Some of my non-Catholic friends find prayer to the saints ooky. They ask me, "Since when is talking to a bunch of dead guys Christian?" Since biblical times. Consider Moses. He had been a dead guy for ...

NEW ORLEANS– Saints fans are filled with the spirit, and a local business owner is hoping to fire up fans with her new Saints prayer candle for the 2020 season. With her prayer candles, Stephanie ...

All Saints Day, Nov. 1, is nearly upon us. Over the years, prayer to the saints has become one of my favorite Catholic beliefs to explain and defend because it is richly biblical and rooted in our ...

Although many of the known saints have their own feast day during the year, on November 1, the Catholic Church remembers them all through the Solemnity of All Saints. For the saints that we do not ...

A statue of St. Aloysius Gonzaga carrying a plague victim in his arms is seen on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., in this undated photo. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Gonzaga ...

As Christians, we are called to constantly pursue a life of prayer, which is a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God. This is a call that is done personally, but also within the ...

I drew the following from a very enjoyable dialogue with a friend who is a traditional Anglican philosopher. There are various biblical indications that the saints in heaven are quite aware of what is ...

Father Tony Ricard prays for the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome in New Orleans in 2014. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) (BRETT DUKE) I blame myself at least partly ...

Monsignor Christopher H. Nalty delighted Friday afternoon’s packed crowd at the 46th Annual Meet The Saints Luncheon with his rendition of “O God, Our Help is Ages Past,” a traditional hymn. O God, ...