Monday 18 October |

The Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist

Catholic history

WITCH HUNT

Ray Cavanaugh

These three priests fought against witch paranoia

Rievaulx Abbey

Zelda Caldwell

England’s former monasteries are inviting visitors to “hour of contemplation”

Bomb Damage To St Georges Cathedral

Lucien de Guise

For a jewel of a cathedral devastated by war, the delights are in the details

SKULL AND CROSSBONES

Margaret Rose Realy, Obl.OSB

The ‘Tree of Death’ haunts many a cemetery

Arthur Herlin

The first rule of chivalry: Thou shalt protect the Church

J-P Mauro

Knights of Columbus exhibit tells the story of baseball, Catholics, and America

ALL

Daniel Esparza

The first pope with an email address

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Daniel Esparza

Pope John Paul II was seen by more people than anyone else in history

PAPAL TIARA; GUERCINO

Lucien de Guise

A bit of papal history: When popes wore tiaras

CARDINAL DOLAN

J-P Mauro

Cardinal Dolan tours the Catholic sites of Manhattan in new video series

CHAPEL OF THE FINDING OF THE CROSS

Zelda Caldwell

Visit the spot where St. Helena found the true Cross

Catholic University

J-P Mauro

CUA displays 200-year-old document to celebrate Mexican Bicentennial

Santa Maria in Via

V. M. Traverso

These churches were built on holy water sites

Seton Family Treasures

John Burger

Mother Seton shrine shows off relics of saint’s ordinary life

Santo Spirito Hospital

V. M. Traverso

The oldest hospital in Europe was founded by a pope

Catholic Church of St.Thomas of Canterbury

Lucien de Guise

A tale of two Canterburys

Thomas More and John Fisher

Lucien de Guise

Tale of two martyrs: Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher

LALIBELA

Zelda Caldwell

Ethiopian rebels have taken control of historic rock-hewn churches

Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Bret Thoman, OFS

This annual event recalls the time the Blessed Mother made it snow in in Rome … in August

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

Lucien de Guise

The stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral once travelled to the USA

Agostino Gemelli AND POPE FRANCIS

Lucien de Guise

Pope Francis and the semi-forgotten Franciscan friar

Daily prayer

And today we celebrate...

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Daily meditation

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Top 10

Philip Kosloski

A scientist describes the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima

AVENIDO BROTHERS

Agnès Pinard Legry

Three brothers ordained priests on the same day in the Philippine...

Cerith Gardiner

Archbishop gives little girl a beautiful response about why God a...

difficult people

How to love people you don’t really like

SKULL AND CROSSBONES

Margaret Rose Realy, Obl.OSB

The ‘Tree of Death’ haunts many a cemetery

SQUID GAMES

Philip Kosloski

How the violence in ‘Squid Game’ can impact your soul

This is the only officially recognized Marian apparition in the U...