“If I do not bear witness to the truth, I render myself unworthy of my office as a bishop. If I bow to men’s will, what shall I find to answer Christ on the day of the Judgment?” St. Philip of Moscow

Feast day: June 3 AN EVIL KING AND THE ONES WHO STOOD UP TO HIM Evil kings torturing and killing the young men of their court […]

While it’s human to get on each other’s nerves, couples can accept, adjust and pray to transform the calamity into an opportunity.

Feast Day: May 15 According to tradition, Dymphna, the daughter of pagan king Damon of Ireland, was born in the 7th century and secretly baptized and […]

Make a short retreat by walking and expressing gratitude for God’s creation

Advocate of peace, advisor to popes FEAST DAY: April 29 On the feast of the Annunciation, 1347, Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa welcomed their 25th child into […]

St. Joseph was a holy man — and a very good father.  FEAST DAY: MARCH 19 St. Joseph is the patron of all families, especially of […]

The Church believes Christ instituted this sacrament especially to strengthen us when we are being tried by illness.