Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on Isaiah 55:6–9: “Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.” — Isaiah 55:6 There are moments when God comes very near to the soul. A word of Scripture suddenly pierces us. A sermon unsettles us. A death reminds us that our own life is passing. An old sin troubles the conscience again. We feel an unexpected desire to pray, to confess, to begin again. We should not waste such moments. “Seek ye the Lord, while he m

Learn about the amazing story of St. Januarius (San Gennaro) and the liquification of his blood. We celebrate his feast on September 19.

Long before Thomas of Villanova became an archbishop, he learned that the poor had a claim upon the Christian heart.

Fr. Scott Haynes Feast of St. Joseph Cupertino September 18 St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663), known as "The Flying Friar," is one of the most extraordinary saints in the history of the Church. His life was marked by a profound simplicity, humility, and miraculous events that left his contemporaries in awe. Through his levitations during prayer, healing miracles, and deep union with God, St. Joseph became a living witness to the virtues of the Gospel. His life story reveals

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on Romans 8:12-17 and Luke 16:1–9 Brethren: We are debtors, not to the flesh, that we should live according to the flesh, for if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the flesh, you will live. For whoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Now you have not received a spirit of bondage so as to be again in fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons, by vi

The miracle of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata is remembered each year on September 17th.

Fr. Scott Haynes September 23 - October 1 Starting on the Feast of St. Padre Pio (September 23), you are invited to implore the intercession of this great saint. Participate Send Prayer Request Make a Donation Day 1 Preface: Oh most Holy God, we humbly prostrate ourselves before Thy Infinite Majesty, and we adore Thee and dedicate to Thy glory the devout prayers which we now present to Thee, as an act of devotion to your servant, St Padre Pio, whose intercession we are now

Herbert Howells wrote a beautiful setting of the Canticle of Our Lady.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes A Meditation on Luke 14:1-11 “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” (Luke 14:3) This is the question Jesus asks of the lawyers and Pharisees, and the answer would seem to be self-evident. But the lawyers and Pharisees hold their tongues and remain silent; they, in effect, refuse to answer Jesus. They know that mercy on the Sabbath is never illegal, but they choke on their own pride which will not allow them to admit it. Their desire is “to go around

Saint Augustine found another beautiful mystery in Paul's words. When he heard of the “breadth, and length, and height, and depth,” he saw the shape of the Cross.

Twenty-five years ago today, on September 11, 2001, an ordinary Tuesday morning suddenly became a day of unimaginable suffering. Men and women went to work. Travelers boarded airplanes. Firefighters reported to their stations. Police officers began their shifts. Families said goodbye without knowing that, for thousands of them, those ordinary words would be their last words on earth. Today the words of the Psalm seem to carry a particular weight: “My soul longeth and faintet

Alice von Hildebrand once offered Father Benedict Groeschel a striking way of contemplating the mystery of Bethlehem. The Blessed Virgin did not suffer the ordinary physical pains of childbirth when she brought forth the Son of God, yet this did not mean that the Nativity was without sorrow for His Mother.

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on Luke 7:11–16 Luke 7:11–16 is one of the most tender scenes in the Gospel, but the Fathers also saw in it a profound revelation of who Christ is. It is simultaneously a historical miracle, a revelation of His divine power over death, a sign of the future resurrection, and an image of the way Christ restores souls that have been spiritually deadened by sin. Luke 7:11–16 “And it came to pass afterwards, that he went into a city that is called Nai

The life of Saint Augustine offers one of the clearest examples of what Saint Paul means when he warns that we reap according to what we sow.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes High on the Holy Mountain of Athos, within the ancient walls of the Serbian monastery of Hilandar, there is an icon unlike almost any other in the Christian world. The Mother of God holds the Christ Child close to her, just as she does in countless Byzantine images, yet anyone who pauses to look carefully will soon notice something extraordinary: beneath the familiar image appears a third hand. That additional hand belongs to an ancient story of persecuti

Celebrate the birthday of Mary. Implore Our Lady for divine assistance and let God's graces flow.

As a patron of confessors, St. Raymond Nonnatus is a saint who suffered greatly for God's kingdom.

The lilies represent those who have humility in their hearts, those who try to conquer pride with humility.

The miraculous image of Our Lady in Czestochowa, Poland, is believed to have been created by St. John sometime after the Crucifixion.

Annually, on August 29, we remember how St. John the Baptist was beheaded under Herod's order.