The Twelve Apostles, inspired by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, drew thousands to the Christian faith within a matter of hours. But spectacular as ...

The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the most fundamental of our faith. On it everything else depends and from it everything else derives. Hence the Churchs constant concern to safeguard the revealed ...

Mary's office as Mother of God was fixed from all eternity. For this was her soul made beautiful; for this was she formed in ...

After the feast of All Saints comes All Souls, when the Church invites us to pray for the faithful departed, that, released from Purgatory and fully purified, they may be admitted to the eternal bliss ...

Scientism is the view that the only real knowledge that human beings possess is scientific knowledge, that is, knowledge acquired through a method that is empiriometric. The empiriometric sciences ...

Mary in the Second Luminous Mystery. To run out of refreshments at a party or to not have enough hamburgers for a summer cookout might be an embarrassing moment for a modern-day host. However, to run ...

Recently, one of our parish priests mentioned the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano in his sermon and also mentioned some scientific studies that had been performed. Could you please provide a little ...

Scholars have often wondered how the practice of Christian Eucharist could have arisen from the Lords Supper, which occurred in the context of the Jewish Passover. Since Passover occurs only once a ...

I once heard a remarkable story from a woman named Cecilia sitting next to me on a long flight. She told me how her mother had suffered from dementia for many years, eventually reaching the point that ...

Recently a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door. Could you please explain to me their background and what they believe? The Jehovah's Witnesses were founded by Charles Taze Russell, a former ...

I had heard that the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written to help teach children catechism. Do you know anything about it? Beginning with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of ...

The story of the origin of the Christmas creche rests with the very holy man, St. Francis of Assisi. In the year 1223, St. Francis, a deacon, was visiting the town of Grecio to celebrate Christmas.