If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate … Much harm may re...

John Gualbert or Giovanni Gualberto, was a Florentine nobleman who one day, meeting his brother’s murderer in a narrow alley was about t...

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Whosoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by mis...

Benedict was of a noble family in Nursia, near Rome, and had a twin sister, Scholastica, also a saint and co-founder with him. Sent to Ro...

The conflict with Hell cannot be maintained by men, even the most clever. The Immaculata alone has from God the promise of victory over ...

This is the story of two men who collaborated with Divine Providence to found monasteries, and who exerted a great influence in medieva...

If you persevere until death in true devotion to Mary, your salvation is certain. St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Augustine Zhao Rong, is one of a group of 120 Catholics, among many more who were martyred between the years 1648 and 1930 in China. Ha...

To love God is something greater than to know Him. St. Thomas Aquinas

Withburga was the youngest of the four daughters of King Onna of East Anglia, a devout Christian ruler. All of his daughters and one so...

Though not much is known about St. Palladius, we first hear hi...

Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Mother are not simply the best way, but in fact the only way to keep purity...

In 1950 in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, a crowd of 250,000 people gathered for the canonization of a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Goret...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have thos...

Elizabeth of Portugal known as “The Holy Queen” was born Isabel of Aragon in Zaragoza, Spain, the daughter of King Pedro III of Aragon ...

A strong and mighty Angel, Calm, terrible, and bright, The cross in blended red and blue Upon his mantle white. Two captives by him kneeling...

Many people [in authority] oppose us, persecute us, and would like even to destroy us, but we must be patient. As long as their commands...

Huron missionary, born at Dieppe, in Normandy, 27 May 1601, slain by the Iroquois at Teanaostae, near Hillsdale, Simcoe County, Ontario, Can...

Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a ...

Thomas, one of Our Lord Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles, was probably a Galilean Jew, and apparently not a fisherman. The Scriptures are...

If you pursue happiness, you will not find it. If you pursue sanctity, which means declaring war on your selfish self and dedicating yo...

Otto, born into the noble though impoverished family of Mistelbach in Swabia, was a model of diplomacy in the service of God’s interest...

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This is the time for doing good. We must follow the example of sailors at sea. When the wind is favorable, they unfurl their canvas and...

Junipero Serra, the indomitable apostle of California, was born on the Spanish island of Mallorca and baptized Miguel Jose. Later enter...

Hope has been the sole companion of my life, the greatest aid in doubts, the strongest assistance in my weakness; hope, but not the hope ...

In July of the year 64, more than half of Rome was destroyed by a fire that lasted for nine days. Rumor blamed the tragedy on the Emper...

The peacemakers are pronounced blessed, they namely who make peace first within their own hearts, then between brethren at variance. For...

Peter, who was named Simon, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus gave him the name Peter, which means ‘Rock,’ because he was to become th...

“To restore all things in Christ”  ~ Saint Pius X This devotion was introduced to the world by Fr. Mateo Crawley-Boevey with approval...

“My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.” Our Lady to Sister Lucia dos Santos

Irenaeus was born around the year 125 in a province in Asia Minor. He was a brilliant student and well versed in the Holy Scriptures, w...

Let us learn to keep a perfectly even temper, so important to our spiritual life, and a harmonious state of mind so that we may face all...

Cyril was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 376, and was the nephew of Theophilus, the patriarch of the city. When his uncle died in 412, C...

God is as really present in the consecrated Host as He is in the glory of Heaven. St. Paschal Baylon

Anthelm was born in 1107 near Chambéry, France. He was a good and generous man, but more materialistic than a priest ought to be. His...

1. It Is Not Marriage Calling something marriage does not make it marriage. Marriage has always been a covenant between a man and a woman...

Charity requires us always to have compassion on human infirmity. St. Catherine of Sien a

William was born in 1085 at Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy of noble and wealthy parents. When he was still very young, he det...

When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul wh...

The birth and naming of John the Baptist, painted by Rogier van der Weyden. The Church usually observes the day of a saint...

Fashions that will greatly offend Our Lord will appear. People who serve God should not follow fashions. The Church has no fashions. Our...

Born in 1575 in the Southwark section of the City of London, Thomas was the son of Richard Garnet, a Confessor of the Faith, and nephew ...

When the devil again tempts you to sin, telling you that God is merciful, remember that the Lord "showeth mercy to them that fear H...

The lives of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher are very closely linked, and thus it is quite appropriate that the Church celebrate...