In the latest episode of Catholicism 2.0, we discussed the role of books and stories in the mission of the Church. The Great Books of...

Our current Hollywood culture seems to be obsessed with the power and decadence of the Medeci family and Renaissance Italy, creating a...

There are so many saints in the Church that very often several of them could be celebrated on some days. For instance, on November 3rd...

Whereas All Saints Day commemorates the Church Triumphant or the general population of saints in heaven who are not otherwise celebrated...

November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints. All Saints Day, All Hallows Day, has Halloween as its vigil; the vigil of All Hallows Eve...

St. Paul was born in Ovada in Genoa, Italy in 1694. It seems that from a very young age he displayed particular spiritual gifts, gifts...

“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” This ancient saying by Tertullian, one of the early Church writers, can be applied...

It is common for us to have moments in our faith journey when we think, “I wish I could have met Jesus like his apostles did” or “I could...

The Apostolic Fathers were those that had direct contact with Jesus’ apostles. The various New Testament texts were written over the...

Pope Pius XII died on October 9, 1958 having shepherded the Church through World War II and into the early stages of the Cold War. The...

Adults enter into the Catholic Church every year for a whole host of reasons. Some look into this 2,000 year old Church because of the...

Of all the theologians I have become acquainted with over the last twenty years, Saint John Henry Newman has surprised me the most. I...

The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary has a history that reads like a tale from the Lord of the Rings. Originally known as the feast of...

Over the course of the centuries, one can see how God raises up saints as beacons of hope in a world that all too often loses sight of...

What if some of what you thought you knew about Saint Francis of Assisi was false? This may not be true for some, but it is possible that...

Did you know that there are always twice as many people in a room as the number you can see? The continuous teaching of the Church...

Do you need to be familiar with Scripture or even to read it regularly? Saint Jerome would likely say “yes.” Not due to a Sola Scriptura...

While angels in general are mentioned frequently in the Bible, there are only three holy angels mentioned by name in the canon of Sacred...

A wise man once said that the difference between a sinner and saint is that the saint knows he’s a sinner. This is what strikes me when I...

A common trait in the lives of the saints is that of suffering. In the mystery of God, part of the purification process on the road to...