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Kaskasia, Michigamea, Cahokia—strange-sounding Indian names peppered the priest’s conversation as he sat in the Duchesnes’ study in France and told of his work in far away North America. More »

The young Jesuit lay prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament in the mission chapel in New France. More »

Theme: As we begin a heartfelt conversation with God, we become aware of both the freeing power of grace and the crippling effects of sin. More »

Pope John XXIII’s main goal in calling the Second Vatican Council was to bring the church up to date by opening its doors to the wind of the Spirit. More »

No saint seems a less likely candidate for patron saint of the missions than Thérèse of Lisieux. Yet she shares that honor with St. Francis Xavier, a widely traveled and more logical choice. Francis, it is said, converted hundreds of thousands and endured harrowing conditions during his travels through the east. More »

—Pope John Paul II, General Audience, September 18, 1996 More »