EWTN Audio Series

I have listened to various EWTN audio series over the last few years, most of which are excellent. I was subscribed to EWTN in iTunes and I would get which ever series was made available.
Currently I am listening to The History of the Catholic Church in the U.S. by Fr. Charles Connor. Maryland was the [...]

Pilgrimages to Ancient Churches

I just discovered another great Catholic website (altho, it’s continuously flashing ads are annoying). www.catholic.net has a little bit of most everything Catholic.
It ”is a web based apostolate, directed by the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi Movement, intended to equip Catholics with information to help them build a Christlike character, so that they can engage and [...]

St. Louis and Sainte-Chapelle

Today’s saint is St. Louis of France (1214-1270), also known as Louis IX, King of France. He was a holy king, according to AmericanCatholic.org:
At his coronation as king of France, Louis bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kings [...]

Blessed Kateri is nearing Sainthood

Mohawk woman could be declared saint by Vatican

By Jorge Barrera, Canwest News Service — August 13, 2009

More than 320 years after her death, a Mohawk woman is on the cusp of canonization as the Vatican reviews newly collected evidence of a miracle that could place her among the saints.
Just what the recent miracle is that’s [...]

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

According to two of my calendars, today is the feast day for St. Jane Frances de Chantal. According to the following article in the Catholic Encyclopedia it is August 21.
Born at Dijon, France, 28 January, 1572; died at the Visitation Convent Moulins, 13 December, 1641.
Her father was president of the Parliament of Burgundy, and leader [...]

The Catholicism Project

A trailer for The Catholicism Project shows the Catholic Church to have an exciting, worldwide history. The Project delves into the artistic, architectural, and beauty of Catholicism. They want use technology to evangelize and present Catholicism from the Catholic point of view.
Discover the rich heritage of the Catholic Church in an epic media experience. Word [...]

The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome

Today, August 5th, is the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, one of the four main basilicas in Rome. (The other three are St. Peter, St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside the Walls.) The Vatican has a nice website for The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major):
For [...]

K of C Guadalupe Festival

The Knights of Columbus are having their First International Marion Congress this week and they are concluding it with the Gualalupe Festival in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday. While they are all out of the general admission tickets they do have a lot of good information about the Tilma, its history, the art; and about the devotion to [...]

The Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin will be on public display April 10 thru May 23, 2010 in the cathedral in Turin. The Shroud was last on public display in 2000 for the jubilee year, and is usually publicly displayed every 25 years, but there have been many discoveries in recent years so it was decided that [...]

St. Teresa of Avila’s 500th Birthday Celebration Plans Under Way for 2015

According to Zenit, a commission of Discalced Carmelites is preparing for the celebration of the birth of St. Teresa of Avila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus. St. Teresa was born in Spain on March 28, 1515. Due to illnesses and poor medical care, St. Teresa suffered greatly in her life. She turned to [...]