St. Gregory the Great, who was elected pope on this day in the year 590 and served until his death in 604, loved music and wanted to make sure that the praise given to God at Mass and in other liturgical services would be simple yet beautiful.  He gathered and organized chants from various traditions.  […]Read more

During his Sunday Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV reflected on St. Peter’s struggle to understand the path Christ placed before him, encouraging Catholics to remain in conversation with the Lord even when His will is difficult to accept. The Holy Father considered the Gospel passage in which Jesus tells His disciples that […]Read more

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to deepen their personal relationship with Jesus, warning that Christian faith cannot simply rest on familiar ideas, inherited assumptions, or established routines. During his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on August 23, the Holy Father reflected on Christ’s question to His disciples in Matthew’s Gospel: Who do you say […]Read more

The year was 1952; it was a time period filled with anxiety and fear.  A society dealing with the aftermath and destruction of World War II and uncertainty as the tensions heightened during the Cold War. A bishop saw the need to evangelize to a culture that so desperately needed a message of hope.   Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen took to the airwaves preaching a […]Read more

“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” (Luke 6:27-28) Is there any teaching more difficult than that? Are there any words uttered by Jesus that cause us to cringe more? Or feel guiltier? How […]Read more

“I NEED MOMMY,” I hear my toddler scream in the wee hours of the morning. “I need Mommy, I need Mommy!” While I’m never thrilled to wake from a dead sleep to hear her screaming for me (why can’t she ask for Dad before 5am?), a part of me delights in being needed by this […]Read more