A Pilgrim's Journey

St. Pancras, born of parents who were Roman citizens, was orphaned as a very young child. He was entrusted to the care of his uncle, and at ...

The story of the martyrdom of these two Christians begins with a young woman named Flavia Domitilla. She was the niece of the emperor, she ...

"Rogation" comes from the Latin "rogare," which means "to ask." The Sixth Sunday of Easter and the following ...

Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be w...

O GOD, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful: mercifully look upon thy servant Leo, whom thou hast chosen to be Shepherd and Pope of thy ...

Several years ago I offered a verse-by-verse study of St. Luke's Gospel, and all twenty-one sessions were uploaded to YouTube. Here is ...

As we’re firmly in the month of May my mind has gone back to my boyhood years on the family dairy farm in Connecticut. It’s still pleasa...

The English Martyrs include 284 men and women who gave their lives during the 16th and 17th centuries. They were martyred simply because th...

Jesus said: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. - St. John 14:6 There are many things in this lif...

BISHOP RENE HENRY GRACIDA, a faithful bishop and servant of God, died April 30 at age 102. We pray for the repose of his soul, and give th...

St. Athanasius, the great champion of the Catholic Faith, was born at Alexandria about the year 296, of Christian parents. Educated under Al...

The commemoration of St. Joseph the Worker falls on the first day of May, the month that is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was f...

Each day's visit to my pond is almost like finding another Claude Monet painting!

Pope St. Pius V - Michael Ghislieri - was born into a poor family on 17 January 1504. He spent his childhood working as a shepherd, until h...

In observing the feast of St. Catherine, I remember the many pilgrimages to Italy we've made over the years, and we have gone frequently...