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Editor's Corner
Saint Pius V: Between Heaven and Earth
Michel Ghislieri was born as Anton in 1504, but took the name of the Archangel 'who is like God' when he joined the Dominican Order at the age of 14, and never looked back....
Editor's Corner
Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Doctor and Reformer
Ecclesia semper reformanda est.
So goes the old saying - the Church, always in need of reform - applies now, perhaps, more than ever. And one of her greatest reformers was not a Pope, nor...
Editor's Corner
Saints Chanel and Montfort
On this 28th of April we celebrate two Saints: Saint Peter Chanel (+1841) who evangelized the island of Futuna in the South Pacific - the first to bring the Gospel to a people who had...
Editor's Corner
Our Lady’s Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel - Mater Boni Consilii - which is celebrated on this 26th of April, is one of the many titles of the Virgin Mary, this one dating back indirectly to...
Editor's Corner
Subito Santo? Quo Vadis, Purgatorio?
Pope Francis died on April 21st last year - which seems a different era. We commend his soul to God, praying for him, not to him, for we presume that even those souls who...
Saints
In a Hurry to Get Things Done: The Gospel of Saint Mark
Saint Mark, writer of the Gospel and first bishop of Alexandria, was the missionary companion and amanuensis of Saint Peter, the first pope. The third-century theologian Saint Hippolytus (and repentant anti-Pope) claims that Mark...
Articles
Saint Fidelis’ Last and Greatest Sermon
Today is the memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, (+1622) whose original name was Mark Rey: 'Sigmaringen' was his birthplace in what is now Germany, and he took the name 'Fidelis' - faithful -...
Editor's Corner
George, Shakespeare and Brian Boru: England, Ireland and Fighting the Good Fight
Today used to be (*) a national holiday in England - as the people hearken back to an earlier and better time in the now tragically declined, if not lost, nation. For today is...
