A Pilgrim's Journey

Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858, into a very wealthy and prominent family. She had an excellent education and traveled wid...

Jesus said to his disciples, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you wi...

Happy St. David’s Day, as the title of this post says. My Welsh ancestors would want me to make mention of our great patron on his feast day...

It was an astonishing sight for Peter, James, and John, when they saw the Lord Jesus Christ radiating His divine glory, talking with Moses a...

Jesus, Lord and Saviour, hear me as I pray; Jesus, Son of Mary, stay with me today. Jesus, keep me faithful, loving, good and true; Jesus, h...

This week we keep the Lenten Ember Days. The Ember Days are four separate sets of three days within the same week — specifically, the Wedne...

"Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." - St. Matthew 6:9 Jesus gave His disciples the perfec...

Amongst the glories of St. Peter's Basilica is the Bernini reliquary containing the Chair of St. Peter, located in the apse, incorporati...

At that time: when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?...

The serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the L ORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not ea...

Peter was orphaned when he was a very young child, and had the misfortune of being taken in by one of his older brothers who was very cruel...

At that time: the disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" And...

Jesus said, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." - St. Luke 9:23 J...

Traditionally the Church lays before us three specific activities to involve us especially (but not exclusively) during the Lenten season: ...

This Order for the Stations of the Cross was first compiled by Fr. W. T. St. John Brown, now departed, one of the pioneers in the return of ...