Category: Saints

Days of Grace

29 September 2017

I have always experienced the last days of September and the first week of October (September 29 — October 7) as a moment of spiritual...

Canonized Twelve Years Ago: A Patron of Parish Priests

23 September 2017

Saint Gaetano Catanoso Gaetano Catanoso was born on 14 February 1879 in Chorio di San Lorenzo, Reggio Calabria, Italy. His parents, prosperous landowners, were exemplary...

Apostle of the Holy Face of Jesus: St Gaetano Catanoso

22 September 2017

The liturgical memorial of Saint Gaetano Catanoso occurs on September 20th. Pope Benedict XVI canonized him on October 23, 2005. In the homily of the...

Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Tarcisius, Martyr

16 August 2017

In our proper Benedictine calendar, today is the feast of Saint Tarcisius, martyr of the Most Holy Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Tarcisius...

An Irish Priest for Priests

16 August 2017

August 16th, 1917: The Anniversary of Father William Doyle, S.J. When Father Willie Doyle entered my life, something happened. It was the beginning of one...

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