Seven Saints to help you navigate Christmas trials

The Advent and Christmas seasons can be times less of anticipation and joy and more of dread and depression. From the challenges of dealing with relatives to paying bills to coping with the winter blues, the holidays pose severe problems for many

History of African-American Catholics

Chicago history buffs will tell you that their city was founded in 1790 by a successful trapper and fur trader named Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Less well known is du Sable’s background — he was black and Catholic. Traditionally, most African

Catholic persecution in the Spanish Civil War

The trouble had been brewing a long time, and in mid-July, it finally boiled over. Units of the army in Spanish Morocco rose up in rebellion. The Spanish Civil War had begun. Seventy-five years later, the bloody struggle that followed from 1936

Saints in waiting

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) Saints are not given to moderation — at least not when it comes to showing their love for Christ. And Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was certainly no exception. Born in upstate New York, the daughter of a Mohawk chief,

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