Gregorian Chant: Music for Soul, Body, and God
I recently read a short (152 pages) and small book (each page is 5” by 6”), with beautiful font, and a fittingly short title,...
Saint Andrew Kim-Taegon and the Korean Martyrs
Today is the feast of the countless martyrs of Korea, led by the indomitable convert priest, Father Andrew Kim Taegon, who was eventually tortured...
Saint Vincent de Paul’s Straight Shooting Charity
The life of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660) - he always signed his name 'Depaul', perhaps so people would not think him...
Apocalyptic Synods
The long-awaited, or dreaded, depending on one's perspective, Synod on Synodality begins today, and we pray that whatever God wills from this, whether antecedently...
Fortunate Faustina and the Divine Mercy
Today we celebrate one of the newest of saints in the liturgical calendar, placed therein only a few years ago, with October 5th, the...
The Holy Rosary, the Hope of Lepanto, of Europe, of the World…
Today we celebrate Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, a feast instituted by Pope Saint Pius V in commemoration of the great victory...
Our Lady of the Pillar
This Marian commemoration dates back to very early in the Church's history. In fact, it is the first 'vision' of Our Lady. As the...
Anthony Mary Claret, On Fire for God
Anthony Mary Claret died on this day, October 24th, 1870, after a long, full and adventurous life, demonstrating how much one man can do...
Good Pope John and His Council
Today marks the 61st anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, six decades back to those heady days of the early sixties,...
Callixtus and Hippolytus in Sardinia
This is the memorial of Saints Callixtus, (+222-223) (also spelled Callistus) a reformed slave who seems to have lived a rather dissolute and rebellious...