The optional memorial of Saint Catherine of Alexandria may be observed on November 25th. She is a saint whose story I recount to my...

Today we recall the life of Blessed Miguel Pro. He was Jesuit priest who was born in 1891 in Guadalupe, Mexico. When considering the life...

Saint Cecilia is a saint whose intercession is often sought by those involved in liturgical music at a parish. In honor of Saint Cecilia,...

The Feast of the Presentation of Mary is celebrated by the universal Church on November 21 every year. Celebration of this feast dates...

Around Thanksgiving Day, we often think of the Puritans at Plymouth (later labeled “Pilgrims”). Many will even say theirs was the first...

For the memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, I thought we might explore the Collect prayer used at the Mass honoring this saint and...

The Cabrini family was a farming family in northern Italy. They were all made of tough stuff, it was said, and the youngest child born in...

St. Martin of Tours grew in sanctity and ultimately became a saint because of his great work as the bishop of Tours in France. However,...

Pope St. Leo the Great died on this day in 461 AD after being pope for 21 years. He was and is considered “great” for his pastoral care...

In the latest episode of Catholicism 2.0, we discussed the role of books and stories in the mission of the Church. The Great Books of...

Our current Hollywood culture seems to be obsessed with the power and decadence of the Medeci family and Renaissance Italy, creating a...

There are so many saints in the Church that very often several of them could be celebrated on some days. For instance, on November 3rd...

Whereas All Saints Day commemorates the Church Triumphant or the general population of saints in heaven who are not otherwise celebrated...

November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints. All Saints Day, All Hallows Day, has Halloween as its vigil; the vigil of All Hallows Eve...

St. Paul was born in Ovada in Genoa, Italy in 1694. It seems that from a very young age he displayed particular spiritual gifts, gifts...

“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” This ancient saying by Tertullian, one of the early Church writers, can be applied...

It is common for us to have moments in our faith journey when we think, “I wish I could have met Jesus like his apostles did” or “I could...

The Apostolic Fathers were those that had direct contact with Jesus’ apostles. The various New Testament texts were written over the...

Pope Pius XII died on October 9, 1958 having shepherded the Church through World War II and into the early stages of the Cold War. The...

Adults enter into the Catholic Church every year for a whole host of reasons. Some look into this 2,000 year old Church because of the...