Saint Stephen, Hungary’s First and Greatest King
Hungary is much in the news of late, with current leader Viktor Orban standing against the tsunami of insanity washing over the rest of...
St Margaret Mary Alacoque: The Saint who Directs Us to Jesus’ Most Loving and...
The feast of St Margaret Mary Alacoque, which we celebrate today, Saturday October 16, reminds us of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
It was on...
Saints Perpetua, Felicity…and the 750th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas
Today marks the optional memorial of the early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, put to death likely in the year 203, under the reign of...
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...
The Baptist and Losing One’s Head
The celebration of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist - after all, it was his expeditious entrance into heaven - is sort of...
Saints Peter Chanel and Louis Grignon de Montfort
On this joyful Eastertide day, we celebrate a double memorial: Saint Peter Chanel (+1841) who evangelized the island of Futuna in the South Pacific...
Louis and Zelie Martin’s Ecclesia Domestica
July 12th is the day chosen as the feast of the parents of the 'Little Flower' as Louis and Zelie Martin are often known,...
Saint Lawrence O’Toole and His Irish Heart
November 14th marks the memorial of Saint Lawrence O’Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail, in the original Gaelic, 1125 - 1180). Lawrence was an Irish monk,...
Saint Paschal Baylon’s Humility and Joy
The life of Paschal Baylon (1540 - 1592) has much in common with that of his fellow Franciscan, Joseph of Cupertino (+1633). They were...
All the Myriads of Saints
A blessed solemnity of All Saints to all our readers, a feast that goes back to its official institution by Pope Gregory III (731...