On Sept. 27, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), who said, “Extend mercy toward others, so that there
MoreSeptember 13th is the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom, who was born in 347 in the Greek city of Antioch, the place
MoreThe election of a new pope this past spring has inspired numerous pieces of journalism about our Church. Looking beyond the pieces
MoreOn Aug. 14, 1941, Saint Maximilian Kolbe died a martyr in the German death camp of Auschwitz. Two weeks earlier, Kolbe had
MoreJuly 11 is the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism. He wrote his rulebook for monastic life around
MoreJuly 31 is the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, also called the Jesuits. In 1540, in
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