This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked for prayers. The faithful are invited to recite it daily,...

Mary sat beside the Lord at His feet listening to Him speak. Martha being a good host preparing food for her visitor complained to the...

"...(earthly) fathers take care to call upon the help of those who can look after them and come to their (children's) aid in adversity. ...

In closing this day, I'll give you some wisdom, beautifully expressed by Saint Maximilian Kolbe: "Never be afraid of loving the Blessed...

Philippians 3:8 " ...I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as dung, that I may gain Christ" (Douay Rheims Bible) I assume...

A few months ago, a person that has hurt me in the past, hurt me again. I was beyond anger because as always, this person hadn’t meant to...

Up until only a handful of years ago September 11 was still remembered as “Patriot Day”. School children would dress in patriotic...

When I first heard about our Guadalupe pilgrimage, I wasn’t so excited about it. You see, many of us have been to the Villa (home to the...

"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your...

Ophthalmologists who practice in sections where there are many Italians frequently hear reference to Santa Lucia as a patron saint of...

My dear brothers and sisters, Today is the Feast Day of Saint Simon Stock. She (the Virgin Mary) appeared to Simon bringing him the brown...

“Philip said to him, ‘Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” (John 14:8) - excerpt from today’s Mass Gospel reading...

Today is the Memorial of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, Egypt-Bishop and Doctor of the Church (295-373 AD). Saint Athanasius fought...

Some years ago, I was questioning Father Michael about my PAPA vocation, and in his unique manner he affirmed “this is your vocation!” To...

Allow me to give glory to God. Today is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul-God's chosen Apostle to the Gentile (non-Jew) world. ...

Recently my sister-in-law, Anita, shared that a close examination of Our Lord's genealogy will show that even his lineage, like the rest...

Father Joseph Bau is a quiet, humble, and joyful Redemptorist priest. When we see him he always smiles, opens his arms and says, "PAPA!"...

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was born in Bavaria in 1819. He joined the Redemptorists and was sent to the United States. He spent long...

In the deepest part of the Holy Sepulchre is a Franciscan chapel that marks the place where, tradition tells us, Empress Helena found the...

In light of circumstances and events going on in my circle of family and friends, I am, once again, reminded to offer up the sacrifice of...