The Holy Lance: A Lesser Known Relic of Jesus Christ

The Holy Lance is a lesser known relic of Jesus Christ every Catholic should be familiar with, used to pierce His side while on the Cross by Saint Longinus.

The Holy Sponge: A Lesser Known Relic of Jesus Christ

The Holy Sponge isa lesser known relic associated with Jesus Christ that every Catholic should be familiar with, given to Him to drink from on the Cross.

Can Mass Be Celebrated in Sign Language?

Is sign language permitted for the Liturgy, and is Mass celebrated in sign language valid if a priest doesn't vocalize the Words of Consecration?

Did You Know? Saint Francis Is a Marvel Comic Super Hero

Everyone is familiar with Marvel icons: Iron Man, Captain America, Spiderman - but did you know that Saint Francis is also part of their superhero pantheon?

New York Archdiocese to Move Fulton Sheen’s Remains to Peoria

After repeated refusals the Archdiocese of New York will finally move Fulton Sheen's remains to Peoria, allowing his cause for canonization to continue.

Legend of the Veil: A Sculpture of a Veiled Christ That...

The Cristo Velato is such a masterful depiction of the veiled and scourged Christ in marble that it became the subject of legend, supposedly made by alchemy.

This Macabre Statue Depicts the Flaying of Saint Bartholomew Skinned Alive

Saint Bartholomew Flayed depicts the martyrdom of the apostle, holding his own skin with each bone, muscle, and tendon set in stone.
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Defeating Pro-Life Arguments

Notre Dame, and other buildings like it, are left over from an age that believed something fundamentally different about art and design.

Catholics Abstain from Meat on Fridays During Lent. Do You Know...

Two hallmarks of the Lenten season: abstaining from meat on Fridays, and fish appearing on the menu. What's the origin of this penitential tradition?

What Is the Meaning Behind the Names of Three Archangels?

In the Bible, we see humans rebuffed when asking for the name of an angel. What then do the names of the Archangels God has chosen to reveal to us mean?