Charitable Status to be, or not to be, Revoked – and Then Some: Whither...
Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear...
Saint Patrick and His Emerald Isle
A very happy Saint Patrickâs Day, to all our readers, and we extend that to all who are of Irish lineage, or those who...
Saint Mathilda, Regina et Mater
Saint Mathilda (c. 892 - 968) of Ringleheim - which has a melodious mediaeval ring to it - was of royal vintage, when that...
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
We would remiss on this March 10th if we didnât mention the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, a group of elite Roman legionaries â...
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...
A Day to Truly Honour Women
March 8th is International Womenâs Day â which I am at least glad to read they have not (yet?) modified to âWomxnâsâ Day â is...
The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition âextremeâ, for they live a liminal life, on the very threshold of eternity, seeing past the veil of this world....
Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and the 750th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas
Today marks the memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of Septimius...
Saint Casimir the Chaste, of Poland
Today's saint, one of the patrons of Poland, and of Lithuania, whose very name means 'bearer of peace', makes a very a propos intercessor...
Katharine Drexel: The First All American Saint
Mother Katharine Mary Drexel (1858 - 1955) is a fitting intercessor for the racial tensions afflicting her native United States - she is the...
