Advent: the season most Catholics would like to honor more appropriately but find it difficult to do so with the commercial Christmas creeping in all around. But when we do celebrate Advent it is...
You could listen to Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey to get you in the Christmas spirit. That might get you into a hot cocoa and snow angels mood, but “All I Want for Christmas is You” won’t prepare...
In my new book, When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression, I document the testimonies of heroic Catholics who kept the faith despite persecution by hostile...
Both the front and back of the Miraculous Medal are rich in symbolism. Knowing the meaning behind the Miraculous Medal makes wearing one even more special.
We are living in a missionary time. We are a missionary diocese. We are missionary parishes and schools. We are missionary priests and deacons. We are all called to be missionary disciples.
I’ve been told that I can pray to God, and that he hears my prayers and answers them. I’ve been frustrated though, because it seems like it doesn’t do anything. Am I missing something?
When Msgr. Joseph Buh’s funeral Mass was celebrated on Feb. 6, 1922, the bishop of the Diocese of Duluth at the time, Bishop Timothy McNicholas, described him as “a saintly priest whose life was a...
In this moment of history, with divisions blossoming into what increasingly feels like a clash of civilizations playing out both on a global stage and within our own society, I’ve been thinking a lot...
During the month of November, we reflect on the Last Things — what will happen when we die. So, this is a perfect time to take a closer look at funerals and burials. I find that most Catholics don’t...
I am no Father Mike Schmitz, but I do have a fair amount of notoriety in some small circles. I have been referred to as the Warren Buffet of papal artifact collectors. (I told you it was small...
I get annoyed when I see Christmas decorations at the end of August at most stores. I was frustrated until I realized my family started discussing what we were having for Thanksgiving Dinner in...
It’s now been more than a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine brought scenes of devastation and death to Europe unseen there since the 1940s in World War II. This past month, in the Middle...
St. Nicholas Novena: Table of Contents Many children learn of St. Nicholas through the tradition of Santa Claus, but the bishop and saint has inspired the faith life of adult Christians for 2000...
“How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it.” – St. Jerome Guardian Angel Prayers – Table of Contents Many believers are familiar with the...
Prayers for the Dead Table of Contents: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo...
As the case of famed Slovene priest and artist Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continues to perplex Catholics around the globe, experts have warned that a perceived gap in canon law is preventing him and...
On Monday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis is receiving antibiotic treatment for an inflammation of his lungs, and that while he is in good condition, many of his commitments in the coming...
After receiving a CAT scan on his lungs yesterday, Pope Francis Sunday did not deliver his weekly Angelus address in person, but did so from the chapel inside his residence, citing ‘pulmonary...