As the bells toll again this November 11, their echo asks each of us a question: Have we become peacemakers? Do we carry light in the dark?

Learn the history and traditions of Martinmas.

Join in the Christmas Novena from December 24 through January 1. Send in the names of your loved ones to be remembered in nine Masses & offer the daily novena prayer.

Gabriel Fauré: "Requiem" | The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (Stephen Cleobury)

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.

Fr. Scott Haynes Introduction The devotion to the Miraculous Medal is one of the most beloved Marian sacramentals in the Catholic Church. Rooted in an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré in Paris in 1830, the medal invites deeper trust in Mary’s maternal intercession, and encourages collaboration with divine grace through faith. The purpose of this article is to trace its history, unpack the symbolism and meaning of the medal, and share some power

Orchestre national de France with James Gaffigan performs the Mozart Requiem.

Learn about this interesting feast day in the Church's liturgical year.

Actress Patricia Routledge masterfully portrays St. Hildegard of Bingen. Be inspired!

Fr. Scott Haynes A Garden of Holiness In the late thirteenth century, a quiet Benedictine monastery in Saxony became a beacon of light...

Fr. Scott Haynes PRAYERS TO ST MARTIN DE PORRES   Most humble Martin de Porres, whose burning charity embraced not only thy needy brethren, but also the very animals of the field, splendid example of charity, we hail and invoke thee!  From that high throne which thou dost occupy, deign to listen to the supplications of thy needy brethren that, by imitating thy virtues, we may live contented in that state in which God has placed us, and, carrying our cross with strength and co

The Feast of the Miraculous Medal of Our Lady is on November 27th each year. From November 19-27, you're invited to pray the novena prayers and to submit your intentions to remembered during the Masses of the novena. Participate Send Prayer Requests Make a Donation Daily Novena Prayer In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. V.  Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love. R. Send forth Your Spi

The Presentation of Mary in the Temple is a key moment in Our Lady's life and in salvation history.

See how Our Lady of Knock assists the souls in purgatory.

Jesus taught St. Gertrude how to best pray for the poor souls in Purgatory and to bring them a plenitude of His grace.

If we turn to the saints, we can learn more about the Church’s doctrine of purgatory.

Fr. Scott Haynes Throughout the month of November, especially during the days from November 1–8, the Church invites the faithful to a powerful act of charity: gaining a plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory. This grace is more than a theological curiosity—it is a concrete way that we, still pilgrims, may assist our sisters and brothers who “died in the charity of God and are being purified” (Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1030) and hasten their entry into the full

As we pray for the faithful departed, offer the Mass, light candles, and make sacrifices, realize our Catholic traditions came from Judaism.