Andrew-Dung Lac and the Vietnamese Martyrs: Washed in the Blood of the Lamb
On this memorial of the Martyrs of Vietnam, we commemorate a whole panoply of white-robed witnesses, Christians, bishops, priests, Franciscans, Dominicans, lay men, women...
A Triptych of Saints: Clement, Columba and Pro
We commemorate three saints on this November 23rd, Saints Clement of Rome, Columba and Miguel Pro, muted this year on the Solemnity of Christ...
Saint Caecilia’s Heavenly Music
We have to wait to hear what heavenly music sounds like, but Saint Francis de Sales once recounted that he was blessed to hear...
Our Lady’s Presentation, and the Perfect Gift of Self
The Presentation of Mary – commemorating Our Lady’s dedication and consecration to God as a young girl of about three years old in the...
Pope Benedict and Elizabeth of Hungary
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to speak to you about one of...
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
The saint today is one of the patrons of Hungary, Elizabeth (+1320), the niece of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, (+1243) whom we celebrated in...
Saints Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude of Germany
Beautiful bonnie Margaret of Scotland (+1093) was the devoted wife of Malcom III, king of the nation to which she fled as a fetching...
Albert, the Great, Theologian and Scientist
Saint Albert of Cologne (1200-1280), whose life spans what William Walsh called the 'greatest of centuries' was given the title 'the Great', even before...
Pope Benedict and Saint Albert the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Saint Albert the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
One of the great masters of medieval theology is...
Saint Lawrence O’Toole and His Irish Heart
November 14th marks the memorial of Saint Lawrence O’Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail, in the original Gaelic, 1125 - 1180). Lawrence was an Irish monk,...
