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Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened his homily in English.“My brother cardinals, as we celebrate this morning, I ...
Papal legacies echo through time and faith
It is with the cardinals that choosing the next pope and a man of our time now resides.
Via Fidelis: Father Gahan evangelizes through experience and more than one vocation
Father Tim Gahan’s approach to evangelization is simple: Be yourself, be comfortable in your own skin, live God’s will and pray.
St. John Paul II center opens in downtown Columbia
“I have often thought it is easier to collect money than it is to build a community, but I think we here at St. Peter’s, we have done both."

Learning from the saints how each of us is Called & Gifted
Your Life

Mom’s unconditional love knows no favorites
Like any good earthly parent, God our heavenly Father has no “favorites.”
Una comunidad para descansar el corazón
A veces nos rodeamos de personas que tienen la misma desesperanza, y lo que suce...
Via Fidelis: La promesa de la vida eterna es nuestra causa de esperanza
No debería sorprendernos entonces que en el corazón de la fe cristiana haya una ...
The beauty of carnations, mothers and the gifts we remember
Lucia Silecchia recalls the simple “carnation” moments that filled the years she had with her mother.

Mothers in waiting
Your Faith

Via Fidelis: The promise of eternal life is our cause for hope
The theological virtue of hope does not function like everyday hope where we simply wish for something.
La Ascensión es nuestra gran victoria
Estas palabras abren la puerta a un gran misterio: ¿qué significa la Ascensión p...
Capital punishment: How can we call this justice?
While the state upholds capital punishment as a form of justice and deterrence, the Catholic Church condemns it as a violation of human dignity.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ – May 2025
We are called to listen to the Blessed Mother with attentiveness, faithfulness and the innocence of a child.
