A Pilgrim's Journey

O God, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary, hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, th...

St. Sylvester was born in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood by Pope St. Marcellinus. This took place during a brief time of peace for ...

St. Thomas was born in London, England around the year 1117. He was the son of pious parents, and his mother converted to Christianity throu...

In the midst of celebrating the incarnation of holy innocence, our joy is tempered by the remembrance of the deaths of the Holy Innocents. A...

The cave of St. John on Patmos. Our spiritual journey continues during this Octave of Christmas, as we travel from the Feast of young St. St...

Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we deri...

"When all things were in quiet silence and night was in the midst of her swift course, thine Almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down from he...

Chapel of the Manger, Basilica of the Holy Nativity, Bethlehem. One of my very earliest Christmas memories was learning to sing "Away i...

Chapel of the Crib at Greccio It was in a grotto at Greccio, on Christmas Eve in 1223, that St. Francis created a crèche depicting the birth...

This is a good time of the year to remember that great things can come in small packages, and the village of Bethlehem certainly is a case i...

O precious Lord, once born for us in stable small and poor; be born again within our hearts, and there let us adore. - As once our Saviour t...

Little is known about Joseph, and yet enough is known to reveal what his character was. All that we know of him for certain, we know from th...

As we begin this time of Late Advent, so we begin the great “O" Antiphons, which lead up to the Vigil of the Nativity. Each antiphon hi...

St. John of the Cross was born in Spain in 1542, and he learned some important lessons from his parents -- especially the importance of sacr...

Lucy’s name has as its root the Latin word for light,  lux . This makes her commemoration all the more meaningful during this time of Advent...