Why is Catholic art sometimes so gruesome?
I remember once being shown a statue of St. Bartholomew inside a church. The saint had a flowing robe elegantly wrapped around him. It seemed nice. I liked it. The … Learn More
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7 Saints and blesseds who were shy
Stories of saints preaching on street corners, talking hardened criminals into converting, and traveling the world to speak the name of Jesus can leave the shy among us assuming that … Learn More
St. Ignatius of Antioch, the early Church father who longed for Christ
On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and hierarchical nature of the … Learn More
Bells, processions mark 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death
At the stroke of midnight Oct. 4, church bells tolled across the Italian hilltown of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death. The Oct. 4 feast of … Learn More
Marian visionary’s relics coming to Newark’s Sacred Heart Cathedral
On Oct. 8, for one day only, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, will host the relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous, the visionary to whom Our … Learn More
13 Facts about Padre Pio to know and share
One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb … Learn More
Fulton Sheen relic to go on display in Sacred Heart Cathedral
On Sept. 24, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Vatican’s Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, in St. Louis, Missouri. He will then … Learn More
10 years after canonization, Mother Teresa’s charity still inspires
If you read that one person in 1950 began an organization in a small part of the world and that 50 years later it had more than 4,000 workers at … Learn More
Relics of ‘Apostle of the Sacred Heart’ coming to Newark’s cathedral
Major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the 17th-century French cloistered nun, mystic, and visionary known as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart, will be available for public veneration at … Learn More
Difficult teens? Look to St. Monica for inspiration
As my children have grown into young adults, we’ve definitely had our ups and downs. When things were tricky, I’d end up questioning my skills as a mom, and question … Learn More
