A Pilgrim's Journey

"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you,” Isaiah wrote thousands of years ago, and so the ...

Who were the Magi? They were the first Gentiles to believe in Christ, and were guided by a mysterious star which led them from the East to ...

Epiphany speaks of light. "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you." It is about the c...

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...

The Lord Jesus said, “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” He declares love to be the uni...

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

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...

St. Sylvester was born in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood by Pope St. Marcellinus. This took place during a brief time of peace for ...

"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...

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...

In the midst of celebrating the incarnation of holy innocence, our joy is tempered by the remembrance of the deaths of the Holy Innocents. ...

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...