by Fr. Baumann.  The practice of keeping a memorial day for the dead did not begin with Christianity; such a commemoration was prevalent in pagan antiquity. However, the Church has encouraged prayers for the dead from the earliest centuries as an act of Christian...

by Fr. Baumann. What great prophets have said may be forgotten, but what heroes and saints have done is still remembered. This Sunday, we honor all the saints, but especially the less known and unrecognized ones – some in our own families.  Saintly people remind us...

by Fr. Steve Baumann. St. Teresa of Jesus (of Avila) (1515-1582) is one of the most down to earth spiritual writers that the Church has ever known.  She was described as “intelligent, hardheaded, charming, and deeply spiritual.”  She was wise, yet practical;...

by Fr. Steve Baumann. This past week the universal Church celebrated the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.  This feast has a long history, going back to 1573 when Pope St. Pius V established it in gratitude to God for the defeat by Christians of the Turks at Lepanto...