In the midst of the carnage of two of the most seminal and tragic events in American history, God’s saving grace was made manifest by the presence of a Catholic priest. The Battle of Gettysburg […]
At the heart of the Christian life is taking up one’s cross daily to follow Jesus (cf Mt 16:24-26; Lk 9:23). As His disciples, we are not without hope in the midst of life’s trials. […]
Ireland is known as the “Land of Saints and Scholars” because of the vital role the island nation played in preserving the light of faith and learning in the midst of Europe’s dark age. 500 […]
I have always felt drawn to visit New Mexico ever since I read about its beautiful landscape and rich Catholic history in Willa Cather’s 1927 novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop. I finally made it […]
Only Ireland, on the outer fringe of Western Europe, was left unconquered by the mighty Roman Empire. The weather was too rough (the Romans referred to the island as “Hibernia, Land of Winter”), and its […]
The purpose of the Advent season is to arouse within ourselves the same spirit of longing the many holy souls of the Old Testament had in their hearts for the coming of the promised Redeemer. […]
The Feast of All Saints has its origins in the annual celebration in Rome of the transformation of the Pantheon, the famous temple dedicated to “all gods”, into a basilica dedicated to the Holy Virgin […]
June 30th marked the anniversary of the death of one of the most inspiring figures in history of the Church in the United States. When Pierre Toussaint died on June 30, 1853, newspaper articles recounted […]
While we believe in the holiness of the Church in her divine constitution, she remains as St. Augustine said, a “corpus permixtum,” a mixed body of saints and sinners. Professing Catholics bolstered by the graces […]
The world changed in dramatic fashion in 1917. The First World War was raging and the radical, Marxist Bolsheviks seized control of the nation of Russia. An entire generation of Europe was basically lost in […]
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