St. Louis Bertrand, Missionary to the Americas, Pray For Us!
St. Louis Bertrand was related to St. Vincent Ferrer, ordained by St. Thomas of Villanova and a friend of St. Teresa of Ávila.
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Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, or Both?
While the Rosary is the Catholic devotional par excellence, it’s worth remembering why so many Catholics were praying it during the Battle of Lepanto: they were praying for victory.
‘Sir, You Are Having a Heart Attack’
What a great gift was given to so many saints who knew the date of their death in advance
What Are Canons Regular and Clerks Regular?
These two vocations have bolstered the Church for millennia.
7 Things the Church Should Bring Back — and Why
“Because of our traditions,” says Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, “every one of us knows who he is, and what God expects him to do.”
5 Great Poets Every Catholic Should Know
An appreciation of the creative genius of Dante, St. John of the Cross, Alexander Pope, St. Ephrem the Deacon and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Pope St. Leo the Great and the War in Ukraine
At the March 25 consecration Pope Francis prayed, ‘Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world.’ It’s a bold petition — but it’s one that has been answered miraculously before.
Two Heroes of the Counter-Reformation — Sts. John Leonardi and Louis Bertrand
St. John Leonardi and St. Louis Bertrand share Oct. 9 as a feast day.
St. Robert Bellarmine, the Hammer of Heretics
Just one year after his 1930 canonization, the same pope, Pius XI, declared him “Doctor of the Church,” a designation given to only 36 saints.
Silencing the Traditional Latin Mass — Cui Bono? Who Benefits?
In a Church so full of divisiveness and clamor for “diversity,” it’s difficult to see how suddenly silencing the Traditional Latin Mass will ever bring greater diversity or unity.
