The long Holy Saturday life of Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger will mark a final milestone this April 16. Unless he lives until 106, his 95th birthday will be the last time his calendar birthday and his ...

Desmond Tutu (1931–2021) did not see himself as a saint; no real saint ever does. Instead, he lived amid the constant conflicts of this rough and tumble world in such a way that we now see, even if ...

The fifth joyful mystery of the rosary meditates on the story of finding Jesus in the Temple. It could also be called the first of Mary’s “mysteries of protest.” Those mysteries come together in a ...

We easily remember that October is the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, May the month dedicated to our Blessed Mother, June to the Sacred Heart. Monthly dedications don’t stop there. But for a ...

Holy water is a special kind of blessed water used in the Catholic Church to help people feel closer to God and prepare for prayer they are about to offer. It is utilized in many rituals and ...

Text: “……and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you…… And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ...

1.To unite us to Himself and to nourish our soul with His divine life. 2.To increase sanctifying grace and all virtues in our soul. 3.To lessen our evil inclinations. 4.To be a pledge of everlasting ...