St. John de Matha, the Forgotten Friar
Every year on December 17 the church intones the âO antiphonsâ the joyous canticles in anticipation of the coming of Christ. But on the...
Saint Joseph’s Confirmation in Grace
(In Advent, our devotion is focused on Saint John the Baptist, as the precursor of the Christ, but then we shift in the latter...
John of Damascus, Defender of Icons and the Last of the Eastern Fathers
Was there ever a golden age of Catholic and Islamic relations? The evidence for such is slim, with the two religions seemingly incompatible and...
Saint Caecilia’s Heavenly Music
We have yet to hear what heavenly music sounds like, but Saint Francis de Sales once recounted that he was blessed to hear an...
The Presentation of Mary
November 21st is normally the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary at the temple (this year superseded by Christ the King, but...
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
November 18th is also the optional memorial of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 - 1852), a native of France, but who spent much of...
Saint Nicholas Tavelic, the Franciscan Martyr for Christ in the Holy Land
On November 14th, we celebrate the feast of the great Franciscan Croatian martyr Saint Nicholas Tavelic. His bold witness shows what it means to...
Angelus, 2007: Saint Martin of Tours
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, 11 November, the Church remembers St Martin, Bishop of Tours, one of the most...
Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Great Defender of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
The 8th of November is the liturgical memorial of Blessed John Duns Scotus. In his apostolic letter on the occasion of the seventh century...
Saint Thomas’ Profundity: A Poem
(On this memorial of Blessed Duns Scotus, here is a poem on his near-contemporary, Saint Thomas, by high school senior, Brendan Brunet. If Mr....
