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...
Saint Sophronius the Sophist
March 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Sophronius (560 - 638), patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to his death on this day in...
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 (and my own) native land of...
Let’s Be Clear: IVF is Intrinsically Evil
IVF, like its inverted cousin, contraception, is a flash point between Catholics and Protestants - and even amongst Catholics themselves - witness Mr. Biden's...
The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition ‘extreme’, for they live a liminal life, seeing past the veil of this world, and act as though all that...
Ireland’s Referendum on Marriage, Motherhood and Family – March 8th
Ireland is at it again, or at least those who currently govern the Emerald Isle, once so Catholic, and, now, well, chucking off her...
Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and the 750th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas
Today marks the optional memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of...
Saint Colette of Corbie
Nicole Boellet (1381 - 1447) was a miraculous birth. Her childless, elderly parents, Robert and Marguerite, prayed to Saint Nicholas that they might conceive,...
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Today's saint is not to be confused with the more famous Saint John of the Cross, the Carmelite mystic and doctor of the Church....
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Receives Permission to Grant a Four-Year Bachelor of...
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, has been granted permission to offer a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree by...