The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time is t...

St. Bonaventure, “The Seraphic Doctor”, was born Giovanni di Fidanza in the vicinity of Viterbo, Tuscany in 1221. Nothing is known of his ...

  You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all. St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Tekakwitha, baptized Kateri, “The Lily of the Mohawks” was born in 1656 near the town of Auriesville, New York, the daughter of a Mohawk w...

  Mr. Marto, father of Jacinta and Francisco, noticed that when the third apparition began, a small grayish cloud hovered over the holm ...

  You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Hea...

St. Clelia Barbieri is the youngest founder of a religious order in the entire history of the Catholic Church. However, of all the recentl...

  “Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16) St. Paul the Apostle

John Gualbert or Giovanni Gualberto, was a Florentine nobleman who one day, meeting his brother’s murderer in a narrow alley was about to ...

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

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 Rome...

  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 medieval ...

  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. Havin...

  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 son a...

  This novena is to be said between July 8 and July 16. The novena ends on the  Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.   First Day Sec...

    Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances. St. Vincent de...

Though not much is known about St. Palladius, we first hear his name mentioned by St. Prosper of Aquitaine in his Chronicles as a deacon w...

  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 puri...

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 Goretti,...

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

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

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

  By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to certain devotions. July is devoted to the Precious Blood of Jesus. ...

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

  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 si...

    The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to...

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

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

      “I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all powerful love will grant to all those who re...

  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 entering...