Never Give Up

In the same address to international ambassadors (on January 9) in which Pope Leo warns against "the zeal for war" and many other ...

⭐Happy Saint Agnes Day!⭐ "What I longed for, I now see; what I hoped for, I now possess; in heaven I am espoused to him whom on earth I...

“O Thou Eternal God, out of whose absolute power and infinite intelligence the whole universe has come into being, we humbly confess that we...

Europe and the USA are staring each other down over Greenland. The United States is threatening to use military force (“if necessary”) to se...

I understand that the first person quoted here is not a politician, and places himself at the service of all nations. Nevertheless he has a ...

Happy Feast of the "Baptism of the Lord," or — as it is known in the Eastern Church — the "Theophany," which is the culm...

May the light of Christmas continue to grow in our hearts in this new year. (Giotto, Nativity .)

Before the Christmas Season concludes, I want to present some of the powerful words of Pope Leo's Christmas homily (courtesy of Vatican ...

We've had some beautiful afternoons, even if they are brief. The days are getting longer, but the arc of the sun remains low two weeks a...

"I desire to see America fashioned into the greatest nation in the world, greatest not so much by virtue of her area and wealth as by h...

As the lovely Christmas Season continues, let’s have a peek at some decorations:

I’m 63 years old on this day. And I don’t have much to say. Instead two pictures I present here. And I thank God for every moment, every day...

Happy New Year 2026!  And Merry Christmas Day Eight , the Octave of Christmas Week, dedicated to Mary the Mother of Jesus, the Theotokos, th...

It's interesting to read from old journals I kept intermittently over the years. I have some reflections I wrote in a notebook thirty-fi...

Mercy is an incredible thing. During Christmas we remember Jesus coming among us. He comes for the poor, and for the Gentiles, and for Israe...

Merry Christmas to everyone, from all of us! All the "kids" (and grandkids) are here today. [This picture is a clearer version of ...

Presenting the Janaro Girls, the next generation! Eileen "arranged" the three granddaughters on our couch and took a bunch of pict...

Fourth Sunday of Advent. The days are full of signs. We have struggled through this long night. We have crept along our ways, blind, hoping ...

Collect for December 19th. This prayer is very beautiful. Christmas is almost here!

Pope Leo encourages us to hope for "beautiful and joyful" events to happen to us in the approaching Christmas season, because we a...

#GaudeteSunday , the Third Sunday of Advent, is here already. Today we cry out, “ Rejoice! The Lord is near. ”  Rejoice! Even if you don...

On this great Feast Day, I want to present two excerpts from the original account of the events of December 9-12, 1531, as dictated by Saint...

Today is the Feast of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, patron of indigenous peoples, instrument and messenger of the Mother of God, the mer...

Happy Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception … and the beginning of the beautiful “Days of Mary” that light up every Advent Season. Here ar...

Happy Saint Nicholas Day!  “ O Father and Pontiff [Bishop] Nicholas, the holiness of your life was set before your flock as a rule of faith...

Pope Leo speaks about the strength that comes from a genuine commitment to PEACE.  He is not naive. He knows that true peace is difficult, a...

December 3: The incredible SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, missionary to East Asia. To his intercession (among others) I entrust my ongoing and increa...

This Advent, let us remember that Jesus is with us, that He loves us, and that He is the Lord of history.

Pope Leo XIV, Bartholomew (Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople), and other leaders of Catholic and other ancient churches met together in T...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has honored the 45th anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day in this Instagram post. They e...