Father Peter Gallagher, a pastor in the Indianapolis Archdiocese, says he never dreamed when he was first ordained in 1992 he’d be the chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, much less go to two Super Bowls with the team. “It’s humbling...
SINGING sensation Susan Boyle wants to perform for the Pope when he visits Scotland. The Britain’s Got Talent winner, a devout Catholic, hopes organisers can make her dream come true when Benedict XVI arrives in September. Simon Cowel l’s brother...
The so-called “relics of Joan of Arc,” overseen by the Archbishop of Tours in Chinon, France, do not contain the charred remains of the Catholic saint. Rather, the artifacts consist of a mummified cat leg bone and human rib, both...
I would like to share with you this very simple but beautiful reflection which Pope Benedict XVI said during his Sunday Angelus. Very timely and striking indeed. It somehow relates to all of us and to our relationship with God...
Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We join in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’s mercy, to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom and the...
The former head of the Lourdes Medical Bureau is affirming that all people can receive a cure at Our Lady’s shrine if they pray and hope for it with perseverance. Doctor Patrick Theillier, who retired from leadership of the bureau...
The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano republished an interview on Wednesday detailing current research on a new source of stem cells that is being called “the future of medicine.” According to the Vatican newspaper, the pioneering research is presently taking place...
On February 17, 2010, Ash Wednesday will be celebrated. Ash Wednesday is the official signal start of the Lenten Season in the Catholic Church’s liturgical year. And in this coming season of lent, we are once again given the opportunity...
5 of these Minor Basilicas are dedicated to the Virgin Mary in different titles, 4 are also National Shrines, 2 are Cathedrals, 3 are Parishes, 2 are shrines, 3 belongs to Dioceses of Malolos, Lucena and San Fernando, 2 are...
Last Friday night (Manila Time), a Filipino soap opera called “May Bukas Pa” here in the Philippines ended its final run. The soap has been very popular because of its dominant religious and spiritual theme which caught the hearts of...
The Miracle of Marcelino (Spanish: ”Marcelino pan y vino”) is a 1955 Spanish film. It was a success, and other countries have produced versions of it. The 1955 film was written by José María Sánchez Silva, who based it on...
I’ve been here in my journey of my lifetime for almost two months now. I can’t believe that I made this far. Looking back two months before today, I was hesitant to apply on the vacant position which I learned...