For four weeks this past April and May, I led a book study for 30 or so of our parishioners on Tuesday morning focusing on the text, Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of […]
“Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love”
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Saint Gemma Galgani
This coming Wednesday, April 11, is the memorial for one of the great young saints of the Catholic Church, and I imagine a saint that many of you don’t know well. In […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on the Importance of Saint Joseph (and some reflective thoughts of my own)
If there is one individual who I have focused on a lot in my writing over the years, it is Saint Joseph. Including today’s post, the total is now at 10. Saint […]
More Sayings from the Great Master of Youth – Saint John Bosco
Four years ago, today, I wrote a short blog post about the Great Master of Youth – Saint John Bosco. Since that time, that article, which included 10 sayings from the Italian […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Saint Charles Borromeo
Since this past Saturday, November 4, was the memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, I thought I would briefly share with you his Marian Prayer, which is also tied into his prayer for […]
10 Quotes on Sainthood from the Saints
Today in the Catholic Church we celebrate one of the great solemnities of the year – The Solemnity of All Saints. It is the solemnity that focuses on all the unknown saints […]
12 Quotes from the Great Saint of Pietrelcina
Today in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, we celebrate the memorial of the Great Saint of Pietrelcina, otherwise known as Padre Pio. If you are not familiar with this amazing […]
12 Quotes by Saint Augustine of Hippo
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of the great Doctors of the Church and one of the most popular canonized saints of the Catholic Church. He has […]
12 Quotes from Edith Stein – Jewish convert, Carmelite Sister, Martyr and Catholic Saint.
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Edith Stein, a Jewish woman who became a religious sister, a martyr, and Canonized Saint of the Catholic Church. If you were not familiar with […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Asking for the Intercession of Saint Joseph
Last week I said I would return to the series, Mary in the Old Testament, but again I am going to suspend that series for one more week to focus on the […]
Saint Joseph – The Foster-Father of Jesus Christ and the Patron of the Universal Church
Although today is the Third Sunday of Lent, which trumps the Solemnity of Saint Joseph; we will celebrate the Solemnity tomorrow on March 20, I still wanted to provide you with the blog […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Saint Albert the Great
Since tomorrow, November 15, is the memorial of Saint Albert the Great in the Latin Calendar of the Catholic Church, I found it fitting to share with you the Marian Prayer of […]
Mother Angelica’s Insights on the Saints
Today we celebrate one of the great days in the Catholic Church – the Solemnity of All Saints. It is also the first All Saints’ Day when Mother Angelica could be a […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary and the Saints
Since tomorrow is the Solemnity of All Saints, I thought I would focus today’s “Mondays with Mary” on just that – Mary and the Saints. Realizing that I have written quite a […]
Karl von Habsburg: The Last Catholic Emperor and King of Austria
Today is the memorial for Blessed Karl of Austria, the last Catholic emperor and king of Austria, who is currently in the Canonization process. Karl von Habsburg was born on August 17, […]
The Canonization of Saint Jose Sanchez del Rio
Before the Fall of 2011, I had never heard of Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio. I first heard of the young Mexican martyr when I was teaching at a Catholic high school […]
5 Quotes by Mother Angelica on the Guardian Angels
Usually, October 2 is the Feast of the Guardian Angels, but since today is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (at least in the Roman Rite), we celebrate this Sunday and not […]
