Christopher Gunty speaks with Monsignor Thomas Tewes, a classmate of Father Rother, and Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, who wrote the definitive biography of Father Rother.
Saints
Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage
Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing other atrocities by Soviet soldiers in the final months of World War II.
Nun slain by three teenagers in satanic sacrifice beatified as martyr
A nun who was brutally stabbed in a satanic sacrifice was beatified a martyr June 6 in the northern Italian city where she served.
President’s daughter sees connections to Mother Seton in her life’s journey
“The question for me is not why I identify with Elizabeth Ann Seton, but how on earth else could I not?” Luci Baines Johnson said. “She resonates with me.”
Virtual tours open doors of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Emmitsburg shrine to the world
When the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg closed its historical buildings to public tours last year due to the pandemic, its team opened a window, a Zoom window.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux/Holy parents of a saint
Learn more about the “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and how she was influenced by her holy parents, Ss. Louis and Zelie Martin.
Polish pilgrims mark anniversary of attempt to assassinate St. John Paul
“How difficult it is to forget the bang of the would-be assassin’s gunshots, which in a single moment could have put an end to this extraordinary pontificate,” the cardinal said.
Theologian: Polish cardinal’s beatification reminder of tests of communism
Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, scheduled to be beatified Sept. 12, was ready to seek agreements in a Christian spirit, but also firmly believed “certain boundaries could not be crossed,” said a leading theologian and political scientist.
Pope prays newly beatified martyrs inspire greater fidelity to God
The Catholic Church’s newest blesseds are six “meek disciples of Christ,” who showed heroic courage defending the Eucharist from profanation when French troops sacked their Italian monastery in 1799 and scattered the Blessed Sacrament on the floor while searching for any valuables they could carry away, Pope Francis said.
New Staten Island Ferry vessel to be named for Catholic Worker co-founder
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced March 25 that one of the three new Staten Island Ferry boats transporting people between Staten Island and lower Manhattan will be named for Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day, whose sainthood cause is being considered by the Vatican.
RADIO INTERVIEW: St. Ignatius Loyola and the Spiritual Exercises
On the March 21 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Jesuit Father Stephen Spahn talks about St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises.
Baltimore-based Josephites, zealous promoters of devotion to St. Joseph, elated by year dedicated to the saint
“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Father Fest, a former longtime pastor of St. Veronica in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore who now serves as pastor of St. Joseph in Alexandria, Va. “St. Joseph is finally getting his due.”