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She is history’s most famous woman. Those who come to her at their hour of need are welcomed with a mother’s love, compassion and care. She is gent...

"Francis, go and build up My house, which thou seest, is falling into ruin." To fulfill this command of Our Lord, St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) ...

What is the purpose of life? Who am I? How do I find love? Father James Brent, O.P., shows how friendship with Jesus Christ answers these burning q...

Clare of Assisi is generally known as “the female friend” of Saint Francis of Assisi and for centuries her legacy has remained obscured by his shad...

Life of the great St. John Vianney (1786-1859). He barely succeeded in becoming a priest, but from the humblest parish imaginable, he became the "P...

Priests are called to fight evil, but they cannot fight it alone. As attacks on the priesthood intensify, you have a vital role to play in supporti...

by Philip Kosloski (Writer), Bruno Abdias (Artist) Weighed down with the grief of their mother's death, middle school students Adele and Francisco ...

by Philip Kosloski (Writer), Bruno Abdias (Artist) Confronted with his own weaknesses, Francisco struggles to understand the deeper meaning behind...

After years of searching for "The Next Great Italian Tenor", Universal Music surprisingly discovered an amazing young Franciscan Friar, Alessandro ...

Let the saints inspire you to intercede for the holy souls in purgatory! Throughout the ages the devotions, prayers, and practices of the Communion...

This is the 30th title in the very popular, award-winning series of Vision Books on the lives of saints and heroes for youth 9 - 15 years old. Lou...

By Saint Thérèse of Lisieux  Edited by Abbé André Combes | Translated by F. J. Sheed In every age, God sends saints to renew his Church. For the ni...

By Ronald Knox In his own variation on C. S. Lewis’s trilemma of “Lunatic, Liar, or Lord,” Ronald Knox writes: “I do not believe that, human nature...

By Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O. Translated by Clareece G. Godt, Ph.D. The legacy of Philip Neri “is for the entire People of God, called to spread jo...

By Ronald Knox A translator, comments Monsignor Ronald Knox in his On Englishing the Bible, has two methods at his disposal: the literal and the li...

This story from the popular Vision Books series of saints lives for youth 9 - 15 years old is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to t...

By St. John Eudes | Translated by Charles di Targiani and Ruth Hauser The Admirable Heart of Mary was the first book written on the devotion to the...

By Peter John Cameron, O.P. The merits of any preaching upon the Virgin Mary rise and fall, in the words of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, on its ability ...

Have you ever wandered outside and wished you could find a place to just sit and pray, a garden space to find solace in the busyness of today's wor...

Losing a child is devastating. For Catholic parents who lose a child before or shortly after birth, this profound grief often comes with distincti...

With its unique challenges and joys, there is nothing in the world quite like the priesthood. Drawing on the words of St. Paul and a lifetime of pa...

“A saint who is one of the peaks of Christian spirituality of all time.”Pope Benedict XVI St. Teresa of Avila, one of the most interesting and imp...

What is the greatest title of Saint Joseph?   While the Litany of St. Joseph is filled with many rich titles describing Joseph’s virtues and duties...

"Their angels in the heavens gaze always upon the face of My Father, Who is in the heavens." —cf. Matthew 18:10  Angels are often the first to go w...