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...
Saint Louis de Montfort’s Devotion and Consecration
We recently celebrated the feast day of one of the most devout and followers of the Virgin Mary ever in the history of Mariology,...
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi’s Brilliance
Saint Lorenza (Lawrence) da Brindisi - Capuchin priest and Doctor of the Church - was born Giulio Cesare Russo on July 22, 1559 to Guglielmo...
Saint Ignazio da Santhià, A Wise Companion for Holiness
September 22nd is the feast day of Saint Ignazio da Santhià. Who was this Capuchin saint?
Ignazio Bevisotti was born in Santhià (Vercelli) on 5...
Saint Patrick and His Emerald Isle
A very happy Saint Patrick’s Day, to all our readers, and we extend that to all who are of Irish lineage, or those who...
Simon, Jude and Desperate Causes
All of the Apostles have a feast day, and on this 28th of October, we celebrate Saints Simon and Jude, the latter, in particular, being invoked...
George, Shakespeare, Brian Boru: England, Ireland and the Fighting Catholic Spirit
Today used to be (*) a national holiday in England - as the people hearken back to an earlier and better time in the...
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, Conscripted Priest, and Martyr for Conscience
Next month, October, marks the 40th anniversary of the abduction and murder of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984). He was a Polish Roman Catholic...
St Claude de la Colombière and his Friendship with Christ
On February 15th, we celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Claude de la Colombière. This Jesuit priest was the confessor of St. Margaret Mary...
Saint Jean Vianney, a Priest for Priests
On this day, August 4th, in 1859 - the same year that Darwin published his specious Origin of Species that, sadly, shook the faith...
