Faithful Friday: Julia Ledochowska

April 17, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

Julia Ledochowska always encouraged her students and nuns to always smile and look to Jesus as “flowers to the sun.”
By T.K. Wilson

Cantate Domino!

April 14, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Singing the Divine Office is accessible to all Christians; it entails little more than chanting some Psalms. It can also let in anyone who cares on the secret of Catholic accessories: the smells and bells exist because we are souls and bodies…
By Cordelia Fitzgerald

Highway to Heaven

April 7, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Christ breaks the constraints of travel between the spheres; from death to life He rises, from the netherworld to the world: the scene of God’s salvation…
By Cordelia Fitzgerald

Faithful Friday: St. Joseph the Hymnographer

April 3, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (c. 816–886 AD) stands as one of the most prolific and influential liturgical poets in the history of the Eastern Christian tradition…
by Lyn Wilson

Get Used To Disappointment

March 26, 2026.Reading time 9 minutes.

I think most people in the First Century were disappointed with Jesus, even His followers. That was part of the point of His ministry on Earth: to overturn expectations…
By Ian Wilson

He’s Not A Monster

March 7, 2026.Reading time 5 minutes.

I will start by saying the Beast is not a monster; the Beast is you and I…
By Ian Wilson

Faithful Friday: Herculanus of Perugia

March 6, 2026.Reading time 2 minutes.

By Lyn Wilson … St. Herculanus, whose feast days are both November 7 and March 1, is Patron Saint of Perugia, Italy. His life story is a fact decorated by a bit of fantasy. He was said to have been sent to Perugia from Syria to evangelize sometime in the earlier half of the 6th century.

It is NOT Useless!

February 21, 2026.Reading time 8 minutes.

Fiction, you see, is not entirely “fake”. It deals with truth through a narrative format. It is the most effective, most subversive form of propaganda…
– By Ian Wilson

Faithful Friday: Mother Marianne Cope

January 24, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Sarah Losardo … In 1883, Mother Marianne received a letter from the Sandwich Islands – now known as Hawaii – begging for someone to take charge of their hospitals and schools. Along with six other sisters, Mother Marianne set out halfway around the world, primarily to care for those with leprosy (now called Hansen’s Disease).

The Timelessness of a Great Author

January 10, 2026.Reading time 8 minutes.

One of the points to her greatness is one I suspect many overlook, that is of her wit and sarcasm. Elizabeth Bennet is considered the golden heroine because of it, despite not many fanfictions after that really making use of it…
By Amanda Pizzolatto

Saints Basil and Gregory: the Joy of Friendship

January 7, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Lyn Wilson … In a world of disposable friendships, these two great men leave an example of Godly friendship and its enduring legacy.

It’s a Wonderful Gift

December 30, 2025.Reading time 21 minutes.

By Amanda Pizzolatto … It’s that time of year again. The time of year for wonder, traditions, family, friends, precious moments, heartache for the ones who have passed on, joy, tears, laughter, and quite possibly some of the worst takes this side of the galaxy has ever seen… thanks to these bad takes, I have successfully rewatched It’s a Wonderful Life and debunked every one of them…

Rest and Restlessness

December 23, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

By Stephen Steiniger … Our hearts are restless until they rest in the Lord. Jesus is our peace. He is our teacher and master. Jesus wants to share with us his Sabbath rest. The fullness of rest will enable us to be good citizens of Heaven and earth.

Faithful Friday: Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh

December 19, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

By T.K. Wilson … Today (December 19th), the church commemorates Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh and his companions, who were martyred for their faith on this date in 1839.

And This the Happy Morn

December 16, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall …
No one has yet messed up Advent (aka “The Christmas Season,” which it is not), and so we are spared Advent sales and Advent gifts and Advent movies and news stories babbling about The True Meaning of Advent. Advent is a season that points to the Nativity, not to itself.

Faithful Friday: St. John of the Cross

December 12, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Ian Wilson … The celebrated mystic, St. John of the Cross, was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez on June 24, 1542, in Fontiveros, Spain. Even as a child, John knew he wanted to live the ascetic life. After the untimely death of his father and older brother when John was only three years old, John was sent to a boarding school for poor orphaned children. There, he received a religious education, and served as an acolyte at an Augustinian monastery.

Faithful Friday: St. Justinian

December 5, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Lyn Wilson … Saint Justinian (or Stinan) of Ramsey was a 6th Century Monk from Breton who moved to Ramsey Island in Pembrokeshire in modern day Wales.

Faithful Friday: Catherine Laboure

November 28, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Sarah Losardo … It was in Paris that she discovered the identity of the priest in her vision – St. Vincent De Paul, the founder of the Sisters of Charity. In January 1830, Zoe finally joined the Sisters of Charity in Paris, taking the name Catherine. The same year, first in July and again in November, Sister Catherine was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary, who entrusted to her a medallion to be given to the world.

Having a Mature Relationship with Jesus in the Spiritual Life

November 18, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

By Stephen Steiniger … Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. As such, he is due special attention and praise. He is alone among human beings. As true God and man, Jesus exists as one of us, but something more. He is the source and summit of our life. He is our beginning and end.

No, Halloween Is Not Satanic

October 31, 2025.Reading time 7 minutes.

By Ian Wilson … If you read the title of this article, you already know the conclusion I’m coming to. Halloween has been celebrated in Western Christianity, particularly in Britain, for hundreds of years.