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What happened to St. Maria Goretti’s murderer?
How could someone like Alessandro Serenelli be saved?
Ways For Catholics To Celebrate St. Nicholas's Day
December 6th is the feast day of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, which appropriately falls during the Advent season. This feast day is an especially exciting one for children as they co...
Get Inspired to Make Your Own Mary Garden
"I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys."(Song of Solomon 2:1)Since ancient times it has been common feature of monasteries and convents to have enclosed gardens as a reflective place of retr...
“No Greater Love”: the Catholic chaplains who gave everything.
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)
What did St. Michael say to Lucifer?
Serviam is a powerful prayer for Catholics. But where did this motto come from?
Why do pilgrims flock to England’s “Slipper Chapel”?
Despite devastation and persecution, England’s greatest shrine survives.
How St. John Vianney Teaches Us To Live Uncluttered, Undivided Lives
Few saints articulate this better than St. John Vianney (1786–1859), the humble Curé of Ars and patron of parish priests. He also embodies another virtue our noisy age desperately needs: simplicity...
Catholic Encouragement for Single Parents: Grace for the Journey
Find hope and encouragement as a Catholic single parent. Discover God's grace, practical spiritual support, and faith-filled resources for your family.
St. Lucy's Feast Day: Celebrate with Lights and Sweets!
December 13th is the feast day of St. Lucy. St. Lucy was a virgin martyr during the earliest centuries of Christianity under its worst persecution at the hands of the Roman Empire, therefore making...
New Saints To Be Declared on October 19th in St. Peter's Square
On October 19, 2025, Pope Leo XIV will raise to the altars seven blesseds whose lives testify to God’s boundless mercy. From a reformed occultist in Italy to martyrs and missionaries across the glo...
Who was Rhoda Wise?
How did a humble little home in Canton, Ohio, become a place of healing?
Faith-Filled Mother’s Day Gifts for New Moms and Moms-to-Be
Mother’s Day (or any day) gifts for new moms and expectant mothers. Faith-filled ideas to encourage and support her first season of motherhood.
Praying to St. Bartholomew for Physical Healing
There are many go-to saints for physical ailments and medical conditions, but little-known among them is St. Bartholomew the Apostle.Read 30 Healing Saints for Common AilmentsWe don't have as much ...
11 Rules for Latinos to Keep You & Your Kids Rooted in the Catholic Faith
My StoryEven if you are not of Hispanic heritage, you might find this information useful because it applies to every Christian.I must confess, when I was younger, I had to go to Mass obligatorily. ...
God on the Mountaintop: 7 Important Mountains in the Bible
I know many people whose "happy place" is the beach. Mine is the mountains. The grandeur, immensity, faraway beauty, and winding ascent to the heavens call to me in a special way. To climb one is t...
Where and When Was the First Eucharistic Procession?
In response, he entrusted the great theologian St. Thomas Aquinas with composing the liturgical texts for a new feast honoring the Eucharist: the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Lessons From St. Martha's Legendary Dinner Party
St. Martha, the feisty sister of Mary of Bethany, tends to get a bad rap. After all, when Jesus came to visit the two sisters, Martha complains about Mary not helping...
Mysterious Light That Shone from Priest's Home Chapel Where Blessed Sacrament Was Kept
Was this photo a Eucharistic Miracle? There is good reason to believe so, because that strangely large, bright light was shining from inside the private chapel of a priest's residence where the Ble...
Gifts Ideas for the Priests We Cherish
Is it far-fetched to say we Catholics cherish our priests? After all, they may not even know us personally; they may recognize our faces, but not know our names (though it's amazing how priests do ...
Meditations for Holy Week: Saturday
"We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. —Romans 6:4 On Holy...
6 Ways to Deepen Your Relationship with Your Patron Saint
Cultivating a deeper relationship with your patron saint(s) is one way to grow in your faith and in communion with the Church of the past and the present. These intimate friendships help connect us...
St. John Henry Newman: In God’s Own Way and Time
The October 13th, 2019 canonization of St. John Cardinal Newman, more commonly known as St. John Henry Newman, (and not to be confused with his elder St. John Neumann) was anticipated with great jo...
12 Catholic Gifts for Pope St. John Paul II Lovers
Pope John Paul II was canonized by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014. It is astounding to reflect on the fact that the man who occupied the chair of St. Peter for 27 years was a living saint. He was a...
5 Facts About Blessed Solanus Casey's Simple & Remarkable Life
Blessed Solanus Casey was a humble Capuchin priest whose soft-spoken voice was a powerful force in the hearts of those who came to him for help. His counsel and prayers were said to bring peace, co...