A Pilgrim's Journey

Born in 1271, Elizabeth (or Isabel) was married to King Diniz of Portugal. Like her great-aunt St. Elizabeth of Hungary, for whom she was na...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable ri...

  Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.” And he coul...

Although there is little recorded about the life of St. Thomas, what we do know of him indicates that he was a courageous apostle, willing...

Jesus said, “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of ...

As America was being formed through its revolution in the east, another part of the future United States was being born in the west. Mission...

These are the holy men and women who are called the "Protomartyrs of Rome." Some of them were accused of setting Rome on fire by t...

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

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...

St. Cyril (born c. 376) is one of the great Greek fathers of the Church. He was the Church’s defender against Nestorius, who denied the unit...

Fear is a powerful emotion which can tend to govern, or at least strongly influence human life. Of course, a healthy fear can be a good th...

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, are St. John Fisher (1469-1535) and St. Thomas More (1478-1535). Standing for the ap...

Aloysius Gonzaga grew up in 16th-century Italy, and it was a time and place not so different from what we experience today in many parts of ...