(Feast day ~ January 26)

Tradition holds that St. Polycarp, born in Smyrna in the year 69, was baptized by St. John, the beloved disciple. Smyrna was an important Mediterranean seaport, and many Christians fled to it and other area cities after th...

(Feast Day ~ January 23)

The New Testament is filled with stories of our Lord’s admonitions to his listeners – and to us, today – to be merciful and generous to the poor, to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, to go out of our way to help those ...

(Feast Day ~ January 22)

Six centuries after Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star and brought gifts to the Christ child, another magus learned of Christ, believed, and gave his life for his faith.

Magundat, a Persian, was the son of a...