The Radical Prodigal, Saint John of God
Saints are by definition ‘extreme’, for they live a liminal life, seeing past the veil of this world, and act as though all that...
The Hope and Courage of Charles Lwanga and Companion Martyrs
If the Church seems moribund in North America, there is hope in the vast continent of Africa, where there are untold millions of Catholics,...
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...
Saint Joseph’s Confirmation in Grace
(In Advent, our devotion is focused on Saint John the Baptist, as the precursor of the Christ, but then we shift in the latter...
Padre Pio and the Story of a Vocation
This 23rd of September is the liturgical feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also twenty eight years ago that Jesus, through Padre...
Saint Sophronius the Sophist
March 11th is the traditional feast of Saint Sophronius (560 - 638), patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to his death on this day in...
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
November 18th is also the optional memorial of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 - 1852), a native of France, but who spent much of...
Saint David, of Wales
A brief note on Saint David, the sixth-century monastic bishop, now patron, of Wales, born at an unknown date, but who likely died on...
Holy Norbert and Heroic Normandy
Saint Norbert (+1134) of Xanten was a zealous bishop and founder, whose feast has since 2018 been trumped by Mother of the Church. I...
John, the Beloved
On this third day of Christmas, we not only get three french hens, but, far better, we get to celebrate the beloved Apostle, Saint...