
What do the liturgical colors of Advent signify?
This December, instead of red and green, learn from the colors of purple and rose.

Why is Advent called a “little Lent”?
Although a time of great joy and festivity, Advent is also a penitential season!

Who saved Rome from Attila the Hun…
...without ever drawing a blade?

What basilica is the “mother and head of all the churches in the city and the world?”
Hint: It’s not in the Vatican…

What is the “Great Divorce”?
C.S. Lewis helps explain the reality of hell…and accidentally reveals the beauty of purgatory!

What is the “Church Suffering”?
In purgatory, our brothers and sisters in Christ prepare to be wholly united with God and His Saints.

A seminarian…in Hitler’s SS?
“Get up and work!” the voice said. “Schnell!”

Do you have to be canonized to be a saint?
Today, we celebrate the glorious Feast of All Saints. Come to think of it: are we celebrating only canonized saints?

Is a monk the same as a friar?
What is the difference between a monk and a friar? The two seem similar, but are they the same thing?

Why is St. Jude the patron of impossible cases?
Perhaps you’ve turned to this saint when all earthly solutions have failed.

Did the Church punish Galileo?
Didn’t the Church persecute and punish Galileo? Read the real story here.