January 13, 2021
How old was St. Joseph when Jesus was born?
Was he an old widower or a strapping young man? We don’t hear much about St. Joseph in the Bible. He is simply described as the “husband of Mary,”…
December 22, 2020
Do you know the history of Christmas Crib? Find out here
The Christmas Crib (crèche) dates back to St. Francis of Assisi (Feast October 4). It was in 1293 that the first crèche was celebrated in the woods of Greccio…
December 4, 2020
The world’s largest Nativity scene is in Alicante, Spain
The work, which features at 59-foot-tall Joseph, broke two Guinness World Records. A Nativity scene erected in the Spanish city of Alicante has broken two Guinness World Records for…
November 25, 2020
British archaeologist confident he has found Jesus’ childhood home
House has all the markings of a skilled craftsman, such as St. Joseph. Five years of intensive research on archaeological data has consolidated evidence that a 1st-century house in…
November 22, 2020
What’s the secret of this couple’s 64 years of marriage?
Long, happy marriages don't happen by accident. Here's one couple's story of love, respect, and building a life of faith. Who said that lifelong love doesn’t exist? Stories…
April 18, 2020
Six-year-old boy praying on his knees in the street for the end of the coronavirus goes viral
“I was left with a smile on my face, with my faith and hope at 1000%, but above all I was delighted to be a witness of the love and…
April 17, 2020
This woman seeks to have 20 billion Divine Mercy Chaplets prayed for the dying in 2020
Too many people are dying alone — this movement seeks to bring them them the mercy and consolation of God when they most need it. As many people remain in…
April 14, 2020
Watch Andrea Bocelli’s sublime Easter concert
“Music for Hope” has already been viewed over 27 million times. https://youtu.be/huTUOek4LgU In an effort to bring hope to an Easter that was otherwise marred by world crisis, Andrea Bocelli…
April 11, 2020
Andrea Bocelli to live-stream free concert for Easter Sunday
https://youtu.be/lI6nH5-_J3c “Music for Hope” will stream worldwide on YouTube, from the Duomo di Milano. Observing Easter in the midst of a global pandemic will be challenging to say the least,…
March 4, 2020
That time when the KKK was defeated by a nun
It didn’t take much for St. Katharine Drexel to thwart the group’s violent plans. St. Katharine Drexel was a pioneer in many ways. After seeing the plight of the Native…
December 14, 2019
A patron saint for strong-willed children and those with fiery tempers
Not every 12-year-old will seek out a pagan ruler to spit in his face, but St. Eulalia did! Legend has it that St. Eulalia of Mérida was sweet-tempered and pious…
December 9, 2019
Was Shakespeare Secretly a Catholic? Here’s the Intriguing Evidence
April 23rd, 2016 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the playwright, poet, and actor widely considered to be the most influential literary figure in the English…
