All Saints Day is a perfect time to celebrate the heroic and inspiring lives of the many great saints of the church and to help your family to know and love them. Here are a few family activities that work well: More »

As Christians we are all trying to do our best to love God and neighbor. But let’s not kid ourselves—it’s getting more and more difficult to hold onto our faith. More »

I have recalled several times the need for every Christian, in the midst of the many occupations that fill our days, to find time for God and for prayer. More »

The young Jesuit lay prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament in the mission chapel in New France. As he begged God for the privilege of suffering for the sake of those he sought to bring to Christ, he heard as clear and resonant as speech the following words: “Your prayer has been heard. Be it done to you as you have asked. Be comforted, be of strong heart.” More »

We like to place people in categories, don’t we? Is this person a thinker or a doer? A dreamer or a realist? Friendly or reserved? More »

St. Monica (331–387) was the long-suffering mother of St. Augustine (354–380). In her youth, she was in danger of becoming a “wine bibber,” but a stinging rebuke from a maid who found her secretly sipping wine in the wine cellar caused her to stop. More »

Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee (you).
Blessed art thou (are you) among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy (your) womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways. (Psalm 91:11) More »