When a religion places more demands on its followers, it increases their dedication   Today is the feast of Ss Peter and Paul, one of Britain’s few remaining holy days of obligation where attendance at Mass is compulsory – other than Sundays, of course.  More from the Catholic Herald>>>

Pope Francis recently reminded us that God is our Father who is always watching over us with love and will never abandon us, no matter what our needs or problems are.  More from Catholic365>>>

These quotes show the richness of the faith and the ancient roots of Catholic teaching in the early centuries of the Church.  More from Aleteia>>>

In a new book, Cardinal Robert Sarah warns against equating silence with simply staying quiet: Silence is the manifestation of a presence, “the most intense of all presences.” The cardinal says modern man is capable of all sorts of noise, all sorts of wars, and so many solemn false statements, in an infernal chaos, because he has excluded God from his life.  More from Crux>>>

Let nothing rob you of the interior joy of motherhood.   With great affection I urge all future mothers: keep happy and let nothing rob you of the interior joy of motherhood. Your child deserves your happiness.  More from Aleteia>>>

Being a true friend to priests and seminarians is a great gift the laity can offer to the Church, Pope Francis said on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  More from Aleteia>>>

Thousands of people have gathered in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to attend the official beautification ceremony of Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, whom – as Stefan Bos reports – became a symbol of persecution endured by Christians when the country was still part of the Soviet Union.  More from Vatican Radio>>>

If Jose Brochero doesn’t sound like a Gaucho name, nothing does.  Last year, Pope Francis canonized Saint Brochero, a fellow countryman from Argentina also known as the “Gaucho priest.”  More from the Catholic News Agency>>>

The color has multiple spiritual meanings, each revealing a different attribute of the Mother of God.  More from Aleteia>>>

Today, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated throughout the world on the Friday following the Feast of Corpus Christi.  More from the National Catholic Register>>>