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Ewtn.com The great veneration with which this saint has been honoured, both in the Greek and Latin churches for many ages, and the great number of altars and churches which have been everywhere erected in his memory, are proofs of his extraordinary sanctity and of the glory which he enjoys with G...

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COMMENTARY: Gratitude is a virtue required as part of justice whereby we remember and appreciate the service done for us and the willingness to show kindness in return. Msgr. Stuart Swetland Commentaries November 11, 2021 Source “Thank you for your service.”  As a veteran,...

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40 Days for Life in Texas ends its prayer vigil and the Supreme Court Declines to Block the Texas Heartbeat Act By: Susan Fox Nov 9, 2021 Source “Our society is out of sync with reality. It’s surreal sitting here with Planned Parenthood nestled among all the other medical bu...

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Source Religious parents never fail by devout prayer to consecrate their children to the divine service and love, both before and after their birth. Some amongst the Jews, not content with this general consecration of their children, offered them to God in their infancy, by the hands of the pries...

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Source The name of St. Cecilia has always been most illustrious in the church, and ever since the primitive ages is mentioned with distinction in the canon of the Mass, and in the sacramentaries and calendars of the church. Her spouse Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus, an officer, who were her com...

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By: Robert L. Judge Nov 11, 2021 Source We often think of faith as believing in something we have not seen. Does this mean faith blind? Is faith believing in something unseen without any evidence to demonstrate its reasonability? Should we only believe in things that can be demonstrated wi...

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Source St Andrew was a native of Bethsaida, a town in Galilee, upon the banks of the lake of Genesareth. He was the son of Jonas, or John, a fisherman of that town, and brother to Simon Peter, but whether elder or younger the Holy Scriptures have not acquainted us. They had afterwards a house at ...

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Source Facts Feastday: November 4 Patron: of bishops, catechists, cardinals, seminarians, spiritual leaders Birth: October 2, 1538 Death: November 3, 1584 Beatified: May 12, 1602 by Pope Paul V Canonized: November 1, 1610 by Pope Paul V Saint Charles Borromeo was born on Octo...

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Source COMMENTARY: A father can have no higher responsibility than ensuring his children’s education in the Catholic faith, leading to the formation of their spirituality and the development of a deep relationship with God. Not a single word uttered by St. Joseph is recorded in the Scrip...

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Source All Saints Day emphasizes the universality of the call to sanctity. If you isolate a given saint—Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas—they can seem so far beyond us. But All Saints Day emphasizes not only canonized saints but also all the ordinary people, forgotten to history, who...

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