A Pilgrim's Journey

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, ...

The Emperor Valerian (253-60) had a hatred for the Church, and he didn’t hesitate to vent his rage. He mandated that all Christians had to t...

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 ...

In the year 2009, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed a “Year for Priests” which marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. J...

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 ...

Born in La Mure d'Isere in southeastern France, Peter Julian's journey of faith drew him from being a priest in the Diocese of Greno...

Eusebius was the founder of the canons regular, priests living under a religious rule and dedicated to pastoral work. The canons regular was...

On a night in July 1216, St. Francis was at prayer in the little church of Portiuncula, devoured by love for God and a thirst to save souls....

Alphonsus Liguori, born in 1696, was the son of an ancient Neapolitan family. His father was an officer in the Royal Navy. At the age of six...

The Shrine of St. Ignatius at the Church of the Gesu in Rome. St. Ignatius of Loyola was born at Loyola in the mountains of northern Spain i...

  Jesus said to the crowds, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he ...

In a decree issued in 2021 by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, the liturgical calendar was changed to reflect the com...

According to tradition, St. Joachim and St. Anne have come to us as being the names of the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. They are not ...