I know a lot of people hate Facebook and social media in general; and I tend to agree. Having said that, though, I just watched with a smile...

Today is St. Augustine's feast day. I generally do a little research about the saint whose feast day we're celebrating. Today it w...

Fr. Robert Hugh Benson I'm reflecting on my spiritual goals for 2017. After reading a little pamphlet by the famous priest-convert...

St. Ignatius' conversion began with an injury on the battlefield that left him laid up in bed for months. The only reading material he h...

I was up from 3:30 to 5:00 a.m. and took my Kindle downstairs to pass my awake time. It's loaded with writings and biographies of sain...

Larry and I started watching House of Cards last week but after one episode I decided I'm sick of filling my head with stories of intrig...

Today is the feast of St. Lawrence, my husband's patron saint. St. Lawrence was a deacon under Pope St. Sixtus who was responsible for...

Denver school creates action figures of saints for kids What a great idea! When I saw these action toys, I immediately thought of the medi...

St. James the Greater (St. John's brother) is one of my favorite heavenly heroes. Jesus called the two brothers "sons of thunder...

A few days ago I blogged about the saints' views on how many will be saved. Well, seems Mike Voris and I are on the same wavelength. He...

We live in a culture where the rich are often demonized as selfish monsters exploiting everyone around them. But today's optional feast ...

Today is the feast of St. Andrew the apostle, the first of the twelve to follow Jesus, the one who was always on the lookout to bring Him so...

To Abbaye Saint-Joseph de Clairval in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain-France The Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey publish a wonderful monthly ne...

I watched The 13th Day last night with DH (shorthand for "dear husband" for the uninitiated). It's a 2009 film about the mir...

I just finished reading Blessed Margaret of Costello by Fr. William Bonniwell, O.P. (for the second time). What a story. Born in 1287 in the...

Holy Mother Church in her wisdom follows the joyful celebration of the Messiah's birth with the feast of the first Christian martyr, St....

The Vatican released a list today confirming the beatification of five and naming nine new "venerables" including Pope Pius XII an...

What will you give the Blessed Mother for her birthday? Some suggestions: A 20-decade rosary A five-decade rosary A novena of Memorares Five...

At his Angelus address yesterday given from Castel Gondolfo, Pope Benedict described two martyrs of the Holocaust, St. Edith Stein and St. M...