Like so many others in the litany of America’s saints and blesseds, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-67) was filled with missionary zeal. His boyhood desire to follow in the footsteps […]
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower
Thérèse was born on Jan. 2, 1873, in Alencon, France, to Louis Martin and Zélie Guerin. She had four sisters to greet her: Marie, Pauline, Léonie and Celine. The family […]
St. Jerome and the Bible
Do you know who translated the first Bible the common person could understand? St. Jerome. It took him a long time and he was reluctant to do it but the […]
St. Matthew the Apostle
Matthew (d. 1st century) was an apostle who was also called Levi, or Matthew the Levite. He was probably born in Galilee and worked as a tax collector at Capernaum […]
Celebrate our Church family
All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2) are celebrated in the Church to help us focus on the Communion of Saints. The Church teaches that every […]