Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Pope Benedict, Timothy and Titus

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 13 December 2006 Timothy and Titus Dear Brothers and Sisters, Having spoken at length on the great Apostle Paul, today let...

Two Lenten Saint Nicholases: FlĂŒe and Owen

On March 21 and 22, we commemorate two saints by the name of Nicholas. The first is Nicholas of FlĂŒe (1415 - 1487), patron...

Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Great Defender of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

The 8th of November is the liturgical memorial of Blessed John Duns Scotus. In his apostolic letter on the occasion of the seventh century...

The Indefatigable Saint Turibius

Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, is a heroic model for bishops...

Strong demand, intense debates: Ontario’s Catholic schools at a crossroads

As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads. In Ontario, as...

Apologetics 101, Question 10: How do you know the Bible is a reliable source...

For this question, it would not be possible, and possibly not helpful, to try to provide an apologetic for the reliability of “the Bible”...

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...

Blessed Frederick Jansoone: The Guardian of Notre Dame du Cap

Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, O.F.M. (1838 - 1916) hailed from France, from the town of Ghyvelde, in the northwest most corner, where the language was...

Saint William of Monte Vergine

William of Vercelli (1085 -1142) was a tenth-century hermit, and almost-accidental founder of an Order, the Congregation of Monte Vergine, also called the ‘Williamites’....

The Incorrupt Life of Saint Catherine de Ricci

Saint Catherine de Ricci (1522 – 1590) – born Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de' Ricci – was from the same city, Florence, as her contemporary...