Saints Agapitus and Helena
Saint Agapitus, an early Roman martyr (+274) was from the ancient family of Palestrina, from which, 1300 years later, would derive one of the...
A Patron Saint of Bachelors and Dogs
Saint Roch (1295 - 1376?) - also known as Rock, or, in Scotland, Rollox, not to be confused with the luxury watch of similar...
Assumption and the Resurrection
A blessed and glorious solemnity of the Assumption to one and all! A day commemorating the taking up of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body...
Jane Frances de Chantal and her Visitation
Jane Frances Fremiot (+1641) was a beautiful, refined young woman from Burgundy, betrothed to the handsome Baron de Chantal at 21 years old -...
WYD In Need of a Reboot
A few words on World Youth Day, which just wrapped up in Lisbon, on which much ink has already been spilled: There is, as...
The Divine Comedy of Saint Lawrence
Today's Saint Lawrence (+258) lives on in the legend of his own divine comedy, a Spaniard from Valencia, chosen in the very bloom of...
Edith Stein’s Witness to the Cross
Edith Stein (+ 1942) was a brilliant philosopher, earning her doctorate summa cum laude in August of 1916 on the problem of empathy - understanding...
Saint Dominic’s Battle for Truth
Saint Dominic (+1221) was one of those souls destined from birth to do great things - as, we may suppose, all saints are in...
Conan, Youths, and the Cult of Climate Change
Climate change hysteria is heating up, with parts of the globe experiencing record-level temperatures. As the saying goes, never let a good crisis go...
Saint Cajetan, Founder of the Theatines
On this day we also honour Saint Gaetano Cajetan (1480-1547), not to be confused with the 'other' Cajetan, whose name was Thomas, a famed...