A Pilgrim's Journey

St. Justin was an apologist and one of the most important Christian writers of the second century. He was a Greek born in Palestine. From th...

The Feast of the Visitation honours the Blessed Virgin Mary, who bore in her womb Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word of God. It shows her as t...

O LORD our God, whose Name only is excellent and thy praise above heaven and earth: we thank thee for all those who counted not their lives ...

At the end of the sixth century it looked like St. Augustine had found his place in life. He was the respected prior of St. Andrew’s monaste...

If we had to choose the one saint who always had a funny story to tell, or a harmless practical joke to play, it would be St. Philip Neri, w...

Even the most brilliant theologian would have to say that the doctrine of the Holy Trinity cannot truly and completely be understood. Howeve...

Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even whil...

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously pour the Holy Spirit into our hearts: by whose wisdom we were created, and by whose providence we are go...

MOST merciful God, we beseech thee: that thy Church, being gathered together in the Holy Spirit, may nevermore be disquieted by the assaults...

ALMIGHTY God, who as at this time didst open the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of thy Holy Spirit: shed...

What a remarkable woman St. Rita was! She was born into a happy and faithful Catholic family, and from the time of her childhood she had a v...

We beseech thee, O Lord, that the Comforter who proceedeth from thee may enlighten our minds: and lead us, as thy Son hath promised, into al...

“¡Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”). This was the cry of the “Cristeros,” Catholics who took up arms in the 1920’s in Mexico ...

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful God: that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all...

In the year 1400 there was a terrible plague ravaging the city of Siena. People were dying each day, and many of those who were dying were t...