Many Catholics who receive Communion make little use of the Sacrament of Confession to prepare for a worthy reception of Christ's Presence.

The devotion to Our Lady Undoer of Knots started with St. Irenaeus who wrote: "Mary's obedience untied the knot of Eve's disobedience."

Understanding the parable of steward and the rich man demands that we pay attention to the finer points, lest we jump to wrong conclusions.

The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus has its literal meaning, but the Fathers of the Church also have read it with allegorical meaning.

“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” (Luke 14:3) Jesus asks of the lawyers and Pharisees, and the answer would seem to be self-evident.

The Final Mass of St. Padre Pio was offered in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on September 22, 1968, the day before his death.

An Augustinian friar and professor. he finally became the Archbishop of Valencia. St. Thomas of Villanova teaches us true generosity.

Enjoy this recording of the opening chorus from one of the greatest masterpieces of sacred music, J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion.

The Four Evangelists are represented in ancient art by symbols. The earliest of these representations can be seen in the Catacombs.

Christ did not hesitate to call a man judged to be “a public sinner” to follow Him.

Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, martyrs of the Decian persecution of the third century, teach us the golden mean between severity and laxity.

A remarkable Eucharistic miracle took place over six centuries ago in the little village of Seefeld, Austria in the Church of St. Oswald.

When we celebrate the Virgin Mary’s Nativity annually on September 8th, we behold Mary as the "Sanctissima Bambina."

Lovely Lady dressed in blue teach me how to pray! God was just your little boy, tell me what to say!

St. Peter Claver brought over 300,000 slaves the gift of eternal life, showing them human dignity, as he cared for their physical needs too.

The beautiful Ave Maria by Rheinberger is written for women's choir and organ. "Hail Mary, full of grace."

Before his death, Pope Leo XIII told Cardinal Guiseppe Sarto that he would be the next pope and that he would do much for the Church.

Learn of the just judgment of God that fell upon Salome for asking for the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter.

The miraculous image of Our Lady in Czestochowa, Poland, is believed to have been created by St. John sometime after the Crucifixion.

God endowed us with free will. We should choose to love God and neighbor, but many reject God's love and run from God.