Fr. Scott Haynes St. Anthony the Abbot, in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers  ( Apophthegmata Patrum ), writes: “Whoever sits in solitude and is quiet has escaped from three wars: hearing, speaking, and seeing. Yet against one thing he must constantly battle: his own heart.”   On his feast day (January 17), the Church leads us into the silence of the desert. Not because the desert is empty, but because it is honest. St. Anthony fled the noise of the world, yet he did not flee

Learn how the "Doctor of the Divinity of Christ" (St. Hilary) came to be known as the "Hammer of the Arians."

Learn the history of how Our Lady intervened to save New Orleans.

Saint Therese of Lisieux is a great saint. Bob and Penny Lord tell the story.

Fr. Scott Haynes A Film on the Life of St. Thomas Becket Feast Day, December 29 Becket is one of the great historical dramas of mid-twentieth-century cinema, released in 1964 and closely associated with the cultural and spiritual climate of the early 1960s. Directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play by Jean Anouilh, the film dramatizes the tragic conflict between King Henry II of England and his former friend, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. At the heart of th

The amazing conversion of St. Thomas Beckett gives us hope as we see how sinners convert and become faithful sons of God.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Are relics an invention of the Catholic Church? No. It can be traced to the Old Testament.

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.