Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Prayer
Today is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), a discalced Carmelite nun who reformed the Order, which traced its origins way back...
Saint Callixtus: From Slave, to Pope, to Martyr
This is the memorial of Saints Callixtus, (+222-223) (also spelled Callistus), whose life is historically shrouded, as are many of the early Christians. Some...
Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun
This 13th day of October marks the anniversary final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima in the fateful year of 1917, to the three...
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...
Good Pope John and His Council
Today marks the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, now more than six decades back to those heady days of the...
Saint Francis Borgia – Second Founder of the Jesuits
Saint Francis Borgia (1510 - 1572) was a true renaissance man, who lived two lives in one - first, as a married layman, then...
Saint Denis of Paris and Saint John Leonardi of Lucca
Besides the great John Henry Newman, we also commemorate two other saints on this day:
Saint Denis, patron of Paris, was the first bishop of...
Newman the Kindly Prophet
Although he died on August 11th, in 1890, the Church commemorates Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman on October 9th. For it was on this...
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...
Saint Francis: A Most Radical Man
There are as many ways to follow Christ as there are humans beings, even if many seem not to avail themselves of the grace...