Today is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today we celebrate the day that the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken, body and soul, up to heaven. The date was set for the entire church by Pope Leo IV.Read More

Blessed Urban II became the pope in 1088. However, Urban II could not live in Rome until 1093 because Antipope Clement III controlled Rome at the time of Urban II’s election. At the Council of Claremont in 1095, he preached the needed for the first crusade in order to liberate Jerusalem and the Holy Land....Read More

St. Lawrence of Brindisi was born in Italy in July 1559. When he was 16 he joined the Capuchin Friars. He studied theology and many languages, including French, Greek and Hebrew. He became a priest and taught theology. This saint also began convents in various cities. In 1601, St. Lawrence became the chaplain for the...Read More

St. Benedict, twin brother of St. Scholastica, was born to a noble family circa 480 in Italy. He studied in Rome until he tired of his classmates’ attitudes. The saint then decided to live as a hermit. He founded a monastery at Monte Cassino, near Rome. There he wrote his order’s Rule. Some monks tried...Read More