Finding Sanctity in a Controversial Papacy: Paul VI
Today, May 29th, is the optional memorial of Pope Saint Paul VI, celebrated on the anniversary of his ordination in 1920. This year, ironically,...
William of Gellone and the Implacability of Islam
William of Gellone (ca. 755 - 812) had two phases to his life: He began as a warrior knight of the Carolingian era in...
Blessed Joseph of Igualada, OFM Cap
This 27th of May is the feast day of the Capuchin Blessed Joseph of Igualada, a beardless Capuchin, which for some of us in...
Saint Augustine of Canterbury, the Man Who Who Made England Catholic
There are two Saints Augustine - the bishop of Hippo, and author of the Confessions and numerous other theological masterpieces, and, today's saint, Augustine,...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, commonly...
Saint Philip Neri’s Joyful Heart
We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic – the two are not unrelated - of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder...
Saints Bede, Gregory VII, and Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi
There are many saints in the Church's history - there are, by one estimate, about 6000 at least quasi-officially canonized - too many ever...
Our Lady Help of Christians and of Sheshan
On the 24th of May 2024 the Church celebrates the feast of Mary, the Help of Christians. Its latin name is Sancta Maria Auxilium...
Blessed Louis-Zepherin, a Model Bishop for Canada
Today in Canada we celebrate Blessed Louis-Zepherin Moreau, (1824 - 1901) an exemplary bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec. Born rather sickly and undersized to...
Eugène de Mazenod’s Oblation
Fittingly, in this month of Mary, we celebrate on this May 21st Saint Eugène de Mazenod (+1861), the 19th century founder of the Missionaries...
