Since Wednesday, July 15, is the memorial for St. Bonaventure in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, I found it quite fitting to share with you two of the Marian Prayers of the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Marian Prayers of St. Bonaventure
Saint Ephraem the Deacon – Harp of the Holy Ghost
Saint Ephraem, who hails from the eastern lung of the Church, was born in Nisibis in Mesopotamia in the year 306 A.D. He was instructed in the mysteries of the Christian faith […]
Saint John of Avila – “Apostle of Andalusia”
Saint John of Avila was born on January 6, 1499 at Almodovar del Campo in the country of Spain. In his early teenage years, he was sent to the University of Salamanca […]
“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 […]
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 Jerome – “Father of Biblical Science”
Today we celebrate the memorial one of the great Early Church Fathers and Doctors of the Church, Saint Jerome. He is known as the “Father of Biblical Science” for it was he […]
St. John Chrysostom – “The Golden-Mouthed”
Not to be confused with Saint Peter Chrysologus – GoldenWord, today’s memorial is for Saint John Chrysostom – Bishop of Constantinople, Eastern Church Father, and Doctor of the Church. He was given […]
Saint Alphonsus Liguori – The Patron of Theologians
Continuing with my new project of writing on the Doctors of Church, we turn our gaze to today’s saint, the Patron of Theologians – Saint Alphonsus Liguori. Alphonsus Maria Liguori was born […]
Saint Peter Chrysologus – The Golden-Word
For some reason when I hear Saint Peter Chrysologus’ nickname, “golden-worded”, I automatically think of the 1995 James Bond film, GoldenEye. Maybe it’s because I think of Saint Peter as the preaching […]
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi – Priest and Doctor of the Church
Although today is the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, it is also the feast day for a saint that probably many people do not know – Saint Lawrence of Brindisi. He is […]
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