Today marks the 450th anniversary of the death of St Pius V in Rome on May 1, 1572, six months after the great victory of Christian forces over the Turks at Lepanto.

"I have seen the devil, as I see you, since my childhood." - George Bernanos

"All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber." - Blaise Pascal, Pensees (No. 139)

The Lord said to his disciples: Believe in God, believe also in me (Jn 14:1). 

Too many anxious Christians today think that their efforts to preach and teach and enter into outward activities.... 

Place yourself with the Apostles in the Upper Room.

When I gave a talk recently at the Institute of Catholic Culture on the subject of the Second Coming, I was I asked to describe what our resurrected bodies will be like.

Here are some creative gift ideas for the sacramental season in your life and family.

The only answer to the mystery of suffering is this...

What is priestly ordination, really, and what is the priesthood into which it initiates?