Don't Name (Or Try to Discover the Name Of) Your Guardian Angel
One of the beautiful and consoling teachings of the Catholic Church is that each one of us has a Guardian Angel given to us by God to lead us on the path to salvation.Beside each believer stands an...
The Feast of the Holy Archangels: Their Identity & Mission
On September 29th the Church honors the Holy Archangels. Although there are believed to be seven archangels (based on Tobit 12:15 and Rev. 8:2), only these three are mentioned by name in the Cathol...
Our Lady's Seven Promises to Those Who Meditate on Her Seven Sorrows
The entire month of September is dedicated by the Church to the honor of Our Lady of Sorrows. The feast day on September 15th falls on the octave day of the feast of Mary's nativity on September 8t...
Our Beautiful Queen: Lessons on the Queenship of Mary
One of the most beautiful and universal titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary is her title as Queen, honored on the August 22nd feast of the Queenship of Mary, the octave day of the feast of her Assump...
St. Thomas More & St. John Fisher: Martyrs for Faith & Freedom
Fighting for Faith and Freedom Each year on June 22nd we celebrate the feast days of two notable Catholic saints and martyrs: Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher. It's fitting that these two...
10 Reasons Why Mary's Assumption Was the Greatest Moment of Her Life
"Through thee have the gates of Paradise been thrown open to us, O thou who this day did triumph so gloriously among the Angels." - Divine Office AntiphonEach year on August 15 we celebrate the Ass...
From Atheist Jewish Philosopher to Carmelite Nun and Saint: The Remarkable Life of Edith Stein
Today is the feast day of St. Edith Stein (also known by her religious name, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) who was a German-born Jewish woman turned Catholic convert, turned Carmelite nun, tur...
The Spot Where Our Lady Gave the Rosary to St. Dominic
St. Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers (commonly called the Dominicans) is the saint to whom Our Lady famously appeared and gave the devotion of the Holy Rosary to assist him ...
Inside the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Do you know the full meaning and history behind the most famous of all Catholic medals, the Miraculous Medal?Located in Paris, France is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. This chapel ...
St. Mary Magdalen was a friend and devoted follower of Jesus Christ, a reformed woman of once ill repute, out of whom He exorcized seven demons (which theologians have connected with the seven dead...