Bl. Fr. Stanley Rother is a modern-day inspiration! The Church celebrates the memorial of Bl. Stanley Rother on July 28. Born March 27, 1935, Bl. Stanley Rother grew up on an Okarche, Okla. farm. He discerned the priesthood while in high school, and was ordained in 1963. After serving...
Are you devoted to Our Lady? Parochial Vicar Fr. Jason Smith of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York City shared his “top 10 reasons to have a devotion to Mary” to his Instagram page. The post published on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima...
The most beautiful of God’s creatures is Mary. There is no comparison. The sweetest name we can utter after that of Our Lord Himself is that of Mary, our spiritual Mother and our Queen. We can never do enough to honor or celebrate her. It’s impossible. As William...
Praise God for this amazing miracle! The blood of St. Januarius miraculously liquified on Sun., May 2 at 5:18 p.m. local time after it remained solid in Dec. 2020. However, the annual celebration of relics did not occur this year due to pandemic restrictions. “The miracle of the...
During National Poetry Month, there is no better time to ponder those saints to whom God gifted a literary flair. Since the saints often direct their poetry towards God, it is best read in a prayerful manner. Let’s look at a few saints who were also great poets in...
Who was the man crucified next to Jesus? On this week’s episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan Scheel, Fr. Rich Pagano, and Ryan DellaCrosse discuss “Who Was the Man Crucified Next to Jesus?” The guys examine the life of St. Dismas The Good Thief, “the mysterious and little-...
