October 13 marks the birthday of the U.S. Navy, which traces its roots to the early days of the American Revolution. On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping ...

5. Cf. A Carthusian, A Month with Mary, London: Burns and Oates, 1950. 6. Paul VI, The Month of Mary,1967. 7. This excerpt and the following thirty excerpts are taken from homilies of Saint ...

Joseph Pronechen. Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register since 2005 and before that a regular correspondent for the paper. His articles have appeared in a number of ...