The Holy Ghost gives His gifts for the building up of the Church.

Celebrate the Feast of St. Lawrence the Martyr through the eyes of Fra Angelico.

We live in the glow of baptism and the radiance of the Eucharist, yet the shadow of sin hovers near.

Fr. Scott Haynes Feast of St. Clare – August 11  Introduction: A City in Peril The year was 1240. Italy trembled under the shadow of...

During the French Revolution, the Church in France was under violent persecution. Priests were hunted down, churches desecrated, and the Sacraments forbidden. John Vianney, born into this chaos, received his First Holy Communion in secret.

The persecution of St. Lawrence moved the heart of a soldier to become a Christian. This was St. Romanus.

Each year on August 5, we recall the snowy miracle heaven sent by Mary's intercession.

Fr. Scott Haynes “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to...

The Second Sunday of Lent presents the scene of Christ's Transfiguration. Learn from the Church Fathers theological truths of this mystery.

After the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption, Catholics may practice the devotion of St. Michael's Lent.

As St. Francis entered the gates of the Portuniuncula Church, St. Francis beheld Our Lord and Our Lady surrounded by a multitude of angels.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart is an important Catholic tradition we keep on First Fridays. We must make reparation for our sins.

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans, sets before us a stark and sobering contrast: two ways of life, two masters, and two ultimate destinies.

Our Lord’s words in Matthew 7:15–21 are neither gentle suggestion nor passing remark. They are thunder on the mountain: “Beware of false prophets.” 

Voces8 performs the beautiful "Os justi" of Bruckner.

St. Christina the Astonishing teaches us to do penance for the poor souls in purgatory.

Fr. Scott Haynes St James the Greater and his brother John were the sons of Zebedee. Though they were fishermen, it seems they were a...

In the Book of Exodus, God says to Moses: “Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.”— Exodus 33:20 Here we are confronted with a great mystery: the face of God — the infinite majesty of the divine Being — is hidden from man.

From August 7-15, join in the novena of Mary's Assumption body and soul into heaven.

Romans 6:3–11 is a spiritual roadmap. It teaches us that Christianity is not behavior modification, but death and resurrection. To be baptized is to die to the slavery of sin and be raised with Christ as a new creation.