Don Bosco's Advice on How to Keep the Devil Away
St. John Bosco (also known as Don Bosco) was an influential 19th century Italian priest who ministered to the poor and neglected boys of Turin, Italy, who were driven to a life of desperation and c...
St. Thomas Aquinas: Master Theologian, Mystic, and Poet
January 28 is the feast day of arguably the greatest intellect in the history of the Catholic Church, St. Thomas Aquinas, known as the Angelic Doctor due to his purity of mind and body and great i...
Patron Saints for the Pro-Life Movement
One of the most fundamental moral teachings of the Catholic Church, which has come into stark conflict with the spirit of the world today, is the God-given sanctity of all human life from conceptio...
The Catholic Saints of Auschwitz
January 27, 1945 is a day forever etched in history. On this day the Russian army liberated the Nazis' largest and most infamously cruel concentration camp—Auschwitz—located in south-western Poland...
St. Sebastian: Daring Christian Soldier
St. Sebastian was an undercover Christian for most of his life. He was born into the nobility and joined the Roman Imperial army to keep his cover as a typical noble pagan so that he could minister...
A Prayer to Put the United States of America into God's Hands
We are commanded by God in Sacred Scripture to pray for the conversion of our leaders. Let's join together and recite this prayer for the people of this nation, so that as a country our collective ...
Early Christian Iconography in St. Priscilla's "Queen of the Catacombs"
St. Priscilla of Rome (1st c.) was a Christian noblewoman who served as a benefactor to the Christian community in Rome. She supported St. Peter the Apostle, the first Bishop of Rome, and her home ...
Earliest-Known Latin Hymn Was Composed by a Bishop for His Daughter
St. Hilary of Poitiers (300–368 A.D.), French-born Doctor of the Church, was one of the great bishops of early Christianity. He was from a noble pagan family and converted to the Catholic Church, a...
Why the Sunday Mass Obligation is a Gift from God
Last Sunday I found myself struck by a thought during Mass. I'm not sure why it occurred to me, or actually why it had never occurred to me before.The thought that came to me was this: our Sunday ...
Epiphany Blessing for The Catholic Company Warehouse: See Photos & Video
Epiphany is one of the Church's major feasts of the liturgical year, the peak of the Christmas season, and as such is accompanied by very special and beautiful blessings in celebration of this sole...