Contemplate the finding of the Christ Child in the Temple on this Feast of the Holy Family. Our Lord is waiting for you there.

Learn the amazing connections in the Bible between Noah's Ark which saved a remnant of mankind from death, and Christ's Baptism by John.

Learn how the bells of Christmas Mass saved men sentenced to death

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation for the Month of the Holy Name January Church bells are among the most enduring voices of Christian civilization. For centuries, their sound has shaped daily life, calling the faithful to prayer, marking sacred time, and summoning entire communities to moments of danger, sorrow, or thanksgiving. Yet bells were never meant to be neutral instruments. Once blessed, they were understood to be active participants in the life of the Church, sanctifying

For almost a millennium, pilgrims have traveled to Cologne Cathedral in Germany to venerate the relics of the three wise men.

The Church gives us the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus as a quiet jewel after Christmas. The Child has been born. He has been circumcised according to the Law. His Name has been spoken aloud. And now the faithful are invited to linger over it, not as a title, but as a presence. The hymn, "Jesu dulcis," is the beautiful hymn of the Holy Name.

On New Year's Day we celebrate the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord and Jesus' Circumcision, tied to the Jewish history of the Old Covenant.

Fr. Scott Haynes Meditation for the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas “When a profound stillness compassed everything, and the night in its swift course was half spent, Your all-powerful Word, O Lord, bounded from heaven’s royal throne.” (Introit, Sunday within the Octave of Christmas) Holy Church places these words upon our lips during the sacred hush of the Christmas octave, inviting us to contemplate not noise, but silence; not haste, but divine initiative; not human e

Learn about the types of martyrs kept in the Church's calendar during the Christmas octave.

We remember the slaughter of the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem annually on December 28th.

Learn the interesting story of this popular carol sung across the world.

The 4th Sunday of Advent begins with the Introit from the book of the Prophet Isaiah: Rorate Caeli. Learn here the meaning and history.

On “Gaudete” Sunday, we think of Saint Juan Diego’s tilma holding those Castilian roses which Mary had him pick in the midst of winder.

Learn more about the relationship between St. the Baptist this Advent.

Bob and Penny Lord tell us about the Sacred Heart Devotion of the Sacred Heart that Jesus gave to St. Margaret Mary.

On this Thanksgiving Day, consider the religious freedom Catholics gained in coming to the Maryland colony.

With Advent we begin a new year of God's grace through the Sacred Liturgy.

Mother Angelica interviews Bob and Penny Lord.