St. Brigid of Ireland & Her Iconic Cross
St. Brigid is one of the three beloved Patrons of Ireland. Her Cross is an ancient symbol of history, legend, and faith that has spanned generations, and become a part of the heritage of Irish Cath...
The Meaning & Message of Pysanky - A Ukrainian Easter Tradition
In the Christian Easter traditions of the East and West, as well as the secular celebration of Easter, eggs figure prominently. For Ukrainians, the custom of decorating Easter eggs (called pysanky)...
5 Reasons Catholics Should Own & Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Many Catholics have heard of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or seen the "big green book" originally published during Pope St. John Paul II's papacy in 1992. Do you own one? Have you read one...
The Catholic Tradition of Sick Call Sets & How to Use Them
When a Catholic is seriously ill, injured, or hospitalized, we call a priest. A traditional and practical part of that process is the "sick call set." It facilitates the Anointing of the Sick at th...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: A Man Of Faith
The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Be...
A Family Tradition That Becomes a Family Heirloom - The Nativity Crèche
Giving a Nativity Scene Set as a gift can be the beginning of a beautiful family tradition. When my first child was born, my mother-in-law gave her a tiny Nativity Set. It was a simple set of prett...
Grandmother's Gift: A Meditation on the Rosary
It’s October, the month of the Rosary, and Catholics everywhere are honoring the incredible power of the sacred beads. Even the secular media is getting into the game lately, acknowledging the rosa...
Three Ways We Can We Help The Holy Souls (And Honor St. Gertrude The Great)
The 13th century was, in truth, the century of Saints, and of Saints of no ordinary note; at the close of this century, as a crowning gift, came the great and beautiful Saint Gertrude, whose histor...
St. Jeanne Jugan - Patron Saint of the Elderly & Destitute
St. Jeanne Jugan is the beloved Patron Saint of the Elderly and Destitute. Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, this remarkable French saint endured her own persecution and exile with peace...
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Founder of the Militia Immaculata
You probably know St. Maximilian Kolbe as the Martyr of Charity, Saint of Auschwitz, and Apostle of Mary. He was all of this and more as Mary's devoted son and God's holy priest in the Francisca...