St. Vianney spent upwards of 12 to 13 hours a day in the confessional. I once mentioned that in a lecture in a large parish and one young man immediately raised his hand and said, “Why, what did he do?”

Three former general assistants consider Father Arrupe's legacy.

The story of the rowdy young man who was martyred for refusing to obey Hitler.

The best-known prayer among American Catholics, after the Our Father and the Hail Mary, may be the one to Anthony of Padua, which goes, Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, please come around. Something is lost and cannot be found. How many times have you turned to the Portuguese-born Franciscan after losing your keys?

Are joy, humor and laughter considered inappropriate for serious Catholics? If so, why?