Day 12 of Lent: Obedience — Loving God Through His Will I. Scripture Reading — John 14:15, 21 (RSV-CE) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.…He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me;and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love … Read more
Held in the Waiting: A 33-Day Devotional Trusting God’s Heart When Healing Is Delayed and Strength Feels Thin Day 5 — Grace for Today Theme: Strength Made Perfect in Infirmity Scripture (Douay-Rheims Bible) 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 “And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, … Read more
At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo expresses his closeness to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, a storm of ‘catastrophic power’, and encourages civil authorities to ‘do everything possible’ to support those affected. Read all
I. Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 13:4–8, 13 (RSV-CE) Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way;it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong,but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes … Read more
The Olympic gold medal hanging from Haley Winn’s neck was a crowning touch on her rapid rise to ice hockey’s mountaintop.
From the Gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A: While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” (Matt 17:5)
Feast date: Dec 02 Elisa Angela Meneguzzi was born on September 12, 1901, to poor and humble farming family in Padua, Italy. She manifested an ardently spiritual soul and spent hours in prayer, attended Mass every day and taught catechism. In 1926, willing to totally donate her life to God, she joined the Sisters Congregation of Saint … Read more
Father Philip Goyret, an ecclesiology professor at Rome’s Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Philip Goyret Jan 23, 2026 / 12:04 pm (CNA). Ecumenical dialogue is especially important in a time when Christian belief and practice are on the decline, said one Catholic expert during the Jan. 18–25 Week … Read more
Held in the Waiting: A 33-Day Devotional Trusting God’s Heart When Healing Is Delayed and Strength Feels Thin Day 4 — The Healer of the Soul Theme: Healing Beyond the Physical Scripture (Douay-Rheims Bible) Psalm 146:2–6 “Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.The Lord buildeth up … Read more
St. Andre Bessette Feast date: Jan 06 Brother André was born Alfred Bessette to a poor Quebec family in 1845, a biography from St. Joseph’s Oratory says. His father died in a work accident when he was nine, and his mother died three years later. His large family was split up and the future Brother … Read more