Seek God in all things and you shall find God by your side (Saint Peter Claver, +1654)
Day: September 8, 2024
Saints Cloud, Corbinian and Hadrian
I quite like the sound of the name Saint Cloud, whom we celebrated yesterday – ethereal and heavenly, fitting for these last days of summer. His original name was actually Clodoald, a sixth-century hermit (+560), who was of royal lineage – the grandson of Saint Clovis – who renounced the world and became a hermit,[…]
Father Joseph Hattie, O.M.I., Rest in Peace
It is with sadness to let readers know that Father Joseph Hattie, O.M.I. died this morning, Sunday, September 8th, fittingly on what is Our Lady’s birthday, whom he served so well. As he used to say when asked a question, ‘let me check with my boss’, meaning, Mary Immaculate. Those here in Canada may have[…]
The Meaning of Mary’s Nativity
The feast of the nativity of the Virgin Mary, which falls on the 8th of September, is a splendid moment wherein we as Christians ponder, with the saints and the Popes, the deeper meaning of this commemoration. Let us start with St John Damascene (born c. 675, Damascus—died December 4, 749, near Jerusalem). According to this saint,[…]