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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“When the saints entered into the joy of their Master, they were ‘put in charge of many things.’ Their intercession is their most exalted service to God’s plan. We can and should ask them to intercede ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Some teams throw Hail Marys. Others say them. Rev. R. Tony Ricard, Catholic chaplain for the 0-4 New Orleans Saints, wrote a prayer for the team in Sunday morning's edition of The (New ...