You Catholics worship Mary and the Saints.”  In all my years of teaching OCIA, this was the misconception about Catholicism that I heard...

St. Francis Xavier is one of the most successful missionaries ever. Learn about his story and the reasons for his success.

Many of us today are trying to navigate what it means to be authentically Catholic in our daily lives. We are living in the world, and...

If you are a Catholic school teacher, a Director of Religious Education, or a Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa, chances are you’ve researched...

Growing up, I never understood why my family sometimes referred to ourselves as “Catholics” or alternately as “Roman Catholics”.  In my...

How can we celebrate Halloween in an authentically Catholic way? If you are alive you have probably heard Halloween, if it is Catholic at...

Jesus wanted to strengthen His Apostles.  He had just told them that His Church would prevail, but that He would first suffer and die. ...

Pope St. John Paul II, whose birth name is Karol Wojtyla, was the reigning pontiff of the Catholic Church from October 1978 to April...

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to resist picking up prayer cards or little devotional booklets when I see them in the Church...

Sadly, the classic Christmas carol, “Good King Wenceslaus” is going out of fashion. Once thanksgiving passes and Christmas dominates the...

As we head into fall weather, I am reminded of all of the family get togethers that have taken place during this time of year.  If your...

Few saints enjoy the popularity of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, known by most as Padre Pio. The only saintly rivals he has in statuary and...

While today, in the coastal town of Naples, Italy, businesses and schools have shut their doors for a public holiday, the city is...