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    Stories of saints, biblical events, angels, and sacred places.

    A gold-backed Renaissance portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas holding an open book, with a small model church in his other hand.
    Saint Thomas Aquinas
    How the "Dumb Ox" became the Angelic Doctor of the Church, what the Summa Theologica actually set out to do, and why he stopped writing it.
    A painting of Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling on a mountainside with his face turned upward, arm outstretched, as rays connect him to a vision above.
    Saint Francis of Assisi
    How a wealthy merchant's son gave up everything to found the Franciscans, and what happened to him on Mount La Verna in 1224.
    The faded original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, showing Mary in a green star-covered mantle standing on a crescent moon, held by an angel.
    Our Lady of Guadalupe
    The story of the 1531 apparitions to Juan Diego, the image left on his cloak, and why Our Lady of Guadalupe became patroness of the Americas.
    A baroque painting of a young Saint John the Baptist seated in the wilderness, wrapped in red drapery and animal skin, holding a wooden staff.
    Saint John the Baptist
    Who John the Baptist was, why he lived alone in the wilderness before his ministry began, and why he called himself unworthy of the one he baptized.
    A candlelit 17th-century painting of Saint Joseph, the carpenter, bent over his workbench across from a young Jesus holding a lit candle.
    Saint Joseph
    Who Saint Joseph was, why he never speaks a single word in Scripture, and why the Church still calls him patron of the universal Church.
    A 19th-century painting of Jesus seated on a rock outcropping, raising one hand, teaching a crowd gathered around a hillside.
    The Sermon on the Mount
    The setting and structure of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, why the Beatitudes open it the way they do, and why the crowds reacted the way they did.
    A dramatic baroque painting of the young David kneeling over the severed head of Goliath, tying a cord around his wrist.
    David and Goliath
    The real story behind David and Goliath — why no soldier in Israel's army would fight the Philistine champion, and what David said before the stone was thrown.
    A baroque painting of the Israelites gathering belongings and armor on the shore after crossing the parted Red Sea, with Moses standing at the water's edge.
    The Crossing of the Red Sea
    What happened at the Red Sea after the Exodus, why the Israelites were trapped before the miracle, and what the crossing has meant ever since.
    A baroque painting of angels ascending and descending a golden stairway toward heaven, above a sleeping man on the ground below.
    Jacob's Ladder
    The story behind Jacob's dream of a stairway to heaven, why he was alone and running when he had it, and what "the gate of heaven" meant to him.
    A detailed painting of an enormous unfinished tower rising above a city, with construction still underway around its base.
    The Tower of Babel
    What the builders of Babel were actually trying to achieve, why the story ends in scattered languages, and what it says about human ambition.
    A watercolor illustration of Noah and his sons constructing the wooden ark on a large timber scaffold.
    Noah Building the Ark
    Why Noah spent decades building a boat for a flood no one else believed was coming, and what the story says about obedience without proof.
    A 17th-century painting of Abraham and his family departing on donkeys for the land of Canaan, accompanied by servants and livestock.
    The Call of Abraham
    What God actually asked of Abraham in Genesis 12, what he gave up to answer, and why this one call anchors the rest of the Bible.
    The twin towers and rose window of the west facade of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, seen from across the Seine.
    Notre-Dame de Paris
    The history of Notre-Dame de Paris, from its 12th-century foundation stone to the 2019 fire and its 2024 reopening.
    The dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, seen framed by trees against a clear blue sky.
    St. Peter's Basilica
    The story behind St. Peter's Basilica, why it stands where it stands, and what it has to do with the apostle whose name it carries.
    A 19th-century painting of a guardian angel with outstretched wings watching over two small children walking along a cliffside path.
    The Guardian Angel
    What the Catholic Church actually teaches about guardian angels, where the belief comes from in Scripture, and why every person is said to have one.
    Archangel Uriel depicted with wings and a flame in a 17th-century Cuzco School painting
    Saint Uriel the Archangel
    Who Uriel is, why he is not officially recognized as an archangel by the Catholic Church, and what his long devotional tradition represents.
    A Renaissance painting of the Archangel Raphael walking beside the young Tobias, both winged, with a small dog at their feet.
    Saint Raphael the Archangel
    Who Raphael the Archangel is, his story in the Book of Tobit, and why he became the patron of travelers, healers, and happy meetings.
    A watercolor-style painting of the Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation.
    Saint Gabriel the Archangel
    Who Gabriel the Archangel is, why he appears at the hinge points of salvation history, and what his story means in Christian tradition.
    A Renaissance-style painting of Saint Michael the Archangel standing over a defeated figure, holding a sword and scales.
    Saint Michael the Archangel
    Who Saint Michael the Archangel is, why he is shown with a sword and scales, and what his story means in Christian tradition.
    A gold-ground medieval Armenian manuscript illumination of a haloed monk in red and blue vestments, with his name inscribed in Armenian script on either side of his head.
    Saint Gregory of Narek
    An Armenian monk who never set foot in Rome, and whose church wasn't in communion with the Pope, became a Doctor of the Church nearly 900 years after his death.