Saint Polycarp: Boldness and Baked Bread
The Church has had martyrs since her earliest days, and will have them unto the end of time. A number of prophecies attest that...
Leaning on Peter’s Chair
The Chair of Saint Peter, is a comforting one, a symbol of the 'pillar and bulwark' of the truth, which is the Church, signifying...
SSPX and the Staying in Barque of Peter
Things are, shall we say, fractious in the Church, when an Irish priest likens receiving Communion on the tongue to ‘feeding animals’, while the...
The Seven Servite Saints of the Virgin Mary
The Seven Founders of the Servite Order commemorate the group of merchants who in 1233 left everything to follow Christ, with a special devotion...
The Salvific Message of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the few visions of the Virgin Mary to be placed in the public Liturgical calendar of the...
The Last Visit of Scholastica and Benedict
Saint Scholastica (+543) was the sister - some sources say the twin - of Saint Benedict. Like her brother, she forsook everything to follow...
(In)Voluntary Euthanasia?
A woman in Canada was recently euthanized against her will, making a macabre mockery of the 'free choice' aspect of this evil. God rest...
The Formidable Forgiveness of Josephine Bakhita
On this day in 1947, February 8th, Sister Josephine Bakhita completed the long and eventful journey of her life. Born around 1869 - she...
The Joyful Japanese Martyrs of Nagasaki
Today is the feast of Saint Paul Miki and Companion martyrs, put to death by crucifixion and impaling on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki,...
Saint Agatha, the Good and Noble Martyr
Saint Agatha (+251) is counted amongst the most venerated of the 'virgin martyrs', one of the seven women whose name appears in the Canon...
