Aveen Toma

St. Cecilia was born in the 2nd century of a wealthy and noble Roman family. At a very early age, Cecilia had taken a vow of virginity, though her parents obliged her to marry a nobleman named Valerian.

This drawing was commissioned as a wedding gift for a couple, whose wedding was on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, August 22nd. It is based on and inspired by traditional, black and white intricate lithographs found in the Old Roman Missal.

This painting of the Holy Family captures a serene yet dignified moment in the life and union of Mary, St. Joseph, and the Child Jesus....

“I adore Thee, O Precious Blood of Jesus, flower of creation, fruit of virginity, ineffable instrument of the Holy Ghost, and I rejoice...

This painting, inspired by traditional images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and by the messages of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, depicts Our...

In June of 2022, Bishop Emeritus Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix ordained several men to the priesthood at Ss. Simon and Jude...

This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...

This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...

This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...

This Eucharist in the shape of a heart was inspired by a parishioner at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in Scottsdale, AZ. This...

With the ever-rising crisis in the world of true fatherhood and motherhood, and the growing confusion of what masculinity and femininity...

"Walk with your feet on earth, but in your heart, be in heaven." -St. John Bosco Though we are to be in this world, we must remember that...

"I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it." -St. Faustina...

"It is better to be a child of God than king of the whole world." -St. Aloysius Gonzaga At the end of our lives, however much worldly...

"The more we are afflicted in this world, the greater is our assurance in the next; the more we sorrow in the present, the greater will...

"Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what...

"I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us." -Romans 8:18 We...

"You can kill us but you cannot do us any real harm." -St. Justin Martyr Death should not be seen as a terrifying incident that will one...

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." -Matthew 5:9 Finding ways that will counter violence and anger by...

"Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before...

"What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Savior in all its...

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -St. Teresa of Calcutta Suffering...

"For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as...