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Saint Catherine Laboure Feast date: Nov 28 On November 28, the Church honors St. Catherine Labouré, the humble Daughter of Charity to whom Mary appeared, requesting that the Miraculous Medal be stamped so that all who wear it would receive great graces. Saint Catherine Labouré was born in France on May 2, 1806. She was … Read moreSaint Catherine Laboure on November 28, 2025 at 9:11 am
Workers erect the Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 As an 88-foot spruce arrives in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican workers assemble a nativity honoring St. Alphonsus Liguori and the rich Christmas traditions of southern Italy. Read More
Nadia Howlader is given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day of the Poor. As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Leo XIV blessed keys for new homes in 13 countries, including the Sydney apartment given to a pregnant mother in crisis. … Read moreHomeless Mother Given ‘Key’ to New Apartment by Pope Leo XIV
St. Sharbel’s remains draw pilgrims from around the world to the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon. Many Catholic churches in the United States offer monthly St. Sharbel healing Masses. Read More
ShutterstockIn Advent, we await the coming of Jesus at Christmastime. The second reading from the Mass gives us a basic recipe for readiness … Read More
The phrase “Woke Right” arrived almost overnight. Cultural critic James Lindsay helped popularize the term to describe a segment of the Right that he says imitates the tactics of the Woke Left. Yet it is quickly becoming a weapon used to silence anyone who questions Israeli or American foreign policy. Crisis Magazine editor Eric Sammons … Read moreWhy the “Right” Now Cancels Its Own
In February 2023, my grandfather died at the age of 97; five months later, in July of that year, my mother passed away unexpectedly at the age of 72. My mother’s death hit me and my family particularly hard, and it took some time before I could come to terms with it. I have been … Read moreChrist Transforms the End: A Reflection for Advent
Reading 1 Daniel 7:2-14 In a vision I, Daniel, saw during the night, the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea, from which emerged four immense beasts, each different from the others. The first was like a lion, but with eagle’s wings. While I watched, the wings were plucked; it was raised from … Read moreFriday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, “The Immaculate Conception,” Detail COMMENTARY: From Genesis to Guadalupe, Scripture and tradition reveal that Satan cannot replicate humility — the very virtue through which God and his saints defeat him. Read More
Friedrich Prölß, “In Gedanken”, 1894 COMMENTARY: From medical studies to classic Catholic stories, evidence abounds: reading aloud is one of the most powerful gifts parents can give their children. Read More