Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: The Renewal of Catechetics
The saints during Lent - with few exceptions, such as Saint Joseph - are celebrated as muted 'commemorations', but that does not decrease their...
Saint Patrick and His Emerald Isle
A very happy Saint Patrickâs Day, to all our readers, and we extend that to all who are of Irish lineage, or those who...
The Weight of Conversion
As of this writing, I have 53 days until I am confirmed into the Catholic Church. An astonishing thing for many reasons. Mainly because...
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
We would remiss on this March 10th if we didnât mention the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, a group of elite Roman legionaries â called...
Saint John Ogilvie, the Last Martyr of Scotland
John Ogilvie was born in 1579, just as the Protestant 'reformation' was taking hold in Britain, including his native land of Scotland, led by...
One Simple Thing Families Can do to Help Restore Unity in Our Countries
Thereâs so much talk in the news right now about how we can unite as a region at a time when weâre more divided...
Saint Frances of Rome – Finding Your Path in Unexpected Ways
We should not be surprised that the saints speak to us through the ages. How they responded in their own era with its own...
The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition âextremeâ, for they live a liminal life, on the very threshold of eternity, seeing past the veil of this world....
Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and Thomas Aquinas
Today marks the memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of Septimius...
Saint Casimir the Chaste, Patron of Poland
(Today's saint, one of the patrons of Poland, and of Lithuania, whose very name means 'bearer of peace', makes a very a propos intercessor...
