Saint Bibiana and Single Ladies
Saint Bibiana (+ca. 363), who is commemorated today, a virgin martyred during the reign of Julian the Apostate (355-363), is the patroness of single...
The Acts of the Apostles: A Synopsis
Luke, the author of Acts of the Apostles, is the same Luke who authored the third Gospel. The style and tenor of writing is...
Abbot Anthony’s Narrow, but Joyful, Way to Heaven
Saint Anthony (+356) is commonly called 'the Abbot', or Anthony âof Egyptâ, where he retreated to the wilderness as a young man to live...
The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition âextremeâ, for they live a liminal life, on the very threshold of eternity, seeing past the veil of this world....
Augustine’s Long Pilgrimage to Truth
A blessed feast of the great Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop and doctor of the Church, and one of the greatest theologians in her history....
Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and the 750th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas
Today marks the memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of Septimius...
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi: Bible and Cappucino
Guilio Cesare Russo was born to a family of Venetian merchants, but not in Venice, but rather far to the south, in the village...
Celebrating All the Saints
Let us all rejoice in the Lord, as we celebrate the feast day in honour of all the Saints, at whose festival the Angels...
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: The Renewal of Catechetics
The saints during Lent - with few exceptions, such as Saint Joseph - are celebrated as muted 'commemorations', but that does not decrease their...
Pope Benedict and Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
(Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, whose feast we celebrate on the 28th of June, just before Saints Peter and Paul, was declared a Doctor of...
