A Pilgrim's Journey

The Blessed Mother's title of Our Lady of the Atonement (Domina Nostra Adunationis), commemorated each year on July 9th, embraces two my...

For many years I have had an admiration for George Herbert, an Anglican poet and cleric who died in 1633. My interest in his poetry began wh...

Maria Goretti was born in 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona Province in Italy to a farming family. Her father died when she was still a girl...

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understandi...

At the beginning of our nation’s history our laws reflected our roots. Dependence upon God was acknowledged. There was no more an idea that ...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable r...

Although there is little recorded about the life of St. Thomas, what we do know of him indicates that he was a courageous apostle, willing ...

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God, the Father o...

As America was being formed through its Revolution in the east, another part of the future United States was being born in the west. Missio...

These are the holy men and women who are called the "Protomartyrs of Rome." Some of them were accused of setting Rome on fire by ...

On June 29th the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul.  As early as the year 258 there is evidence of an already lengthy ...

Jesus said, “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of ...

St. Cyril (born c. 376) is one of the Greek fathers of the Church, and he was the Church’s chief defender against Nestorianism, which denie...

It is the Church’s practice with most saints to celebrate the day of their death – and especially in the case of martyrs, we know that the d...

St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of our Lord who was known for preparing the way for Jesus Christ, and for baptizing Him. John was b...