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Thomas Aquinas: An Example for a New Generation of Apologists Watch

Image of If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the cross- St Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas knew that all truth finds its source - and its fulfillment - in the One who is Truth Incarnate, Jesus the Christ. In ... continue reading


Hallelujah! Pierre Favre recognized as a saint Watch

Image of Pierre Favre was the first Jesuit after Ignatius of Loyola. Icon of Pierre Favre by Fr. William McNichols

Pope Francis has named his favorite Jesuit a saint, bypassing traditional rules for sainthood. On his birthday last Tuesday, Pope Francis ... continue reading


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Il Papa! Deal Hudson Reflects on His Encounter with Saint John Paul II Watch

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I never thought I would be part of a cheering, waving crowd. After all, I was too old, too sophisticated. Then John Paul II walked out on ... continue reading


Deal Hudson Recalls: First Meeting Mother Angelica Watch

Image of Mother Angelica is made of something as tough as the steel she leans on. This Poor Clare nun from Ohio has single-handedly built a multimillion-dollar television and radio complex on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, and created one of the most successful, influential Catholic broadcasting networks in the world.

I had little idea what to expect when I arrived at EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) for my interview on Mother Angelica Live. From ... continue reading


St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr: Model for Contemporary Deacons in a New Missionary Age Watch

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When Valerian arrived, Deacon Lawrence presented him with the true gold and silver of the Church, the poor! The emperor was filled with ... continue reading


Deal Hudson: St. Thomas Aquinas on the Bronx River Parkway Watch

Image of It had been my first reading of St. Thomas Aquinas that reactivated my journey into the Catholic Church, and it was St. Thomas that kept me a living member of the Church that day on the Bronx River Parkway.

Once again, I was losing consciousness and feeling cold.The door opened and I felt myself being lifted out of the car, placed on a ... continue reading



Feast of St Bonaventure: The Serpahic Doctor Points us to Francis who Points us to Jesus Watch

Image of Bonaventure and Francis, friends, co-laborers, and saints

Bonaventure's account of his friend, mentor and spiritual father, St. Francis, weaves a captivating picture of a poor, little man from ... continue reading


Vatican commission approves second miracle for John Paul II, clearing path to sainthood Watch

Image of Pope John Paul II will soon be declared a saint if Francis approves.

Vatican officials confirm that Pope John Paul II is now just one step away from sainthood after a Vatican commission approved a second ... continue reading


St. Catherine of Sienna Calls Each One of Us to Love God Right Where We Are Watch

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While praying at Peter's tomb, she experienced the great weight of the Church fall on her shoulders, and she offered herself and her ... continue reading


The Vision of St. John Bosco and the Papacy of Benedict XVI Watch

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Does the heroic leadership of Pope Benedict XVI represent one more fulfillment of the prophetic vision of the Saint whose Feast we ... continue reading


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