I was grateful for the recent opportunity to travel to Rome for the end of the Jubilee of Hope and to walk through the open ...

Michelangelo’s famed fresco, The Last Judgment, dominates the entire altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. The painting depicts the triumph of Christ at the end of time, surrounded by his Blessed Mother, ...

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Find today’s readings here. Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas ...

Several years ago I read the book, Heaven is for Real. The book chronicles Colton Burpo’s purported near-death experience at the age of 4 during an emergency appendectomy surgery. Whatever the truth ...

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Find today’s readings here. Revisiting the story of Our Lady of ...

Hundreds of Catholics from across the Chicago area gathered Wednesday to see the Pilgrim Mother, a life-size statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The holy sculpture, which was blessed at the Basilica of ...

Earlier this month, I traveled to Chicago for the first time in years. When I'm in the Windy City, it's always for business and barely any leisure. This time, I made sure to carve out time for the ...

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