Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us. (Saint Teresa of Avila, +1582)

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Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Prayer

Today is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), a discalced Carmelite nun who reformed the Order, which traced its origins way back...

Saint Callixtus: From Slave, to Pope, to Martyr

This is the memorial of Saints Callixtus, (+222-223) (also spelled Callistus), whose life is historically shrouded, as are many of the early Christians. Some...

Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun

This 13th day of October marks the anniversary final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima in the fateful year of 1917, to the three...

Our Lady of the Pillar

This Marian commemoration dates back to very early in the Church's history. In fact, it is the first 'vision' of Our Lady. As the...

Good Pope John and His Council

Today marks the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, now more than six decades back to those heady days of the...

Nota in Brevis

Pope Saint John and Openness to the Holy Spirit

As we celebrate the feast of the Papa Buono, the Good Pope as he was affectionately referred to, Pope St John XXIII, what comes...

Neptune, Voyager and Where No Man Has Gone Before…

On this day in 1846, astronomer William Hessel discovered Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, just 17 days after Johann Galle discovered...

Feckless FEMA and Finding Our Own Way

Feckless: Lacking purpose; without skill, ineffective, incompetent; lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way. As another hurricane hurtles towards Florida - possibly a catastrophic...

Our Lady of Good Remedy

On this October 8th, we commemorate Our Lady of Good Remedy, fittingly the day after Our Lady of the Rosary (also called Our Lady...

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and Praying for Peace

The Holy Father and the Patriarch of Jerusalem have called for a day of prayer and fasting on this upcoming Monday, October 7th, the...