I was in Florida at Christmas, and the compelling face on a statue of Mary in St. Francis of Assisi parish stopped me in my ...

Explore the significance of Mary Jan. 1 and its connection to the celebration of Jesus's birth and the veneration of Mary.

When most Catholics think of the Assumption, they typically focus on one part of it: that Mary was taken, body and soul, to heaven. That’s both true and important, not only because it tells us about ...

When I think about God’s mercy, it’s the image of the Miraculous Medal that springs to my mind. It was through its intercession that I was able to fully recover my path to the Catholic faith as a ...

Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, is unquestionably the senior saint within the Christian tradition. Yet we know remarkably little about her. In the New Testament, there is nothing about her birth, ...

In his History of the Reformation in Scotland, John Knox described an incident from his early life as a Protestant. Having been delivered from "the puddle of papistry," as he called it, he was taken ...

The inner mystery of God is the mystery of a family, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our prayer life is shaped by this central mystery of our faith, as we pray to the Father, in the Son, and by the ...

"Happy New Year!" If you're from Denver, you not only might repeat that greeting through the month, but also leave your Christmas lights on until Jan. 22, the last day of the National Western Stock ...

Overlooking the courtyard at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict recited the Angelus with those present for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Pontiff ...

"Happy New Year!" If you're from Denver, you not only might repeat that greeting through the month, but also leave your Christmas lights on until Jan. 22, the last day of the National Western Stock ...

The closing of so many Catholic churches in the Baltimore area, where I lived for 60 years, and the turning of the calendar to May triggers memories of my childhood when Catholic families were ...

On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Diocese of Birmingham’s bishop at the ...