A Pilgrimage By the Saint Lawrence
The mighty Saint Lawrence River is intertwined with the history of Canada and the United States, and forms a natural border between the two...
Myriads of Martyrs for China
Through the centuries there have been untold thousands of martyrs in China, and July 9th is chosen as the day to commemorate them, for...
Saint Kilian’s Head and the Pattern Dance
Saint Kilian (or Cilian, originally in Gaelic Ceallach, 640-689) was an Irish missionary bishop who brought the Faith to central Europe, Franconia, now part...
Maria Goretti, Martyr for Chastity
It was a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and twenty four years ago, in...
Is Public Education Salvageable?
I appreciate Mrs. Julie Douglasâ reflection on what she experienced as beneficial in the (French) publicly funded Catholic school system, as well as her...
Elizabeth of Portugal and Antoine Daniel
Elizabeth of Portugal (+1336) was of royal descent, the great-niece of the âotherâ Saint Elizabeth, of Hungary. Like her great-aunt, she was a queen,...
Semiquincentennial Independence Day – 250 and Counting
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers - this marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America...
The Masculine Hope and Joy of Pier Giorgio Frassati
One of the more joyful and attractive saints of modern times died on this day in 1925 at the youthful age of 24, Pier...
Thomas the Apostle – Believing without Seeing
Saint Thomas, the Apostle, is called 'Didymus', the 'twin', perhaps, as some surmised, because he looked a lot like Christ. Whether that be true,...
Saint Bernardino Realino and the Hidden Life
Today's Saint Bernardino Realino (1530 - 1616) demonstrates that a hidden life of doing one's duty, day in and day out, leads to great...
