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Pope Leo XIV is the Church’s first Augustinian pontiff, a former prior general of the Order of St. Augustine whose formation prizes community, interior honesty, and the search for truth in God. That heritage shows: In his first months he has reached instinctively for Augustine’s words to speak about unity, desire, and the Gospel’s power. Read More…

Some of Pope Leo’s go-to Augustine lines (so far)

Vittore Carpaccio, an Italian painter active in Venice between the 15th and 16th centuries, is considered one of the most important painters of the Venetian School, alongside Canaletto and Francesco Guardi. Influenced by the Renaissance style of Antonello da Messina as well as Dutch masters, he produced a series of telari – large canvas paintings Read More…

Altarpiece saved by Italian priests during WWII returns home

A Mass of Thanksgiving for the 2024 canonization of the 16 martyrs of Compiègne was celebrated at Notre-Dame de Paris on Saturday, September 13. About 60 Carmelites, coming from all over France and especially from Compiègne, gathered for the occasion. In addition to the Mass, they held a Way of the Cross along the “chemin Read More…

Wow! Carmelite nuns celebrate their famous martyrs (photos)

There’s a phrase of Flannery O’Connor’s that I quote so much I’ve started to take it as a motto for parenting.  O’Connor wasn’t talking about parenting when she said it. She was actually talking about education. But are those really so different? The Catechism itself says that parents are called to be their children’s “primary Read More…

Flannery O’Connor’s perfect parenting advice

There are many patron saints of young people in the Catholic Church, including a Polish Jesuit who died at the age of 17. At the September 17, 2025, general audience, Pope Leo mentioned the saint in his greetings to Polish-speaking pilgrims. May this 18-year-old, patron of your homeland and of young people, be an example Read More…

St. Stanislaus Kostka remains a powerful patron for youth

If the average American continues to accept the lies we are told, nothing will change in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.