Thérèse of Lisieux of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face
On the first day of October we celebrate the Saint of the Little Way, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873 – 1897), also known after the... Read more.
Saint Jerome’s Holy Vulgarity
All saints change history, often in ways that are mysterious and opaque, but at times more obviously. Such is Saint Jerome (347 – 420), to whom we may attribute... Read more.
The Holy Archangels and Spiritual Warfare
A blessed feast of the Archangels to all our readers! As Father Scott Murray’s article on the Saint Michael prayer points out that this used to be the feast... Read more.
Wenceslaus and Lorenzo, Incidental Martyrs
This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made – So purportedly said Thomas More, who loved all the good things of life, his home at Chelsea, filled with... Read more.
Saint Vincent de Paul and Giving our All
The life of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 – 1660) – he always signed his name ‘Depaul’, perhaps so people would not think of him as noble... Read more.
The Indomitable Courage of the Canadian Martyrs
Today in Canada we celebrate the Canadian Martyrs, who are commemorated on October 19th in the rest of the world. They are fitting examples and intercessors for... Read more.
Saints Cosmas and Damian
(Here in Canada, we celebrate these martyr saints today, commemorated in the universal Church tomorrow, on September 26th, which is when we here in this fair Dominion... Read more.
Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin and Walsingham
The Church in Canada venerates a number of Canadian saints and blesseds, almost all of them from Quebec, since the rest of Canada was officially and mostly Protestant,... Read more.
Saint Andrew Kim-Taegon and the Martyrs of Korea
Today we commemorate the feast of the countless martyrs of Korea, led by the indomitable convert priest, Father Andrew Kim Taegon, who was eventually tortured and... Read more.
Saint Januarius’ Blood
Saint Januarius was bishop of Benevuento, in the south-west of Italy, about whom a number of legends are told – that he survived unscathed being burnt in a... Read more.