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Brief History of Our Lady of Fatima
This year, the Catholic Church celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the events at the Cova da Iria area of Fatima, Portugal, witnessed by three shepherd children who reported that they saw visions […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe Interesting Facts
What is the message on Our Lady of Guadalupe’s mantle?
The Easter Octave
The Easter Octave By Jennifer Gregory Miller From the archives, originally posted March 30, 2016: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia! […]
Lent Interesting Facts
How long is the Easter season? Much like Christmas, Easter is no “one-day” feast. On Tuesday we discussed the octave—the eight days of rejoicing that constitute our Easter and Christmas commemorations. We […]
Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices
Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices
Pope Leo XIV’s LIVE Digital Encounter with U.S. Youth | NCYC | November 21, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s LIVE Digital Encounter with U.S. Youth | NCYC | November 21, 2025: https://youtu.be/tHSWW-c-fHM?si=JGDbCLf7vz5Ce8Tl
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Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s Story
“I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s reaction was, “I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would […]
Restless Hearts Fixed on God – Franciscan Media
I spend my last night of our pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking cheap wine and looking up at a heavy sky. I feel anchored—not wanting to leave this […]
History of the Rosary
Since the Rosary is composed, principally and in substance, of the prayer of Christ and the Angelic Salutation, that is, the Our Father and the Hail Mary, it was without doubt the […]