Saint Sophronius the Sophist

March 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Sophronius (560 - 638), patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to his death on this day in...

Saint John Ogilvie, the Last Martyr of Scotland

John Ogilvie was born in 1579, just as the Protestant 'reformation' was taking hold in Britain, including his (and my own) native land of...

Let’s Be Clear: IVF is Intrinsically Evil

IVF, like its inverted cousin, contraception, is a flash point between Catholics and Protestants - and even amongst Catholics themselves - witness Mr. Biden's...

The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God

Saints are by definition ‘extreme’, for they live a liminal life, seeing past the veil of this world, and act as though all that...

Ireland’s Referendum on Marriage, Motherhood and Family – March 8th

Ireland is at it again, or at least those who currently govern the Emerald Isle, once so Catholic, and, now, well, chucking off her...

Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and the 750th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas

Today marks the optional memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of...

Saint Colette of Corbie

Nicole Boellet (1381 - 1447) was a miraculous birth. Her childless, elderly parents, Robert and Marguerite, prayed to Saint Nicholas that they might conceive,...

Saint John Joseph of the Cross

Today's saint is not to be confused with the more famous Saint John of the Cross, the Carmelite mystic and doctor of the Church....

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Receives Permission to Grant a Four-Year Bachelor of...

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, has been granted permission to offer a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree by...

Saint Casimir of Poland

Today's saint, one of the patrons of Poland, and of Lithuania, whose very name means 'bearer of peace', makes a very a propos intercessor...