Pope St. John Paul II, whose birth name is Karol Wojtyla, was the reigning pontiff of the Catholic Church from October 1978 to April...

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to resist picking up prayer cards or little devotional booklets when I see them in the Church...

Sadly, the classic Christmas carol, “Good King Wenceslaus” is going out of fashion. Once thanksgiving passes and Christmas dominates the...

As we head into fall weather, I am reminded of all of the family get togethers that have taken place during this time of year.  If your...

Few saints enjoy the popularity of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, known by most as Padre Pio. The only saintly rivals he has in statuary and...

While today, in the coastal town of Naples, Italy, businesses and schools have shut their doors for a public holiday, the city is...

A brilliant man and defender of the faith, St. Robert Bellarmine was also a model of Christian charity.

Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, with it we commemorate Christ Crucified.

When confronted with the adulterous relationship of Herod Antipas and Herodias, St. John the Baptist fearlessly and clearly stated, “It...

Venerable Pope Pius XII called St. Bernard of Clairvaux, “the last of the Fathers,” and so he is regarded by most as marking in his...

In today’s Gospel, Jesus says to his disciples, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow...

St. Alphonsus Liguori has a pedigree that is hard to beat. Unlike many patron saints whose patronage can seem like a stretch (there are...

What happens when you decide to bring tens of thousands of Catholics together to celebrate the Eucharist? Quite a lot. For those readers...

St. Peter Chrysologus is one of the 37 declared Doctors of the Church. In this context, a doctor simply means teacher of our faith and to...

In 2021 Pope Francis transformed the then memorial of St. Martha into the obligatory memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. This was...

Most of us are familiar with the song “My Way” popularized by Frank Sinatra.  In it, Sinatra croons again and again that he has lived his...

The Sacred Scriptures are full of stories of amazing things, some of which we tend to dismiss as probable embellishments of ancient...

Mary Magdalene is known as the apostolorum apostola (the apostle of the apostles). In 2016, to emphasize her significance, the Church...

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his...

St. Benedict is one of the greatest saints of all time, and he has a lot to say to us today. Dcn. Omar explains.