Light a Siena Fire
In our world today, it is boldness among the faithful which is the ingredient that we lack the most.
In our world today, it is boldness among the faithful which is the ingredient that we lack the most.
I recently returned from a trip to Gower, Missouri to venerate Sister Wilhelmina, founder of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, and an incorrupt.
Relics and sacramentals—bone, skin, muscle, clothing, salt, water, ash—are all things that ground us, the humblest of spiritual weapons.
Saints such as Joan of Arc and Thomas More demonstrate that being holy does not mean being disengaged from public service.
The biggest problem of the participation of women in the leadership of the Church today is frankly being ignored: the decline of active religious life.
Cabrini is basically an action movie, a David and Goliath tale. You can’t help but cheer for the underdog who feels God’s call so intensely. It will capture young viewers with the risk and excitement of the Christian life.
St. Paul Miki and his companions rejoiced at the news that they were to die for Christ.
St. John Bosco underwent assassination attempts because of his bold mission in Catholic education. Should Catholic schools expect to make similar enemies if they are truly teaching the Faith?
Fr. Al Lauer was a faithful priest whose impact is felt decades after his untimely death.
Think about all the saints in Heaven who have never had big followings, or have simply been forgotten by us on this side of the veil. They are waiting there for you and me to ask for their intercession.
Gaining a cozy, daily familiarity with a handful of the old saints can alleviate some of the depression and loneliness we might feel in the present often unfriendly environment of our Church.
St. Peter Claver’s ministry to black slaves is plainly remarkable and perhaps unparalleled among anyone in the history of the Catholic Church and perhaps Christianity as a whole.
Nine-year-old Michael Harrill inspired everyone who saw him bravely fight a year-long battle against a pediatric cancer called neuroblastoma.
If being faithful in 2023 means that you are at odds with the world, then how should one proceed?
“Cheery religion” can’t produce Edith Steins. Only the Old Faith can do that. The Old Faith, unafraid of the Cross.
A boy with Down Syndrome and leukemia who died at the age of 16 has left an amazing legacy.
As Pride Month 2023 blows itself out with its loud, frothy-mouthed proclamations that demand uncanny and unconditional validation, the voice of Irenaeus booms from the heavens like summer thunder, denying and denouncing their aberrations.
The body of an American religious foundress was found to be miraculously incorrupt, four years after her death. What does this mean, and what might God be telling us through this? We’ll talk with someone who knows the community and recently visited Sister Wilhelmina’s body.
St. Anselm (1033-1109) has much to teach our modern world about human nature and about the search for God.
There is a major identity crisis today in the priesthood. It is a rupture, or at the very least an attempt to disconnect from the burden of its deep-rooted identity as one who offers sacrifice.