A Pilgrim's Journey

Statue of St. Junipero Serra, located in the National Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C. As America was being formed through its revolution in ...

These are the holy men and women who are called the "Protomartyrs of Rome." They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned...

On June 29th the Church celebrates the feast day of Ss. Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258 there is evidence of an already lengthy t...

St. Irenaeus was born in Asia Minor, probably around the year 125. It is not known when he came to Gaul. He was a priest of the Church of Ly...

Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, “My little daug...

St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of our Lord who was known for preparing the way for Jesus Christ, and for baptizing Him. John was bo...

Hilda of Whitby (c. 614–680) is the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby. An im...

Two great heroes of the English Church, forever linked together, are St. John Fisher (1469-1535) and St. Thomas More (1478-1535). Standing f...

The time and place where Aloysius Gonzaga grew up - 16th-century Italy - was not very different from 21st century America. It was a lax, mor...

  On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, t...

Saint Romuald, who founded the Camaldolese monastic order during the early eleventh century, did not always appear to be called to the relig...

Richard of Wyche was born in 1197 at Droitwyche, the son of a prosperous yeoman farmer. He and his brother were orphaned at an early age, an...

Jesus said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, w...

Following upon the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is the commemoration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Here is a prayer for c...

When there was no such concept as time, before creation, God existed as the Holy Trinity, in fellowship with Himself, and His love existed w...