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 lo...

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...

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 wa...

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 un...

A venerable tradition is that of singing the Te Deum on the last day of the year. We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be...

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

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 ...

  “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...

Living in the grace of God involves a cost. There was a cost felt by the first disciples of Jesus when they left everything to follow Him. A...

"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...

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...

"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...