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ST. BONIFACE

MEMORIAL: JUNE 5 St. Boniface, originally named Winfrid, was born in the 7th century to a wealthy family in modern day Great Britain. At an...

ON EVANGELIZATION: ONE DEFINITION, THREE AUDIENCES, AND FIVE MEANS

The term evangelization used to be reserved exclusively for the work of missionaries in distant countries, but recently it has become something of a...

ST. CHARLES LWANGA & COMPANIONS

MEMORIAL: JUNE 3 St. Charles Lwanga and the Ugandan martyrs lived in the late 19th century. They were pages in the court of the King....

ST. JUSTIN MARTYR

MEMORIAL: JUNE 1 Justin Martyr was born at the beginning of the second century. He grew up as an educated young man, but was pagan....

MAY 31, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity which celebrates the mystery of our God. Interestingly, the readings are some of the shortest...

ST. JOAN OF ARC

MEMORIAL: MAY 30 Joan of Arc was born in the 15th century in northeast France to a peasant farmer during the Hundred Years War between...

POPE ST. PAUL VI

MEMORIAL: MAY 29 Pope Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini in Northern Italy in 1897. Ordained a priest at the age of 23, Montini...

THE OLD TESTAMENT ROOTS OF THE PRIESTHOOD

Possibly the oldest profession in the history of mankind is the priesthood. Since the beginning of time, the human race has been enamored with...

ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

MEMORIAL: MAY 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury was born in the 6th century. Little is known about his early life, but he was the prior...

ST. PHILIP NERI

MEMORIAL: MAY 26 St. Philip Neri was born at the beginning of the 16th century in Florence, Italy. While learning the family business at the...

ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE

MEMORIAL: MAY 25 St. Bede the Venerable lived in the 7th century and was a Benedictine monk. He was ordained a deacon at the age...

MAY 24, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Today is Pentecost Sunday! The original event occurred on the fiftieth day after Jesus rose from the dead and ten days after He ascended...

THE MATTER, FORM, AND MINISTER OF ANOINTING OF THE...

Jesus gave us the ability to find healing in our relationship with God and others through the sacrament of Reconciliation. By seeking forgiveness from...

POPE ST. JOHN I

MEMORIAL: MAY 18 Pope St. John I was born in the 6th century in Tuscany, Italy. At that time the western region was under the...

MAY 17, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In my part of the country, we celebrate Ascension Thursday on its proper day which means that our Sunday Gospel for the seventh Sunday...