Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati knew suffering intimately. He endured spiritual trials and deep anguish over the injustices of the world. In a letter to a friend, he wrote, "Imagine now, when my soul is going through this crisis, I had the misfor...

What drew Pier Giorgio to becoming a Third Order Dominican? Certainly the great saints like Thomas Aquinas and Catherine of Siena. But also one who is lesser-known and controversial: Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar of fiery zeal who chal...

So many Catholics today have lost their rhythm. We might think we need a dramatic conversion moment or an emotional breakthrough. But regular confession — once a month, or more often if needed — is just part of a healthy Catholic life. That's w...

Like Blessed Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio seemed to know how to pray instinctively. It wasn't something he learned in a class or even deeply from his family. It was a grace. It was friendship. He often carried a little pocket-sized prayer book, a...

The mountains weren't an escape for Pier Giorgio. They were a sacred space. In a letter to his friend Marco, he once wrote, "With each day that passes, I fall more and more in love with the mountains. If it weren't for my studies, I would spend...