On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis prayed for all those who work and said that "human work is the vocation received from God."

The documentation being prepared for the canonization cause of Dorothy Day could be completed by sometime next year and then subsequently forwarded to the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes.

Catherine is a model of contemplation in action, no doubt. But for many, the biography of her life has overshadowed her writings.

The church needs Madeleine Delbrêl’s words and example to transform our vision of one another, whether across ecclesial lines or simply across the subway aisle.

We have found at the Catholic Book Club that different genres and authors inspire different readers and broad variations in discussion, another reason to mix it up a bit in terms of genres and styles. Our two most recent selections have been no exception.

In this time of the coronavarius outbreak, Catholics everywhere are calling upon the intercessions of saints and holy ones to get through this trying time.