Marguerite Bays was born to a farming family in Switzerland in 1815, the second of seven children. She grew up...

Everyone loves the stories of the young hero/heroine. Our hearts swell along with the music when justice is done and...

We were on our usual weekend double date when Angie told us she was pregnant, her first. I was pregnant...

Recently my daughter and I attended a retreat for those preparing for Confirmation. In retreat fashion, the group was in...

The old adage states that “behind every strong man is a strong woman.” Secular culture has typically subscribed to the...

When I was pregnant with my son, my first child, I stumbled upon a quote by C.S. Lewis: Since it...

When Catholics consider what distinguishes our Faith from Protestant and Evangelical denominations, we naturally think of the Mass. Catholics attend...

Growing up, I treated Holy Saturday as an early start to Easter. It may not have been the actual celebration...

Today marks the darkest day of the Church year. It is the sobering remembrance of the Word Incarnate, crucified. Liturgically,...

By the time I was preparing for Confirmation, I was mucking stalls after school, attending horse camp in the summer,...

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage....

I recently finished Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI. The most powerful lesson I learned from this book was...

Every December 12th, without fail, my parents would buy a dozen red roses to give to Our Lady of Guadalupe...

In an interesting "which came first" scenario, this week we celebrate two inter-related feast days. Later this week we will...

It is the Advent season, and I think we are all ready for some Christmas cheer. Read on to find...

In the beloved Christmas hymn, O Holy Night, we hear about a world that has long been “in sin and...

San Martin De Porres, also known as "the Saint of the Broom", is no stranger to rejection, abandonment, racism, and...