By Father Andrew J. Summerson | Every prayer routine in the Byzantine tradition, whether at church or at home, begins with a hymn to the Holy Spirit: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of...

By Patti Armstrong | “I don’t go gallivanting anymore,” John Rainy of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, told the Register. The 88-year-old widower, originally from Scotland, misses his freedom that...

By Matthew Archbold | I’m pretty sure boasting is not an activity many saints take part in but if they did, no other saint could strut around the pearly gates asking everyone if plays and stories...

By K.V. Turley | Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. She was canonized 100 years ago in 1920, and a year later the transcripts of her trial were published. It was also at this time that one...

By Stephanie Mann | On May 30, 1431, after being found guilty of being a relapsed heretic and witch, Joan of Arc was burned alive at the stake in Rouen, France. She died repeating the name of Jesus...