Fr. Scott Haynes Padre Pio was once being examined by a doctor who noticed that the friar was quietly praying. Curious, the doctor asked him for whom he was offering his prayers. Padre Pio replied that he was praying for the holy death of his grandfather. The doctor was surprised and said, “I knew your grandfather. He died at least twenty years ago.” Padre Pio answered calmly, “Yes. But God knew twenty years ago that I would be here at this moment praying for my grandfather.

Wine is blessed in honor of St. John to recall how he survived attempted wine poisoning.

The beautiful Catholic customs of the feast of St. Lucy inspire us.

The courage of the virgin and martyr St Lucy inspires us still today.

Step into Catholic Sweden and learn about this custom of St. Lucy's Breakfast.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, a revered Marian apparition, continues to captivate the hearts of millions, and at the heart of this devotion is the miraculous tilma—a cactus fiber cloak worn by St. Juan Diego during the apparitions in 1531.

This documentary investigates one of the most fascinating and controversial mysteries of Christianity - the Holy House of Loreto.

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception The Mass of the feast of the Immaculate Conception begins with the Introit “ Gaudens gaudebo. ” In the Latin High Mass the schola chants the Introit according to the third Gregorian mode. In Gregorian chant, mode three is the mode of mysticism and contemplation, the “mysticus modus.” This beautiful text, realized in an exquisite melody, is also marked with a deep and intense joy. The Introit invite

Learn from the boldness of St. Nicholas to speak the truth in season and out of season.

The story of the martyrdom of St. Andrew the fisherman is remarkable. How powerful the prayers of this Apostle!

Learn the reason that Mary's heel crushes the serpent's head.

Saint John Massias, the humble Dominican lay brother known as the “Helper of the Poor Souls,” carried within him a great tenderness for those who awaited the vision of God.

The amazing martyrdom of St. Cecilia inspires us still today.

Among the saints of the early Church, few shine with a beauty as unexpected and luminous as Saint Cecilia of Rome, the patroness of sacred music.

Be inspired by the saint who taught and formed St. Thomas Aquinas.

Among the saints who rose in the early centuries of the Church, few shine with the radiant mystery that surrounds St. Gregory Thaumaturgus.

Hear the amazing charity of the soldier saint, St. Martin of Tours.

Fr. Scott Haynes That is an excellent and deeply symbolic question—one that goes to the very heart of Our Lady’s revelation to Saint Catherine Labouré in 1830. The detail about the rings on Mary’s fingers is one of the most beautiful parts of the vision and expresses, in vivid and theological imagery, how the Blessed Virgin acts as the Mediatrix of God’s graces. Let us unfold the story carefully, as Saint Catherine herself described it. 1. The Vision of the Rings of Light Du

Bob and Penny Lord tell the story of Mary's Miraculous Medal.