Burying the statue of St Joseph in your backyard offers no guarantee of the house actually being sold.  What it does offer is that St Joseph will pray for a successful sale of your home. That ...

While Baptism is the first sacrament of initiation, confirmation imparts what the name implies: it “confirms” baptismal promises and calls believers into living a bolder ...

Since Jesus has both divine and human natures the church has taught that Jesus is both "Son of God" and "Son of Mary."  Your question as to ...

Catholics believe that Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified, that this is a real event in history and has been verified by sacred ...

Every diocese has an exorcist on staff.  You can feel free to call your local diocese and ask for the exorcist's office.  You can explain the situation to him and then he can conduct an ...

The unofficial start of summer usually begins with barbecues, a long weekend away, visiting relatives, or heading to a beach town to visit your summer ...

Catholics believe that Mary, the mother of Jesus, became pregnant not through a sexual encounter with a man, but by the power of the Holy Spirit. ...

I love rocking chairs. Whenever I go on retreat, as I did last week, I hope that they have a rocking chair at the retreat ...

As the son of an Irish immigrant, I always found it odd that my American mother looked forward to the big holiday more than my ...

The Trinity is the manner in which Catholics believe God is revealed to the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us, ...