Chris Rogers

Saint John of Avila, Patron of Spain was many things during his lifetime. He was a mystic, a skilled preacher, and a powerful evangelist. After his earthly pilgrimage, he was made a Doctor of the Church and a Saint. Saint John of Avila’s Early Life Born in New Castile to very wealthy parents, John headed […]

In the year 1800, the smoke of the American Revolutionary War had barely cleared. The newly independent country was still forging its identity. Faith has always been present in the fabric of the Nation. Although Catholics were in the minority, the power of the Church that Christ founded echoed through her Apostolic successor John Carroll, […]

Saint Catherine of Siena was a holy political activist. She fought for peace between cities, religious liberty, and reform of the clergy. Catherine felt called to live in seclusion until she had a vision in 1370. Specifically, she was told to end her hermit-like life and venture out into the world. Compelled at the moment, […]

A Powerful Sacramental Holy Water is a Sacramental or a thing made sacred by rites of the Church. Sacramentals differ from Sacraments. Sacraments were given to us by God, where Sacramentals are given to us by the Church through the authority that God gave her. Sacraments grant grace, sacramentals obtain grace, in the same way […]

Catholics have long argued that the New Testament completes the Old Testament and there is no stronger evidence of this than in the drinking of the “fourth cup.” This is significant because this concept confirms that the Eucharist is central to God’s covenant with us. The Passover meal, performed in remembrance of God’s covenant with […]

Marian Apparitions, the Many Faces of Mary There are many images of our Blessed Mother and most of them are related to Marian Apparitions. Which one is your favorite? Undeniably, there is no wrong answer because she’ll guide you toward Jesus no matter what. Our Lady of Grace “Our Lady of Grace” derives its name […]

Saint Isidore of Seville was born in 560 and became a doctor of the church. He struggled as a boy in academics but went on to be one of the most book-smart men of his time. In this era, the Arian heresy was rampant across Spain. Isidore of Seville was a talented preacher and was […]

Three Days of Darkness The Last Hour Since the beginning of Christianity, there has been the acknowledgment that this world we live in is temporary. The Apostle’s Creed includes the line “From thence He will come again to judge the living and the dead.” Jesus is physically in heaven and from the moment of his […]

A Hidden Saint Simple. Humble. Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary, doesn’t look extraordinary or striking. Yet he is a spiritual powerhouse. The Church exalts him next to Mary herself as the greatest of all saints and made him the Patron of the universal church. Remarkable given the fact that there is no recorded words […]