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Saints Peter and Paul celebrated on the same day

Why are Saints Peter and Paul celebrated on the same day?

Tradition holds that both Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome during the persecution of Emperor Nero, likely in the year A.D. 67 and, according to some ancient traditions, even on the same day.

praying rosary

Can praying the same prayer over and over really change us?

If you struggle with the monotony of the Rosary, perhaps don't think of it as something to overcome, but as one way that we might be transformed over time.

Meet the rich kid who gave up all his wealth for Christ…

Meet the rich kid who gave up all his wealth for Christ…

What would you give for the sake of the Kingdom?

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Where can you find Christ today?

Whatever God has placed in front of us right now is often the very place where He is inviting us to meet Him.

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Joan of Arc prayed in a chapel in Wisconsin?!

Joan of Arc prayed in a chapel in Wisconsin?

Did you know that the stone St. Joan of Arc knelt on to pray is located in the heart of the United States?

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Why do we celebrate St. John the Baptist with bonfires?

...it is fitting to honor St. John the Baptist beside a fire. He was the "voice crying out in the wilderness." 

What does a cup of coffee have to do with America?  Read our story to find out!

What does a cup of coffee have to do with America? Read our story to find out!

I handed him the little cup and waited for his reaction. To my surprise, he loved it. And in that moment, a lifelong non-coffee drinker became an instant coffee enthusiast.

What two saints lost their heads but kept their souls?

What two saints lost their heads but kept their souls?

Two men defied a king, lost their lives, but kept their souls. Saints Thomas More and John Fisher inspire courage and faithfulness.

What Saints were fathers?

What Saints were fathers?

This Father's Day, consider these saintly fathers...

Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation

Catholic American Pilgrimage: Destination #5, the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we continue with this series. We have been to the West Coast, the East Coast, and now the Midwest

Where is the oldest image of Mary?

Where is the oldest image of Mary?

Nearly eighteen centuries later, the image remains as a witness to the faith of those early believers and to the unique place Mary has always held in the life of the Church.