In 1347, on the Feast of the Annunciation, Saint Catherine was born in Siena, Italy. Along with her twin sister who died at birth, they were the youngest of twenty-five children born […]
Saint Catherine of Siena – Mystic of the Incarnate Word
Saints Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II
Well it’s official, Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II are officially Saints of the Catholic Church. I am sitting in my home with two friends who are fellow JP2 Generation […]
Saint Anselm – The Father of Scholasticism
In the year 1033 A.D., in the region of Piedmont, Saint Anselm was born. From his earliest years, he was attracted to the life of a monastic, and even applied at the […]
Saint Isidore of Seville – Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages
In 560 A.D., St. Isidore was born in Cartagena, Spain and is the son of Severinus and Theodora, two individuals known for having great virtue. His father descended from a Roman background […]
The Influence Saint Joseph has on Catholic Men in the 21st Century
Instead of doing the usual blog post on Saint Joseph, which I have done here and here, I thought would reach out to some of my fellow Catholic brothers to see how […]
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem – “Doctor of Catechesis”
Saint Cyril was born in or near Jerusalem in the year 315 A.D. His Christian parents, who provided him with an excellent education that focused on the Scriptures, raised him well. Seeing […]
Saint John of God – The Reverting Bookworm
Saint John of God was born in 1495 in Portugal. His parents and family were very humble and virtuous people. He grew as virtuous as his parents, spending most of his younger […]
Pope Francis on Martyrdom
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, young martyrs of the early church around the year 203 A.D. St. Perpetua was a woman of Carthaginian nobility and also a […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of St. Peter Damian
This past Friday we celebrated the feast day of one of the great 35 Doctors of the Church, Saint Peter Damian. Besides being a simple Benedictine monk and a monitor to a […]
Four Saints That Will Change Your Life
Today, I had the opportunity to speak to my parish, Saint Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church, on Four Saints That Will Change Your Life. This was a last minute change to our […]
Saint Peter Damian – Monitor of the Popes
Saint Peter Damian was born in Ravenna, Italy. At a very young age, he lost both his parents. One of his older brothers took him under his care, but in the long […]
10 Sayings from the Great Master of Youth – St. John Bosco
Today we celebrate the patron saint of youth, boys, and editors, St. John Bosco. Well known across the globe as the founder of the Salesian Order, he was also the educator of […]
Saint Hilary of Poitiers – The Athanasius of the West
Today we celebrate, the Athanasius of the West, Saint Hilary of Poitiers. There really isn’t much reliable information on much of St. Hilary’s life. We do know that he was born to […]
St. Gregory Nazianzen – The Theologian
Not only do we commemorate Saint Basil the Great today, but we also commemorate his friend, Saint Gregory Nazianzen. He, like St. Basil, was a great fighter for the Christian faith in […]
Saint Basil the Great – Father of Eastern Monasticism
Today we commemorate one of the Greats of the Church and the Father of Eastern Monasticism – Saint Basil. He is described as “a luminary of the Church” in the Byzantine liturgy […]
Saint John of the Cross – “Doctor of Mystical Theology”
In the year 1542, at Fontiberos in Old Castile, Spain, John Yepez, who could become known to the Church and the world as St. John of the Cross was born. From a […]
Saint Lucy – Virgin and Martyr
We don’t know much about Saint Lucy; however, there are quite few legends that surround her life. We do know that she was a “cradle” Catholic and educated in the Faith by […]
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