Friends, our Gospel for today has to do with Jesus’s healing of a leper. Leprosy frightened people in ancient times, just as contagious and mysterious diseases frightened people up through modern...
The past year was a significant one in Church history, marked by the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV. There were ongoing humanitarian crises around the world, canonizations...
When I was in high school, I was t-boned by a truck. The light had just changed from red to green, and, naively, I hit the gas without checking to the left or right. The truck that struck me...
Holiness often hides in overlooked places. Sometimes it takes the form of a quiet act of service or a simple job no one else notices. Few saints reveal this better than Saint André Bessette, the...
The Book of Esther offers one of the most compelling stories of courage, faith, and God’s providence in Scripture. While Protestant Bibles don’t mention God in the story, the Catholic Bible has God...
The Queenship of Mary feast, celebrated on August 22nd, invites us to honor Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth. This beautiful feast follows eight days after the Assumption, reminding us that after...
By: Sr. Elizabeth Ann Sjoberg, DC Many wear the Miraculous Medal. Numerous miracles, healings, and conversions are attributed to it. But much fewer people know the fascinating story behind this...
Each year on October 2, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels—a reminder that every person is accompanied by a heavenly protector who watches, guides, and prays for them. But...
Across centuries and continents, countless Catholics have turned to Mary under one mysterious and hope-filled title: Our Lady of Good Success. Her story begins in 16th-century Ecuador, where Mary...
Every day, all around the world, Catholics hear the same Scriptures proclaimed at Mass — whether in Rome, Rwanda, or right on your campus. These passages, called the Daily Mass Readings, are more...