America’s first saint was an immigrant — who didn’t want to go to the United States. Dec. 22, 2017, marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Mother Frances Xavier […]
Mother Frances Cabrini
St. Ignatius of Antioch: ‘I am God’s wheat’
St. Ignatius of Antioch was also called Ignatius Theophoros (in Greek, that means “God bearer”). His principal claim to historical fame comes from his martyrdom. Arrested by Roman authorities, he […]
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: A guiding light for missionaries
Like so many others in the litany of America’s saints and blesseds, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-67) was filled with missionary zeal. His boyhood desire to follow in the footsteps […]
St. Jerome and the Bible
Do you know who translated the first Bible the common person could understand? St. Jerome. It took him a long time and he was reluctant to do it but the […]
Raphael, Michael and Gabriel: Feast of the Archangels
Each year as the warm days of summer turn to the coolness and bright colors of autumn, the Church celebrates the work and ministry of angels. We begin this celebration […]
