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Praying for the Pope’s Monthly Intentions

“Poor Holy Father, we must pray very much for him.” – St. Jacinta Marta As Catho...

Five Deadly Assumptions to Avoid for Our Salvation

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate.” A woman recently shared with me how s...

Blessed Apollinaris Franco

Blessed Apollinaris Franco was born on January 28, 1815, in Spain. He joined the...

Meditations for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy...

This Sunday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, prompts us to marvel over...

The Cross through the Eyes of Children

Having visited a lot of churches with our four kids, my wife and I have had to e...

What I Hope My Sons Will Learn from the Life of Charlie...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has left me heartbroken. I grieve as an Americ...

St. John Chrysostom

St. John Chrysostom, born around 349 AD in Antioch, was a prominent early Church...

Healing the Sickness of the Soul—and Body

A friend told me about a deacon whose homily received criticism from several par...

St. Nicholas of Tolentino

St. Nicholas of Tolentino was born in 1245 in Sant’Angelo, Italy, to a devout an...

The Lesson of Parental Parting

God’s love and longing for us are written in the sadness we feel at parting. I l...

Wisdom from the Saints on Holistic Living

We live in an increasingly noisy world, and many find that is particularly so in...

The Communion Line Isn’t the Place for Blessings

What is the loneliest place in the world?  Back in the 4th grade in the mid-1970...

Discipleship Cannot Be Half-Hearted: Twenty-Third Sunda...

In today’s Gospel, “great crowds were traveling with Jesus.”  He turns to the cr...

Divine Intersection: The Eucharistic Path of Don Dolind...

The history of the Church is filled with figures who, through their lives and wo...

The Hidden Truth about Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pier Giorgio Frassati smiled and laughed so freely that he was called “an explos...

Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues, O.P.

Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues was born in the late 12th century in Garrigues, Fr...

Blessed Thomas Tsugi, martyr

Blessed Thomas Tsugi was born in Japan in 1571 during a time of intense Christia...

Triumph of the Heart: Not Just a Movie, But a Mission

When I boarded the plane to Poland, I thought I was simply heading to a few worl...

St. Marinus

St. Marinus, a 4th-century stonecutter from the island of Rab (modern-day Croati...

The Danger of Self-Absorption in Suffering

This year has been one of profound but brutal healing. The death of my father op...