SAINTS

St. Valentine

Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages

Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius ...

LIVING FAITH

Ghanaians keep traditions intact

by Katie Bahr

Arlington, VA (Catholic Herald) - Bishop Paul S. Loverde spent Sunday celebrating Mass with the Ghanaian community of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Falls Church. The Mass, celebrated at St. Paul’s ...

PRAYERS

A Prayer for Friends and Benefactors

O God, bountiful in forgiving, and lovingly desirous of man's salvation, we humbly beseech Thy mercy in behalf of our friends, relations and benefactors, who have passed from this ...

BIBLE

Genesis: Chapter 3

Genesis

Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh

ANGEL STORIES

Just relax!

Maureen Moore

About 5yr. ago, during what was a very stressful time in my life , ( I was taking care of both my in-laws and worring about my dad who was quite ill at the time ) I was finally able take a day just ...

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA

Crusade of the Pastoureaux

One of the most curious of the popular movements inspired by a desire to deliver the Holy Land. St. Louis, King of France, had gone on the Crusade (1248), leaving the regency to ...

SAINTS

St. Monica

Patron of Wives and Abuse Victims

St. Monica was married by arrangement to a pagan official in North Africa, who was much older than she, and although generous, ...