News Pope Leo XIV on writing: it reveals who we are
Pope Leo XIV encouraged writers and readers this week, emphasizing how writing reveals our inner lives and forms character.
Ireland's oldest woman died this week at 108, leaving behind a legacy measured not in years but in faith and service.


The fall of Jerusalem meets Christ's healing touch in today's Mass readings. One moment shows what faith looks like when everything crumbles.
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St. Thomas Aquinas's Prayer Before Study asks God for wisdom, memory, and understanding. Pray it before opening a book or beginning work.
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News Pope Leo XIV encouraged writers and readers this week, emphasizing how writing reveals our inner lives and forms character.
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Prayer St. Thomas Aquinas's Prayer Before Study asks God for wisdom, memory, and understanding. Pray it before opening a book or beginning work.
News Learn the Hail Joseph prayer, a traditional devotion to St. Joseph modeled after the Hail Mary. Includes the full text and history.
Prayer Pray the Peace Prayer, an anonymous 1912 meditation on service and self-giving. Full text, history, and how to pray it today.
Church Pope Leo XIV reflected on liturgy at his June 24 general audience, citing Augustine: 'Be what you see, and receive what you…
Saints St. Matthias was chosen by lot to join the Twelve after Judas's betrayal. His feast on June 25 reminds us God works…
Prayer The Anima Christi is a 14th-century prayer asking Christ's body, blood, and passion to sanctify, save, and strengthen us.
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