Wenceslaus and Lorenzo, Incidental Martyrs
This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made - So purportedly said Thomas More, who loved all the good things of life,...
Blessed Hermanus Contractus
Hermanus of Reinchenau (1013 â 1054) called âContractusâ due to the deformity purportedly caused by spina bifida and a cleft palate (as well as...
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...
Our Lady of Walsingham, England’s Dowry
(In light of today's official 'feast' of Our Lady of Walsingham, September 24th, the premier Marian shrine in the British Isles, I am re-posting...
Blessed Ămilie Tavernier Â
For an official biography of today's home-grown Canadian saint, the youngest of fifteen children - yes, large families are quite conducive to holiness, if...
Padre Pio, our Faithful Companion in the Spiritual Combat
This 23rd of September is a significant day not only for the universal Church and our beloved Franciscan Capuchin Order, but also for me,...
Homily of Pope John Paul II on Padre Pio’s Canonization
CANONIZATION OF ST PIO OF PIETRELCINA, CAPUCHIN PRIEST
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Sunday, 16 June 2002
1. "For my yoke is easy and my burden light"...
The Miraculous Friar, Pio of Pietrelcina
While we're on the topic of signs, the life of today's saint, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, was filled with them. His long life as...
Pope Benedict and Saint Matthew
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Matthew
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing the series of portraits of the Twelve Apostles that we began a...
Saint Andrew Kim-Taegon and the Martyrs of Korea
Today is the feast of the countless martyrs of Korea, led by the indomitable convert priest, Father Andrew Kim Taegon, who was eventually tortured...
