A Pilgrim's Journey

During His earthly ministry, our Lord spoke of the “Kingdom,” and it was this kingdom that He announced and established and spread. There ...

St. Sharbel Makhluf is a Maronite saint, a member of the ancient Eastern Catholic Church of Antioch. It was in Antioch that Christ's fo...

On July 23rd the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden, a mystic who received visions of Christ’s suffering many times t...

Mystery surrounds St. Mary Magdalene. Was she one and the same as Mary of Bethany? Had she been an immoral woman in her past life, or simpl...

Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my...

Born on 22 July 1559, and dying on 22 July 1619, St. Lawrence of Brindisi lived exactly sixty years. In that time he became a brilliant sch...

Over the years I have collected a number of icons, and among them are some which depict particularly interesting saints. The one pictured he...

St. Apollinaris was one of the great martyrs in the early years of the Church. He was made Bishop of Ravenna by St. Peter. The miracles he c...

Jesus put another parable before the crowds, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; bu...

By almost any standard, Camillus de Lellis wasn’t a very likely candidate for sainthood. His mother died when he was a child, his father ne...

Jesus uses stories – parables – to teach important lessons, especially lessons about the kingdom in which God is acknowledged as King of the...

Mount Carmel is closely associated with the Prophet Elijah. Located in northern Israel, it was and remains a place of great beauty. There i...

St. Bonaventure, known as "the seraphic doctor," was born in the Lazio region of central Italy in 1221. His baptismal name was Joh...

It has been said that the blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and John de Brébeuf were tomahaw...

St. Henry had great power in this world, and he used that power for the good of his people and for the spread of the Catholic Faith. Henry,...