Saint Nicholas Tavelic, the Franciscan Martyr for Christ in the Holy Land
On November 14th, we celebrate the feast of the great Franciscan Croatian martyr Saint Nicholas Tavelic. His bold witness shows what it means to...
Saint John’s Eagle-Eyed View
Today is the feast of Saint John the Evangelist, also called the ‘Beloved’, as the one closest to the heart of Our Lord, likely...
Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Great Defender of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
The 8th of November is the liturgical memorial of Blessed John Duns Scotus. In his apostolic letter on the occasion of the seventh century...
Joseph, the Very Type of the ‘Just Man’
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man…” How many times have we as Catholics heard these words of Scripture and experienced the meaning...
Saints Fabian and Sebastian: God’s Holy and Perfect Will
Pope Fabian (+250) was put to death on this day in the persecution of Emperor Decius, for refusing to offer idolatrous sacrifice, and this...
Pope Benedict and Athanasius
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our revisitation of the great Teachers of the ancient Church,...
Abbot Anthony’s Narrow Way
Saint Anthony (+356) is commonly called 'the Abbot', or Anthony ‘of Egypt’, where he retreated to the wilderness as a young man to live...
We Could Use A Few More Thomas (à) Beckets
A blessed continuing 'Merrie Christmas!' to all our readers, on this sixth day of Christmas, as we celebrate all these twelve days, right up...
Blessed Rosario Livatino: A Martyr for Justice
Friday 29 October 2021 remains an historic date for those who venerate Blessed Rosario Livatino, for today is his first liturgical memorial.
Rosario Livatino, or...
Saint Serafino da Montegranaro
In the Little Flowers of St Francis, which is a florilegium in 53 short chapters which in it we find contained the life of St...