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Alexander Pope—An honest man is the noblest work of God.

An honest man is the noblest work of God. — Alexander Pope

Healthy New Year

As someone who has been overweight, underweight, and is now at a healthy, happy ...

St. Raymond of Penyafort—As you drink the cup of the Lo...

As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!), give thanks to the...

Naming, seeing, savoring chicken soup with rice

Words — and names — are powerful. My youngest daughter, Zélie, is learning words...

St. Joseph, and love in steel-toe boots

One shivery November night in northern Indiana we went to my brother’s house for...

St. Leo the Great—That day, beloved children, on which ...

That day, beloved children, on which Christ, the savior of the world, for the fi...

Three Kings Cake

This variation of Three Kings Cake is flat, more like a cookie, with a trinket (...

The 1500-year-old story behind the Solemnity of the Hol...

by Nicholas Senz Where do feast days come from? Often the answer to this questio...

St. Ambrose—See in her the pattern of your life, …

See in her the pattern of your life, for in her, as though in a model, manifest ...

Start the new year attuned to the Holy Name of Jesus

Think Jesus. Here’s the simplest yet most perfect prayer you’ll ever pray: “Jesu...

St. Ephraem of Niseis—Lord, shed upon our darkened soul...

Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom so that we...

St. Thomas Becket—Remember then how our fathers worked ...

Remember then how our fathers worked out their salvation; remember the suffering...

Reading and Understanding the Bible

BY AMY EKEH Let’s face it, as much as we may want to read the Bible, it can be a...

St. Augustine—May he who did not shrink from taking a b...

May he who did not shrink from taking a beginning even like ours, perfect in us ...

St. Stephen—Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son ...

Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of ...

The Christmas Child

BY GINA LOEHR The joy of Christmas is best understood by children. Excused from ...

Bl. Bartolo Longo—O, Mary, did you not find a room for ...

O, Mary, did you not find a room for your Son? Here it is, I offer it to you in ...

St. Thomas Aquinas—I would not believe if I did not rea...

I would not believe if I did not realize that it is reasonable to believe. — St....

Shepherds, kings, gold-foil stars…and llamas

Every child’s eyes focused on the altar, watching the annual Christmas pageant i...

Has Christmas Come for You Yet?

One of the things I love about Christmas being celebrated for an octave (or twel...