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A while ago, I wrote an article on the excellent series of DVDs put out by CCC of America. I describe how watching these stories about the Saints with my little...

We don't hear a lot these days about the importance of praying for the souls of the dead. That's because we like to canonize everyone the minute he or she dies....

You don’t always need a study to tell you a hunch is right. Sometimes you just know. But it’s always great to have studies that make it crystal clear that you'r...

All martyrs are remarkable, but in the long list of the Church's martyrs, the North American Martyrs deserve singular praise. Their names are René Goupil, Isaac...

St. Robert's catholic school, Shorewood WI Solid catechesis is a necessary step in reclaiming our Catholic identity. We have stressed this a number of times...

Today the Church asks us to consider Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She is a modern martyr, and the word martyr means witness — a witness and an example. Thi...

I recently listened to the best homily I've ever heard on marriage. You might say it was "hard-hitting." But if you're familiar with Christ's clear instruction ...

Saint Stanislaus is home to a large number of first and second class relics. Some have been at the parish for years, and others were recently donated to the ora...

On the one side are those who believe in a moral order that governs the created world and is independent of the mind or will. Things have natures that are an es...