
What is St. Teresa's Bookmark?
Discover the beautiful story behind St. Teresa’s Bookmark and its timeless reminder that, amid life’s uncertainties, God alone suffices.

What if the priest at Mass is in a state of sin?
Perhaps St. Teresa's vision gives us another reason to be grateful for the priesthood, while also reminding us to pray for our priests.

What did St. John Bosco see in Hell?
St. John Bosco's dream can remind us not to ignore those quiet invitations God places before us every day...

A bad experience at Mass does not mean we had a bad Mass
Maybe the homily wasn't very good. The music was terrible. Someone behind me talked through half of Mass. I was surrounded by families with babies...

How did a pear heist change Church history?
One of the boys later admitted that he had better pears at home. They stole them anyway.

Why does history remember this duke as "Amadeus the Happy"?
Maybe "the Happy Duke" understood something easy to forget: Christian joy doesn't require everything in our lives to be going well.

Why did Catholics start counting Hail Marys?
Long before the Rosary took its present form, monks prayed the 150 Psalms. Christians who could not read the Psalter began using repeated prayers instead, sometimes counting them with beads.

Did Catholics add seven books to the Bible?
Before there was a Catholic-Protestant debate about the Bible, Greek-speaking Jews were using a Greek translation of the Old Testament known as the Septuagint.

Who was the first saint born in the Americas?
As our country celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, it's a good time to remember that the Catholic history of the Americas reaches much further back than the founding of the United States.

Why do Catholics call Mary Queen? Here are five reasons
Mary's glory in heaven is a picture or foreshadowing for all Christians of the similar heavenly glory meant for those who share in her Son's passion, death, and resurrection.

What did St. Therese consider a mortification?
St. Thérèse reminds us that holiness grows through small sacrifices and quiet acts of love.