Today, in the Catholic Church, we remember one of the great saints, the founder of an order that bears his own name – Saint Dominic. Formally known as Saint Dominic de Guzman, […]
The Legacy of Saint Dominic
“Mondays with Mary” – The Saint who teaches us to how love Christ in the Eucharist
Although this series is always dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, today I am going to depart from writing about her today and focus on another important Mary, known by our formal […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Saint Joseph: The Guardian of the Redeemer
In seven years of writing on this website/blog, I have written on Saint Joseph at least twelve different times. He is one my favorite saints and my go-to-saint during times of stress […]
10 Quotes about St. Thomas Aquinas from G.K. Chesterton
Without a doubt, the best book I have ever read on Saint Thomas Aquinas comes from the mind of G.K. Chesterton. Not a theologian himself, but considered one of the great authors […]
10 Quotes from Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Today is the memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first Native born American saint of the Catholic Church. She was born in New York in the year 1774 to a wealthy […]
166 Relics, the Lives of the Saints, and now our 3rd Class Relics
Last night, my wife and I had the privilege to attend a ministry of evangelization known as Sacred Relics: Treasures of the Church at Saint Timothy’s Catholic Church in Mesa, Arizona. Currently, […]
“Mondays with Mary” and St. Therese of Lisieux
It seems that I lost track of time today – so in order to provide you with something on this first Monday of October, I am going to list some posts I […]
“Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love”
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 […]
“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 […]
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