Don Dolindo’s Surrender Novena
The Servant of God, Don Dolindo Ruotolo (6 October, 1882-19 November, 1870), passed into eternity today, 55 years ago. Abused by his father, bullied by...
My Cough Is My Cross, What’s Yours?
Saint Martin Today is the liturgical feast of the great Saint Martin who was buried today in AD 397. Our Father Saint Benedict honoured him...
Padre Pio, the Eucharist, and Reparation for Priests
Padre Pio Denied Communion When Fra Pio was yet a novice, his Master of Novices was a man named Padre Tommaso. Padre Tommaso’s reputation is...
The Nuns of Warsaw Who Offered Their Lives
Thirty-Five Nuns On 22 August 1944, an elderly Polish Benedictine Nun who was ill died as a consequence of the severe conditions her community was...
Sister Isabel of the Angels: A Hidden Treasure of Spain
“Anyone who died as she did would be called a saint.” – St Teresa of Avila Birth: ??? Conversion: Corpus Christi, 1568 Entered Carmel: September,...