I was teaching a Confirmation class one year, and in the back of the room sat a kid named Jake who came to class with
Many saints and blesseds were active in the media. St. Francis de Sales, for example, is the patron saint of writers and publishers for his
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
This week we celebrate the feasts of two great saints. July 4 was the feast of our patron, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, and today, July
Jeremiah 26:11-24, Psalm 69, Matthew 14:1-12 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” (Mt
Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. —James 5:11 Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, the patron of the parish
On Easter Sunday at Mass, our priest told a story of a little boy who went for a drive with his father. During the drive
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many came to him and said, “John performed
Guest post by Adrian Phang, Singapore. I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine, who happens to be a Protestant. He kept
The summer before my Senior Year in college, I was all set to go on a pretty amazing month long pilgrimage through the Holy Land,
Guest post by Bernz Caasi. “Holiness is not something for the privileged few: God calls everyone, Love awaits all of us: everyone, no matter where
Who am I to deserve a place inside the house of the highest King? After almost 7 years, I finally attended a praise and worship
Guest post by Bernz Caasi. “Aren’t you scared of what you are saying? Have you already lost your respect for God and your grandparents?” My
Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young; I will set up an everlasting covenant with you, that you
Today I witnessed a true and undeniable miracle. A few blogs back I wrote about my experience while waiting to enter the baths in Lourdes,
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house.” And he did not
At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the LORD came to him, “Go
Before meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul was “breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,” and yet today we remember him
By guest writer Lauren Winter. This morning I listened to the always enlightening Bishop Barron talk about Frassati. First of all, Bishop Barron is a
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your
