This Lent, Try Offering Your Sufferings to God “Richard, offer it up!” I can still hear my grandmother’s high-pitched response every time I complained about something. She... read more →
A Sunday Homily about Pope St. Celestine V The Last Pope to Resign before Pope Benedict XVI I’m going to... read more →
About the Autographed Photo of Pope Benedict XVI: Commentary by Father Richard Kunst This item is actually both... read more →
Lent is a season of repentance of sin. Repentance from sin for Catholics mostly means going to confession—yet another subject that is often misunderstood by Catholics and non-Catholics alike,... read more →
A Purificator is a white linen cloth which is used to wipe the chalice clean after the ablutions which follow Communion. This purificator was used by Pope St.... read more →
This is truly one of the most astonishing artifacts to become part of this Collection. Here are the facts connected to it and what it looks like unfolded... read more →
Forgotten Saint’s Story Shows How We Should Love the Eucharist Those who have been following my commentaries over the years have likely noticed my affection for the saints.... read more →
Since the fourth century the feast of the Chair of St.... read more →
An Image of Pope St. Peter This is an image of Pope St. Peter sitting on the throne from the Jubilee Year of 1950. Although... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and... read more →
Pope Francis is very popular as a relatively new Holy Father, but he was... read more →
Why Catholics Eat Fish on Fridays Fr. Richard Kunst Catholics throughout history have been called many names, some nice and others not so nice. One of the names... read more →
Ashes, Of Course, but There's More to Get from Lent Years ago one of my seminary professors cited a study... read more →
This agnus dei wax disk contains the first-class relics of three saints and the name of the pope written in gold inside the oval frame. An Agnus Dei is... read more →
The book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II, was published in 1995. This... read more →
A Holy Year Brick from 1775, the Oldest Brick in the Collection The Collection has several Holy Year... read more →
Here’s the Real Story Behind St. Valentine’s Day ... read more →
February 13, 1633: Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating the Copernican theory, which holds... read more →
Pius X, like all of us had to wear shoes, but he wore them a little differently than... read more →
The Signing of the Lateran Treaty A very significant event for the papacy that occurred... read more →
This fragment of marble from the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was salvaged after the tragic fire which destroyed the basilica in 1823. Reconstruction of the... read more →
A Galero Given to Pius XII Upon His Appointment as Cardinal in 1929 Father Richard... read more →
A Commentary on the Flip Book Artifact: A Souvenir There are tons of gift shops all around... read more →
A Papal Bull from the Pontificated of Clement IV, Dated 1266 Here is Father’s Commentary The item presented... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
It’s fascinating to speculate about the journey of this matrix and the other items that have made their way to this Collection to... read more →
It is an honor to remember today, on the anniversary of the death in 1945 of the Jesuit, Alfred Delp, these three courageous... read more →
This exquisite reliquary holds a bone fragment of Pope St. Victor I, who died in 199 A.D. Below: The holy card commemorating the ordination of Joseph Ratzinger is... read more →
Here is Father’s Commentary We have talked about Pope Julius II having Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. His... read more →
At this Mass, hundreds of Eucharistic ministers distributed communion to the people attending. Umbrellas directed... read more →