Vincent the Deacon’s Silent Ordeal

Saint Vincent the Deacon (+304), who suffered grievous tortures witnessing to his Catholic faith under the Diocletian persecution (as did yesterday's Saint Agnes) is...

God be with ye

I was speaking with a colleague, Fred, who is an atheist, and he told me that he preferred to use Xmas on his Christmas...

Pope Saint John I, and JP II’s Birthday

We celebrate today, Pope John Saint I (+526). One might wonder why it took five centuries for a Pope to be chosen with this...

Pope Saint Leo, the First of the Greats

Pope Saint Leo, the first pontiff to earn the title 'the Great', reigned from 440 until his death on this day in 461, was...

Lawyers, Physicians, and Some Common Sense….Please

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to support New York's vaccine mandate in a 6 - 3 decision. More specifically, they declined to permit...

Saints Eusebius of Vercelli and Peter Julian Eymard

The Church commemorates two pastors today, separated by a millennium and a half: The fourth-century Eusebius of Vercelli (+371), the first bishop we know...

Our Lady and Diana

A blessed Saturday of Our Lady to all our readers. The custom of dedicating ferial Saturdays - those with no other memorials or feasts...

Corrupting Constitutions, Controlled Commuting and Changing Climates

In discussing the theme of Church-State relations in class, I offer students examples of constitutions of various countries, those founding documents that shape the...

Becoming Eunuchs for the Kingdom: What Gives?

In Matthew’s Gospel (19:12) Our Lord exhorts us to become ‘eunuchs’, which is not to be taken too literally, even if there are rumours...

Romuauld the Hermit

A brief word on Saint Romuauld (+June 19, 1025/27), before today ends, a tenth-century monk, who founded the strict Camaldolese Order, named after the...