Saint Mark and the Resurrection
At Easter Sunday Mass, you heard the closing verses of Saint Mark’s Gospel, or almost so. I say “almost” because our lectionary omits the...
The Hidden Grateful Holiness of Margaret of Castello
Margaret of Castello (+1287 - 1320) is the patroness of the unborn, the disabled, the blind, for she herself was 'disabled', even if she...
Saints Sabbas and Julius: Contra Paganism, Pro Homoousios
There are two saints commemorated on this April 12th. The first is Saint Sabbas the Goth (+372), a sort of ‘village fool’, but the...
Our Lady of Sorrows Celebration in Malta
Today, the Friday before Good Friday, in Malta and Gozo is celebrated the devotion of Our Lady of Sorrows. Today, all Malta and Gozo...
Saint Vincent Ferrer’s Gentle Fire
Saint Vincent Ferrer (+1419), whose commemoration is on this April 5th, was a fiery, intense, highly intelligent Dominican missionary, who travelled the length and...
Holy Mary of Nazareth
(On this vigil of the Annunciation, when Mary's fiat changed the course of history forever, here are some words of preparation from contributor Carl...
Saint Patrick’s Magnificat
Towards the end of his life, Saint Patrick wrote his 'Confessions' which, like his near-contemporaneous Saint Augustine's autobiography of the same title, is meant...
The Popes on Saint Joseph
As the Church universal is jubilantly celebrating the feast of St Joseph on this day, it would be so beautiful to draw from the...
Saint Jan Sarkander, Martyr for Confession and the Faith
Jan Sarkander (1576 – 1620) was a Polish Catholic priest, tortured to death by Protestants over the course of a month at the beginning...
Novena Prayers to Saint Joseph
March 10th - or 11th, if you want to end on the Solemnity itself - is the day to begin the novena to Saint...
