Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras: Finding Our Way to Heaven
Today we commemorate the early martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, soldiers, officers of the court, and converts to the Faith, likely put to death under...
Living Water in a Dry Land
If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his...
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine, Foundress of Canada
We have celebrated a number of 'Catherines' of late in our liturgical calendar, two of them Canadian: Kateri Tekakwitha on April 17th, the native...
Going West…
There's the old saying about âgoing westâ that appeals to the soul of the wanderer. Why this should be, I wonder, as I myself...
Blessed Marie-Leonie Paradis
There is a trio of Canadian Saints in this week: Saint Marie of the Incarnation on the last day of April; Saint Francois de...
Philip the Questioner and James’ Letter: Apostles and Martyrs
Philip and James, Apostles, have been celebrated together on this third day in May since the revision of the calendar in 1969. They were...
Athanasius Contra Mundum
This second day of May is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the great Saint...
Work Made Light with Saint Joseph the Worker
In the waning years of the 19th century, before the war to end all wars at the dawn of the twentieth, followed by the...
Marie of the Incarnation: A Saint for Canada
Saint Marie of the Incarnation (1599 â 1672) was a mystic and missionary to Canada, contemporaneous with the first settlers of this wild and...
Saint Pius V: Between Heaven and Earth
Michel Ghislieri was born as Anton in 1504, but took the name of the Archangel 'who is like God' when he joined the Dominican...
