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Editor's Corner
All the Myriads Upon Myriads of Saints
A blessed solemnity of All Saints to all our readers, a feast that goes back to its official institution by Pope Gregory III (731 â 741) as a commemoration of all the countless martyrs...
Nota in Brevis
Saint Alphonus Rodriguez
One year after Martin Luther supposedly pinned his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg (they were likely mailed to his superiors, but legends abound), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532 - 1617)...
Articles
Luther’s Fateful All Hallowed Eve
(Here is a re-post of a reflection on this 'All Hallow's Eve' anniversary of the generally accepted date for the formal start of the 'Reformation', when legend has it that Luther nailed his 95...
Editor's Corner
Saints Simon, Jude and Desperate Causes
All of the Apostles have a feast day, and on this third last day of October, in the crisp days of fall, we celebrate Saints Simon and Jude, the latter, in particular, being invoked as the...
Editor's Corner
Whose Land Is It, After All?
The difficulty with apologies is that at some point someoneâs going to take you at your word. If we claim that weâre living on unceded â which is to say stolen â land, it...
Editor's Corner
Saint Crispin, Agincourt and the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
This day, October the 25th, is Saint Crispin's Day - or, rather, the feast of Saint Crispin and Crispianus, for let us not forget that there were two brothers put to death during the...
Editor's Corner
Anthony Mary Claret, On Fire for God
Anthony Mary Claret died on this day, October 24th, 1870, after a long, full and adventurous life, demonstrating how much one man can do if he puts his mind and will wholeheartedly to the...
Editor's Corner
The Fightin’ Friar of Capistrano
John of Capistrano (+1456) lived a life very much in the âworldâ at first, studying law, and becoming involved with the political machinations of the fractious fifteenth century. He was appointed as ambassador from...
