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Known for devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and his severe penances, James won many converts.

It goes without saying that we all want to grow in our faith, but how, practically, do we do this?

A favorite ballad from decades ago, sung by Barry Manilow, is “When October Goes,” which has a haunting melancholy about it, as he recalls his blissful younger years.

Compassion, when guided by love and moral prudence, is a virtue. Without them, however, it can be just a feeling that can lead us astray.

Legate helps earthquake-ravaged Haiti

"Are [angels] not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)

“We were kindred hearts, connected in the same thought—what if we were to do something on our own?”

What if we are in the midst of an epic spiritual battle, a battle for truth. “What is truth?” (“Quid est veritas?”) (Jn 18:38).

Prenatal Genetic Screening (PGS) has become routine and is the source of many concerning stories and statistics.

November begins with All Saints’ Day and is immediately followed by All Souls’ Day. My wife and I would go to those services annually. I went last November, but without her, as she had died the previous July.

There are several places in the Gospels where our Lord tells people that their faith has healed them—or, more importantly, their faith has saved them.

A French Catholic writer of a century ago, Léon Bloy, frequently wrote this sentence. It is one of the most profound sentences I have ever read: “There is only one tragedy, in the end: not to have been a saint.”

Father Joseph Philippe, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, is something of a Mother Teresa figure in his native Haiti.

Imagine that your 11-year-old daughter or granddaughter, once a bubbly, active little girl, is crippled with chronic stomach pain. The family has tried everything—nothing is working. Where do you go?

The island of Kauai be best referred to as the “Kingdom of Beauty.” God ( Akua in Hawaiian), many Hawaiians will say, was showing off with His creation when He made Kauai.

Washington, D.C. priest, now a missionary in Mexico, describes full restoration through the Divine Physician

A late vocation and 'people person,' Raleigh's Father Oschwald thrives in working with the faithful