There are many amazing saints, and many amazing blessed and venerables and servants of God—so many that lots are often overlooked. Here are my picks
Larry Bird was perhaps the greatest basketball player in history, but it didn’t always come naturally. Every morning before school, he would go to the
Yesterday my friend asked in a group chat: “do you have anything that you have lost? I’m going for St Anthony’s feast day Mass tomorrow.”
If not for a hockey game, I wouldn’t be a Legionary of Christ priest today. As a good Minnesotan, I naturally considered hockey as divinely
Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a
A traditionalist rebuke of the “Vatican II” Church? Boniface, the politically-incorrect saint? The Universal Church celebrated the feast of Saint Boniface, Apostle of Germany, on
I am a product of our culture. Like it or not, I find myself not only impressed but also convicted by “new expressions” of faith
I was born on Saint Joseph’s Day, March 19, in Saint Joseph’s Hospital at 12:17 a.m. In honor of this great saint, each year the first baby
St. Pope John Paul the Great once said, “Man can only find himself in a sincere gift of himself.” He is echoing Jesus’ connection between
Today is the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a woman of incredible strength and perseverance. Kidnapped at age seven from her home in Sudan and
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
January 20 — the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration — is also the feast day of Pope St. Fabian, a pope who was chosen, not
When many people think of the Middle Ages, they imagine a time of ignorance, of a lack of civilization and culture, and of forced conversions
The feast of Saint Nicholas is upon us and affords us with a perfect time to consider how we celebrate the days leading up to
The Psalms are songs that praise God or ask Him for protection. Historically, His people have faced great trials for not following the world and
Supermarkets in Australia have been full of Hallowe’en décor since early September. One could join in the laments about how Christmas decorations appear unseasonably early
The month of October opens with the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who is known for having preached “the Little Way”. By reminding us
Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order around the turn of the thirteenth century in Italy as part of the vita apostolica, the apostolic
On my pilgrimage in France: I find it funny that most people come to France primarily for the Paris attractions. Not for my group though
Once upon a time, there was a man who was thrown into prison for publishing a comment about a bad government. His name was Maximilian
You’ve probably seen “clickbait” everywhere on the Internet. For the uninitiated, “clickbait” refers to a headline that is purposely sensational, so that you click on
