A Pilgrim's Journey

Jesus said to his disciples, “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized w...

St. Pontian was a Roman who served as pope from 230 to 235. He was a faithful and holy man, and upheld the Catholic faith even when there we...

St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in 1572 and came from a noble family. Her father gave her in marriage to the Baron von Chantal in 1592....

St. Clare was born in 1194 to a well-to-do family in Assisi. As with all girls at that time, she was expected to marry at a young age, and s...

"St. Lawrence Distributing Alms" by Fra Angelico (1395-1455) Saint Lawrence was one of seven deacons in Rome in charge of giving h...

The story of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born in the world as Edith Stein, is the story of one of the most brilliant converts to ente...

St. Dominic Guzman was used mightily by God to strengthen the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, ...

Jesus said to his disciples, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your pos...

Behold our Lord transfigured, In Sacrament Divine; His glory deeply hidden, 'Neath forms of Bread and Wine. Our eyes of faith behold Him...

It was an astonishing sight for Peter, James, and John, when they saw the Lord Jesus Christ radiating His divine glory, talking with Moses a...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is important to Christendom for three reasons. - It stands as a venerable monument to the Council of Ephesus ...

  Through his simple sanctity, long hours of hearing confessions, and forthright preaching, St. John Vianney was used by God to transform th...

St. John Vianney, also known as the Holy Curé de Ars, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, near Lyon, France to a family of farmers. He was an ...

On Tuesday within the Seventh Week after Trinity, this passage from St. Matthew's Gospel is appointed for Mass:  Jesus made the disciple...

This account of the life of St. Peter Julian Eymard is excerpted from the  Saint of the Day  by Leonard Foley, O.F.M. Born in La Mure d'...