Sunday, Nov. 2, is the Feast of All Souls (Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed). Mass readings: Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Romans 5:5-11 or Romans 6:3-9; John 6:37-40. We pray for ...

Is it possible for a single prayer to save a thousand souls from Purgatory? It sounds out of this world, and yet, for centuries, devout Catholics have believed in the spiritual strength of a prayer ...

October leaves flash gold and red, blowing over streams and roads. The cold November rain transforms the foliage into a damp carpet on sidewalks and forest floors. Our attention turns to hot soup, ...

“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is the Roman poet Virgil, Dante’s companion and guide, in scaling the ...