The cultural idiom “Doubting Thomas” is a reference to Saint Thomas the Apostle. It refers to a faith struggle for Saint Thomas that...

What's the link because the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist and learning the C-Major Scale? Dcn. Omar Explains.

It does not take a genius to realize that something in American politics is sick. There is a rot. We can all smell it, and it...

Today we remember the example of a young man who, like many saints, bucked his family’s expectations in order to follow Jesus and in the...

Are you Catholic? Do you live in the Midwest? Do you have a family or come from a family? Then you better block off the first weekend in...

Saint Barnabas was an active Christian from the events testified too in Luke’s Acts of the Apostles. In Nebraska we are blessed with a...

There are many cultural images and expectations associated with summer vacation: the pool, baseball, sleeping in, ghost in the graveyard...

The feast day today accompanies yesterday’s feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and it must be looked at in light of that particular...

Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and in this era of Eucharistic revival, it really should be one of our most...

Today is the Feast of Pentecost, a rather interesting feast day in the history of the Church as it was originally a Jewish feast that is...

The last pope to take the name “John”, besides the John Pauls, was John XXIII (1958-1963). The first was born in Tuscany. He eventually...

Catholic Christians tend to recognize with ease that the first apostles were priests, sharing in the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Not all...

Saints make saints,” is a truism when it comes to the work towards holiness, and today’s saint is a unique example of that truism.

Today is the Feast of the Apostles St. Philip and St. James the Lesser (not to be confused with James the Greater). The Collect Prayer...

Today is the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker, a celebration founded by Pope Pius XII in 1955. He founded it in part to combat...

In her personal life, Catherine was born one of twenty-five children to a cloth merchant and dyer. As this was a rather lucrative...

Many have experienced the sadness of choosing a godparent for our child, or the similar role of Confirmation sponsor, and for the...

April 25 is the Feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist. Most of us are familiar with him as the author of one of the gospels. For many of us,...

Today is Saint George’s Day, where his feast is celebrated by many Churches where St. George is the patron of that land. He is celebrated...

For some families there are staple movies they watch during Lent. For example, many families I interact with have a tradition of watching...