Friday, March 27, 2026

The Foster-Father of All of Us

Growing up, I didn’t really have a father figure. Because of that, I didn’t have much respect for the vocation of a father or...

Homily of Pope Benedict on Saint Joseph

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI TO CAMEROON AND ANGOLA (MARCH 17-23, 2009) EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT...

Ite Ad Joseph!

A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saint Joseph to all our readers! The strong and silent saint from the Gospel is a fitting one for...

Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 27 June 2007 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our attention today is focused on St Cyril of Jerusalem....

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 Patrick’s Day, to all our readers, and we extend that to all who are of Irish lineage, or those who...

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 – 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...

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 ‘extreme’, for they live a liminal life, on the very threshold of eternity, seeing past the veil of this world....