Memorial Nov 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin Martyr… pray for us!

Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs… pray for us!

Memorial Nov 24 Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions… pray for us! These 117 Vietnamese Martyrs represent over 130,000 Christians killed in persecutions (1625 - 1886), including 11 Spanish missionaries, 10 French missionaries, and 96 Vietnamese priests and laity.

Stephen Colbert’s liturgical dance to “The King of Glory” youtu.be/oASYa-Wkroc?...

SOLEMNITY Nov 23 Christ the King… pray for us!

Memorial Nov 22 Saint Cecilia, Virgin Martyr, Patron Saint of Musicians… pray for us!

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him…

The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4

The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ

Memorial Nov 18 Dedication of the Papal Basilicas of St. Peter & St. Paul Outside the Walls (Interior, St. Peter, Vatican City)

Memorial Nov 18 Dedication of the Papal Basilicas of St. Peter & St. Paul Outside the Walls (Interior, St. Paul Outside the Walls)

Memorial Nov 17 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious… pray for us!

Today we remember six Jesuits and two companions martyred 36 years ago in El Salvador 16 Nov 1989: Ignacio Ellacuría, Ignacio Martín-Baró, Segundo Montes, Juan Ramón Moreno, Joaquín López y López, Amando López, their housekeeper Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina. Illustration by John Parra.

Memorial Nov 16 Saint Margaret of Scotland… pray for us!

Memorial Nov 15 Saint Albert the Great, Dominican, Theologian, Philosopher, Scientist, Bishop of Regensburg, and Doctor of the Church… pray for us!

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Memorial Nov 13 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Religious, Foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart… pray for us! “The Heart of Jesus does things in such a hurry that I can barely keep up with him.” — Mother Cabrini Actress: Cristiana Dell'Anna

Memorial Nov 12 Saint Josephat, Archeparch, Martyr, Patron saint of Ukraine… pray for us!

Memorial Nov 11 Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop… pray for us!

Memorial Nov 10 Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church… pray for us!

Apse of the Cathedra (papal seat) in Saint John Lateran aka “Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of the Most Holy Saviour and Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World.”

America Magazine’s Colleen Dulle hosts Gerry O’Connell, Vatican correspondent, for insight into the recent DDF doctrinal clarification on “inappropriate” titles for Mary, the mother of Jesus - reaffirming Christ’s unique role as sole Redeemer and Mediator in our salvation. youtu.be/Hxq19xPXDYA?...

Friday in the 31st Week of Ordinary Time Psalter Week III Ant. 1 You alone, I have grieved by my sin; have pity on me, O Lord. Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness. In your compassion blot out my offense. O wash me more and more from my guilt and cleanse me from my sin.

After decades of debate, Vatican prefect for Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Fernandez, issues significant doctrinal ruling that rejects Marian titles: “Co-Redemptorix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces.” Pope Leo XIV approved, signed text on 7 October 2025 Memorial of the Holy Rosary!

“Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we are going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?” #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #WelcomeTheStranger www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Memorial Nov 4 Saint Charles Borromeo… pray for us!

Happy 92nd Birthday Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis! Back in college, I actually had an exclusive interview with him - it was literally my very first day as a reporter for my state college newspaper - when he mentioned that he might be considering a possible run for the U.S. Presidency!

Memorial Nov 3 Saint Martin de Porres, OP… pray for us!

Merciful Father, hear our prayers and console us. As we renew our faith in your Son, whom you raised from the dead, strengthen our hope that all our departed brothers and sisters will share in his resurrection, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. —- Amen!

All you holy men and women… pray for us.

#AllSaints by the artist John Nava, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California

Happy Halloween!

Bl. Chiara… pray for us!

Feast of the Apostles October 28 St. Simon Zealotes & St. Jude Thaddaeus… pray for us!

Seventh anniversary of Tom Keating, OSCO (March 7, 1923 – October 25, 2018)

Optional Memorial October 22 Pope Saint John Paul II… pray for us!

my "Leitartikel" in "Theologische Revue" (open access) just published today: Synodality and papal ministry in the Catholic Church. A review essay video.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in...

MEMORIAL October 20 Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest, Founder of the Passionists… pray for us!

How piddling are these little men who play the statesmen and imagine they act like philosophers! — Great quote! Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9:29 (new transl. by Scot & David Hicks).

Feast Day October 18 Saint Luke the Evangelist… pray for us!

OFFICE OF READINGS October 17 Saint Ignatius, bishop and martyr From his letter to the Romans… Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God. I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread. Pray to Christ for me …

MEMORIAL October 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr… pray for us!

Memorial October 16 Saint Hedwig of Silesia, duchess, mother, holy woman, religious, cared for underprivileged … pray for us!

Memorial Oct 15 St. Teresa of Ávila Wed, OT 28, Wk IV No more shall men call you “Forsaken,” or your land “Desolate,” but you shall be called “My Delight,” and your land “Espoused.” For the Lord delights in you, and makes your land his spouse. — Isaiah 62:4 The Grail, 1963

MEMORIAL October 15 Saint Teresa of Ávila, Discalced Carmelite Reformer, Virgin, Mystic, Doctor of the Church, Author of ‘The Interior Castle,’ ‘The Way of Perfection,’ and ‘The Life of Teresa of Jesus.’ Saint Teresa of Jesus… pray for us!

Memorial October 14 Saint Callixtus, slave, pope, martyr c.222… pray for us!