Never Give Up

We've nearly reached the end of October, and there are still lots of tired green leaves hanging onto the trees. Much of this month'...

October 29th commemorates Blessed Chiara Luce Badano (1971-1990), an Italian teenager of our contemporary times whose life and death are a ...

It is my understanding that the idiomatic and linguistic beauty of Chinese poetry cannot be conveyed through translation, and I am sure this...

“The Church is the visible sign of the union between God and humanity, where God intends to bring us all together into one family of brother...

HAPPY JPII DAY! Today is the memorial of Saint John Paul II (Pope from 1978-2005) who was a “witness to hope” for our generation, and for to...

War remains a horrible reality for some and a threat to us all in the Fall of 2025. There is relief and hope, for the moment, in Gaza and Is...

“ He didn't seem like he was depressed and was always smiling. This is shocking” (Anon). A bright autumn day colors crisp sunlight flash...

Saint Ignatius of Antioch was arrested by the Romans, taken in chains from his episcopal seat in Asia Minor, and ultimately executed in the ...

I spend many hard days sick and in pain, staring at the walls in this empty house. Even God seems absent and I feel abandoned and alone. In ...

“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you; all things are passing; God never changes. Patience gains everything. Whoever has God la...

“Christian love breaks down every barrier, brings close those who were distant, unites strangers, and reconciles enemies. It spans chasms th...

Catherine Elise Janaro received the Sacrament of Baptism on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Thanks be to God! Here she is wearing the same baptis...

Pope Leo continues to challenge us to search for new ways to approach the needs of migrants and refugees throughout the world — new ways tha...

October 4th marked the 60th anniversary of a historic event: Pope Paul VI addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. ...

In Pope Leo XIV’s Homily today, he continued to preach the truth of the Gospel regarding our responsibility — rooted in our vocation as Chri...

The outlines of Saint Francis’s conversion from a rich young man and would-be knight to a great saint are well known. We recall his lavish a...

"I chose you... to go and bear fruit." Jesus chooses us and sends us on the path of our vocation. The Holy Spirit gives us the str...

Pope Francis had a special devotion to Saint Therese, whose feast we celebrate today. Here I present a few excerpts from the Apostolic Exhor...

Happy Feast of Saint Jerome!

Catherine Elise Janaro was born around 7 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Here she is with her two older sisters, Anna (left) and Maria (...

Happy Belated Birthday to Avril Lavigne , who turned 41 years old on September 27th. I had some digital portraits and stuff to share, but Sa...

Happy Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, the Great "Apostle of the Works of Mercy," not only external but also internal. The mercy o...

"There are times in our lives when tears are the glasses through which we see Jesus. There is a moment in our lives when only tears pre...

What are we trying to build in this new world of hyper-technology, action-worship, propaganda from every side, rootlessness, sensory and emo...