April Fools! Did You Know the Day of Pranks & Jokes...
Believe it not, the day of practical jokes, pranks, and hoaxes was actually started (unknowingly) by a Catholic pope over 400 years ago.
Did You Know? How Saint Patrick’s Day Came to Be Associated...
Pious Catholic tradition tells of Saint Patrick exorcising a barkeep's cellar and declaring whiskey the drink of his feast day.
The Lost Art of Catholic Hair Shirt Making
Hair shirts are garments made from coarse animal hair traditionally worn as a form of penance.
The practice of wearing hair shirts dates back to...
Ever Drink Wine? Why You Need to Thank Saint Vincent of...
If not for Saint Vincent of Saragossa (and his donkey), wine might not have ever been the same as we all have come to know it today.
There’s TWO Purgatories? Aquinas Says Its Entirely Possible
Why do we have ghosts that come back to Earth? According to Thomas Aquinas, it's because there's TWO different purgatories!
Pope Francis Declines to Name John Paul II Doctor of the...
The President of Poland’s Bishops’ Conference said the Vatican denied his request, and most bishops worldwide ignored his proposal.
Did You Know? The First Mass on Television Was a Christmas...
Nearly three quarters of a century ago, the first Catholic Mass was televised in 1948: A Midnight Christmas Mass at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Where Do the Biblical Magi Rest? How the Shrine of the...
🌟 Discover the Shrine of the Three Kings, housing the remains of the Biblical Magi in the grand Cologne Cathedral.
The Real Island Where Saint Paul the Apostle Was Shipwrecked At
Saint Paul's Island, also known as Selmunett, is where the apostle was shipwrecked at while on his way to Rome to face charges.
After Saint Teresa of Avila Died, 10 Days Were Lost to...
When Saint Teresa of Avila died on October 4th, 1582, Catholics everywhere went to bed that night and woke up 10 days later.
