You’ve heard that saying about families that pray together, haven’t you? Fr. Patrick Peyton famously said that “The family that prays together, stays together.” A lot of times, I’m guilty […]
Meet a new young saint! Nunzio Sulprizio
This Sunday, October 14, in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis will formally declare as saints Blesseds Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero, as well as five other holy men […]
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. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower
Thérèse was born on Jan. 2, 1873, in Alencon, France, to Louis Martin and Zélie Guerin. She had four sisters to greet her: Marie, Pauline, Léonie and Celine. The family […]
Patron saints around the house
Family life is full of challenges. Happily, heaven is full of patron saints ready to help. It’s just a matter of finding the right saint for the problem. So let’s […]