Lenten Encouragement for the Weary

Lenten Encouragement for the Weary

The saints always show up when we ask for help. Lent is a time for growth, but in it doesn’t come for free. Lenten growth also comes with personal struggle, and for that struggle we need encouragement. Let the voices of the saints help us! Enjoy these pithy and...
“Saints Alive” is Not Your Typical Podcast

“Saints Alive” is Not Your Typical Podcast

Have you heard of the Saints Alive podcast? This is not a sponsored or affiliate article. I recently ran across their podcast on social media—thank you targeted ads!—and decided to tune in for their St. Juan Diego episodes (they split his story into two episodes) in...
Theo-what? 6 Reasons to Honor Mary, Mother of God

Theo-what? 6 Reasons to Honor Mary, Mother of God

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, rounds out the Christmas octave, and typically is a holy day of obligation. While it falls on a Monday this time around (January 1, 2024) and the Mass requirement is dispensed, here are six facts about why today is still a...
Sainte-Chapelle: Beauty that Transcends

Sainte-Chapelle: Beauty that Transcends

Beauty is all around us, and though we may differ on whether or not a specific painting or statue or another artistic rendering is beautiful, beauty in and of itself is transcendental. Fr. Robert Spitzer defines transcendental as a “property of being” or in simpler...
Sts. Crispin and Crispinian: Typo or Twins?

Sts. Crispin and Crispinian: Typo or Twins?

Born in the early 200s, Saint Crispin and Chrispinian were noble Roman brothers, who are rumored to be identical twins by late Danish pianist Victor Borge, but due to a poor joke made by Borge, stating that his father and uncle were identical twins, but he was not...