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 ...

There’s a book called Praying for Priests that I find myself carrying around more often than I ought to. I always have way too many books with me. I’ve read it a few times. It is full of some good ...

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 ...

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 ...

For St. Gregory of Narek, prayer was a conversation between a sinner and a merciful God — one we can still join today. An icon of St. Gregory of Narek is set against the backdrop of Narekavank ...

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 ...

Elena Zuniga didn’t go searching for the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental illness, but St. Dymphna found her anyway. First, a small St. Dymphna charm showed up in her jewelry box without ...

Christians are never alone in prayer but instead are accompanied by myriad saints who protect them and seek God's intercession, Pope Francis said. Whenever men or women open their hearts to God, they ...