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.

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...

May we be among those who follow Him closely, who hunger for His Word, and who feast on the Bread of Life. And may we become, in turn, bread broken for others—bearing His compassion to a starving world.

The Lord is the strength of His people, the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance; and rule them forever!

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.

We seek the intercession of St. Anne as we pray a nine-day novena (July 17-25) in anticipation of her feast day on July 26.

On this feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, we hear the contribution of the young Handel.

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.

Learn the Biblical wisdom of avoiding gossip, slander, and backbiting. St. Monica explains.

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.

There are words in Scripture that do not so much whisper as thunder. They summon us, like a trumpet sounding in the wilderness, to a higher life—the life of grace, the life of the Cross, the life patterned after the meek and suffering Lamb.

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.