The Holy Father welcomed a delegation of Rabbis at the Vatican on Thursday. They gave him a document titled “Between Jerusalem and Rome”, on relations between Catholics and Jews, and he delivered a short address. Pope Francis also sent a telegram to the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Daniel DiNardo, offering his prayers for the victims of ...read more

In his weekly catechesis this Wednesday, the Holy Father reflects on what it means to have a searching heart, a restless heart. It allows Jesus to come in and ignite one’s life. At the end of the General Audience he announced his joint appeal with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I on the occasion ...read more

It’s official: Pope Francis will travel to Myanmar and Bangladesh at the end of November. And we take a closer look at the Pope’s recent address on liturgical reform, declaring Vatican II’s reforms “irreversible”. ...read more

Last week in Chicago Illinois, Catholic leaders from the United States, Canada and Mexico, gathered together to participate in the J.S. Paluch Company’s yearly vocations seminar. This year it was titled “Creating a Culture of Vocations: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going” ...read more

Do your friends think? Last time we began looking at some qualities that should be part of a friendship: trust, honesty, fun and time. We also saw that in the Gospel of Matthew (5:22), Jesus speaks about forgiveness as a good quality in friendship. Today we’re going to see how friends think. But first, here’s ...read more

(CNS Photo: A Haitian refugee sticks his head out from a tent set up by the Canadian Armed Forces near Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 10.) Some 6,000 people, mostly Haitian nationals, have crossed illegally into Quebec from the United States since July. This is the second major upswing in the number of asylum-seekers to Canada this ...read more

For the 3rd year in a row, we had the pleasure of being invited to the annual J.S. Paluch Vocation Seminar where leaders from many vocation groups across North America met together in Chicago Illinois from August 21–23, 2017. ...read more

A reflection for the Feast of Saint Joseph Calasanz On August 25th the Church celebrates the feast of a man whose care for children has made him their patron saint. Saint Joseph Calasanz was born into a noble Spanish family in 1557. At the age of fourteen he decided to become a priest, but his ...read more

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 What is the key of life of the Piarist Fathers? How do we live as a community? The Piarist Fathers are dedicated to the education of children and youth, especially the poor, and the Holy Founder of the Pious Schools, ...read more

Video tribute to Gaetano Gagliano on his 100th birthday August 24, 1917 – April 14, 2016 Gaetano’s story is one that emphasizes it is possible at any age, and under any life circumstances, to embark on a new journey and realize a dream. It’s a story of how someone from a small farming town in ...read more