A Pilgrim's Journey

This American saint was born in Bohemia, which today is within the Czech Republic, in 1811. He completed his seminary formation, and was loo...

Pope St. Paul VI, when he preached at the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, spoke these words: "She is a saint!... Rejoice for y...

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

A worthy custom to be maintained is that of bowing one's head at the name of our Lord as a sign of respect at the sound of the Name of o...

St. Basil was educated in Caesarea, Constantinople, and Athens in the fourth century, where he enjoyed a stimulating university life. It was...

On the Octave Day of Christmas our thoughts go to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose “yes” allowed it all to happen. How well we know the story...

The Feast of the Holy Family gives honour to Jesus, Mary and Joseph as a family, and it is an occasion when we remember the importance of ev...

“There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven y...

  “In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son…” - Hebrew...

"Death of St. Thomas" by Meister Francke (1380-1435) St. Thomas was born in London, England around the year 1117. He was the son o...

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 is also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we deri...

God came when He was not expected. He was born where there was no room for Him. Before He was invited, He came in the most humble of ways. B...

The prophet Malachi spoke of “a refiner and a purifier of silver.” It was the Messiah to whom he was referring. “He shall sit as a refiner ...