A Pilgrim's Journey

O Wisdom, which camest out of the mouth of the Most High, and reachest from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: co...

The Scriptures refer often to silence. We read of the beauty of silence, and of how it pleases the Lord to receive from His faithful childr...

With the beginning of Late Advent on December 17th, so begin the great “O" Antiphons, which lead up to the Vigil of the Nativity. Each ...

We’re accustomed to thinking of Advent as a time of preparation – preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...

The opening words of the Introit on the Third Sunday of Advent are these from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians: “Rejoice in the Lord al...

Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? Why...

Lucy’s name has as its root the Latin word for light, lux. This makes her commemoration all the more meaningful during this time of Advent, ...

On December 9, 1531, in Mexico, Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego, a poor and humble Indian who had recently converted to the Catholic faith....

Pope St. Damasus is one the many popes whose name is not immediately recognizable to most people, but whose faithful service on the Chair of...

The shrine of the Holy House of Loreto is located along the Adriatic Sea coast of Italy, in a small town located three hours from Rome. The...

Although we do not have many details about the life of Juan Diego before his conversion, we know that he was born in the year 1474 in part o...

It was our beloved and venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen who famously said, “There are not over a hundred people in the United States who h...

There are many in the world today who are perplexed and confused because the path to God seems to be an obscure one. The world pulls us in a...

During Advent our thoughts should include the coming judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we profess in the Creed, "...and He shall c...

St. Nicholas was born of Christian parents in the last part of the third century, and was raised in the Faith. His parents died when he was...