John Paul Meenan, Editor
Saint Robert Bellarmine’s Clarity of Mind and Soul
In the midst of the theological and cultural confusion in which our Church is mired, we could use a few more men with the...
Charlie Kirk, Apologist for the Truth
I must confess that I knew almost nothing about Charlie Kirk before his death. When one of my former students – now a young...
Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, Shepherds for Christ and Martyrs for His Truth
Saint Cornelius was Pope for a scant two years in the middle of the third century, elected in 251 and put to death in...
Mater Dolorosa, Mother of Sorrows
A blessed memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows to all. This feast was first celebrated in the year 1233 - in the youth of...
John Chrysostom: The Man with the Golden Mouth
Saint John Chrysostom (+407) was a model bishop, a doctor of the Church, an ascetic and contemplative monk who wanted only to retreat from...
Vienna and Europe Saved in the Holy Name of Mary…For a Time
September 12th commemorates the Holy Name of Mary, made sacred by the holiness of the Theotokos, the Mother of God, full of grace. It was...
Peter Claver’s Untiring Fidelity
Saint Peter Claver (+Sept. 8, 1654), whom we celebrate on this 9th day of September, was a Jesuit priest in the first missionary fervour...
Our Lady’s Birthday
A blessed and joyful birthday to the Blessed Virgin Mary! This feast that has been celebrated since at least the sixth century in Syria, in...
The Hope and Joy of Pier Giorgio Frassati
(On this Sunday, September 7th, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is being canonized, along with fellow Italian, Blessed Carlo Acutis. Both died young - Carlo...
Teresa of Calcutta’s Mission to the Poorest of the Poor
As universities gear up to receive students, we should leave the travails of this world for a moment and ponder the other-worldliness of Mother...









