Know Your Faith

Why is the Resurrection called "Easter"? Why is it celebrated at a different time and each year? And why do the Eastern and Western churches sometimes celebrate it on different dates? Where does the t … read more

Discover the rich history behind a miraculous portrait that has survived 500 years. In the winter of 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a humble Mexican Indian peasant, instructing hi … read more

"Greater love has no man than this -- that he lays his life down for his friends." Discover the story of this holy martyr of the Nazi concentration camps. One of the few advantages that modern times h … read more

Frequently icons are created to commemorate a Marian apparition or special divine intervention -- and in this case, a Marian hymn taught to Greek months by an angelic visitor. Since the beginning of C … read more

Don Antonio Valeriano wrote one of the most important accounts of the appearance of Our Lady to Juan Diego in Mexico, which we share here. Recorded by Antonio Valeriano in 1531 Don Antonio Valeriano w … read more