Christian Saints & Heroes
St. Thomas Aquinas is a Model for the New Evangelization Watch
St. Thomas knew that all truth finds its source - and its fulfillment - in the One who is Truth Incarnate, Jesus the Christ. In this way, ... continue reading
Saint John Neumann Calls us all to Apostolic Charity and Courageous Christianity Watch
Apostolic charity refers to living like the first apostles. At the heart of Redemptorist spirituality is Christ's own mission, which was to ... continue reading
Who are you? John the Baptizer, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen Call Christian Men to Live as Friends Watch
Friendship participates in the Love of God from which it derives. Greek, the original language of the New Testament, differentiates between ... continue reading
Prophetic Pope Paul VI, a Champion of Human Life, Now Venerable Watch
'Servant of God Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Montini, Italian, Supreme Pontiff (1897-1978). This is the beginning of the long awaited path to ... continue reading
Feast of St Francis Xavier Calls for New Evangelization Missionaries For the West Watch
Our mission field is our own back yard. The West is pre-Christian - not Post-Christian! Rather than waste any more time bemoaning this ... continue reading
Bishops To Vote On Canonical Step For Dorothy Day Canonization Watch
Day's life was marked by fidelity to the Scriptures, voluntary poverty, the works of mercy and work for peace and justice. She was shot at ... continue reading
Feast of St Ingnatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr: I am God's Wheat Watch
"I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. ... continue reading
In Praise of Blessed John Henry Newman Watch
In the person of Blessed John Henry Newman, we find a man who lived his life dedicated to the true and to the good, to truth and ... continue reading
St. Michael the Archangel defend us!
Of all the saints, few are as revered as St. Michael, the Archangel. Called upon to intercede in times of danger, Michael is the patron ... continue reading
Living Six Months with St. Augustine Watch
It's perhaps not common to take a bishop to bed with you in the evening, to share a cup of coffee with him in the morning, to write about ... continue reading