Friday, December 12, 2025

Saint Joseph of Cupertino’s Levity

According to the laws of physics, a man should not be able to fly, at least without technological help. But are not the 'laws...

The Choice of Matthias

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon themĀ  So wrote the Bard in his 1602 play the Twelfth Night, and...

Alphonsus of Ligouri, A Moral Teacher for All Ages

Saint Alphonsus Ligouri (1696 - 1787) was a renaissance man, whose kind was a rarity in his post-renaissance era, and even more so now...

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...

Philip and James: Apostles in Arms

Philip and James, Apostles, have been celebrated together on this third day in May since the revision of the calendar in 1969. They were...

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi’s Brilliance

Saint Lorenza (Lawrence) da Brindisi - Capuchin priest and Doctor of the Church - was bornĀ Giulio Cesare Russo on July 22, 1559 to Guglielmo...

Naming the Apostles

We encounter the name of Jude in the Book of Acts. The evangelists Matthew and Mark name him as Thaddeus. In his catechesis on...

Blessed Diego Joseph Lopez

Diego Joseph Lopez Caamano, previously known as Joseph Francis, was born in Spain in 1743. He made his Capuchin consecration to God in 1759....

Popes Saint John I, and John Paul II

We celebrate today, Pope John Saint I (+526). One might wonder why it took five centuries for a Pope to be chosen with this...

Saints Cosmas and Damian

(Here in Canada, we celebrate these martyr saints today, commemorated in the universal Church tomorrow, on September 26th, which is when we here in...