Catholic Saints… DANTE AND THE STIGMATA OF SAINT FRANCIS 1 Aug 2020June 16, 2020 DANTE AND THE STIGMATA OF SAINT FRANCIS - A singular enigma, between history and prophecy - The traditional feast of the Great Holy Pardon of Assisi occurs every 2nd August, which…
About Catholicism… Stat Crux dum volvitur orbis – the Cross stands while the world revolves. 6 Jul 2020July 6, 2020 ‘The cross stands while the world revolves’. This apophthegm of the Carthusian Order has many layers of interpretation. The saying helps make sense of the suffering and sometimes death of…
Catholic Saints… Charles de Foucauld and the value of the Holy Family 25 Apr 2020 Over a century had passed since the death of Viscount Charles Eugène de Foucauld a former cavalry officer in the French Army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a…
About Catholicism… The Feast of Saint Agatha (Sant’Agata) Of Catania 5 Feb 2020February 5, 2020 The historical origins of the Feast Agatha was born into a noble family of Catanese Christians, around the year 230 AD. At that time Catania had been under Roman subjugation…
Catholic Saints… Saint Mary of Egypt 1 Apr 2019March 5, 2019 Q. Dear Father, ... who is the "Mary" in St. Mary's Hermitage? ... Fionn O'Hanlon (An Sciobairín, Contae Chorcaí, Éire) A. Dear Fionn. ... St. Mary's Hermitage was dedicated to…
Catholic Saints… The Beatification of the Cristero Martyr José Luis Sánchez del Río 16 Mar 2019 “LA MUERTE ES CHICA” And the Beatification of the Cristero Martyr José Luis Sánchez del Río By Fr. Juan Pablo Ledesma L.C. Translated by permission of the author: Padre Juan…
Catholic Saints… Saint John of God (Saint of the Day for March 8) 8 Mar 2019March 8, 2019 Saint John of God’s Story SJOG is inspired by our founder’s drive to ‘do good’. We follow his example and continue to add new stories to his 500 year legacy.…
About Catholicism… Feast of Saint John Bosco 31 January 31 Jan 2019January 31, 2019 SAINT JOHN BOSCO, HISTORY OF A FATHER AND TEACHER OF YOUTH St. John Bosco, the marvel of the 19th century, is remembered as a man who dedicated his life to…
Catholic Saints… Feast of St. Paul the Hermit – 15 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2019January 26, 2019 Saint Paul the Hermit - Feast day January 15 St. Jerome wrote, or at least translated from the Greek, a little biography of St. Paul the Hermit. Some speculate that…
