NEWS FROM ST JOHN CANTIUS.

On Monday, September 14th, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. It was early in the fourth century that Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, who made Christianity the state religion (Edict of Constantine 313), went to...

This weekend our country celebrates "Labor Day." It is a strange celebration without a lot of ritual except for some we have created like picnics, parades, and barbecuing. The US Department of Labor Defines Labor Day as "a creation of the labor movement and is...

Do you know what it is like to be thrilled by the power of Christian faith one moment and then utterly fail in it the next? I do. That is Peter in today's Gospel. After last week's bold confession, he now hears Jesus speak of suffering and death, and something in him...