Saint Felix – A Hermit Turned Friar
On the eve of November 4, 1212, in a remote town in Meaux, France, a monk, in his dying bed, asked that his brothers...
Timothy, Titus and Episcopal Reckoning
A blessed memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, co-workers of Saint Paul, both of them ordained by him into the early episcopacy of the...
Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
November 27th is the anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1830 to Saint Catherine Labouré (1806 - 1876), a Visitation...
St Joseph Moscati, Holy Physician of the Poor Â
(We need examples and intercessors of saintly physicians, and here is a re-post of the life of one of the greats, Saint Joseph Moscati....
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...
Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton: The First American-Born Saint
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774 - 1821) signifies what America once was and, by the grace of God, may yet be again. A rich...
The Repentance and Return of Saint Peter
In a previous essay I dealt with the stages in St. Peter's fall from grace. In this essay, I would like to examine his...
Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Doctor and Reformer
Ecclesia semper reformanda est.Â
So goes the old saying - the Church, always in need of reform - applies now, perhaps, more than ever. And...
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
We would remiss on this March 10th if we didn’t mention the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, a group of elite Roman legionaries –...
Saints Joachim and Anne: Grandparents of Jesus
(From our archives:)
Let us sing praises to Joachim and Anna,
The couple honoured by God (as they are His kinsmen)
They have borne for us the...
