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

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.

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...

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation for the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul July 19 Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul. Born into...

He skipped school. Gambled. Fought. A tall and unruly youth with a quick temper and a stronger love for cards than catechism, Camillus de Lellis seemed destined not for sanctity, but scandal. He was “born to be a troublemaker,” as some might have said—and not entirely without reason.

Learn the connection between Our Lady and the Burning Bush.

Learn from the purity and holiness of this great American saint, the Lily of the Mohawks.

The history of Mt. Carmel as a holy place of God's power and love is part of our great religious heritage. Elijah prepares us for Christ.

There is one unforgettable image that defines the life of St. John Gualbert: a nobleman with a sword in hand, standing before the man who murdered his brother, and choosing not vengeance, but forgiveness.

This feast, rooted in deep tradition and mystery, recalls the movement of his relics from Monte Cassino to Fleury-sur-Loire in France, likely in the late 7th century.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes A Meditation on the Translation of the Relics of St. Benedict July 11 “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death...

The young girl, Maria Goretti, was not only pure and virtuous, but full of courage and love.

Study 1 Peter 3:8–15 and learn how Christians are to live in harmony. Unity in Christ calls for a communion of hearts grounded in divine charity. This is evidenced in the life of St. Thomas More.

We meditate upon the mystery of Mary's Visitation to her cousin, Elizabeth.

Today, Holy Mother Church celebrates with solemn joy the joint feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the twin pillars upon which Christ built His Church in the world.

The lives of the apostles, Sts. Peter and Paul, give us courage to rise up from our sins and follow Christ.