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Saint Pius V: Between Heaven and Earth
Michel Ghislieri was born Anton in 1504, but took the name of the Archangel when he joined the Dominican Order at the age of...
Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Doctor and Reformer
Ecclesia semper reformanda est.
So goes the old saying - the Church, always in need of reform - applies now, perhaps, more than ever. And...
Saints Peter Chanel and Louis Grignon de Montfort
On this Fifth Sunday of Easter day, would otherwise be the double memorial: Saint Peter Chanel (+1841) who evangelized the island of Futuna in...
Saint Mark in a Hurry
Saint Mark, writer of the Gospel and first bishop of Alexandria, was the missionary companion and amanuensis of Saint Peter, the first pope. The...
Saint Fidelis’ Greatest Sermon
Today is the feast of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, (+1622) whose original name was Mark Rey: 'Sigmaringen' was his birthplace in what is now...
Nota in Brevis
Pope St Pius V and His Relationship with Valletta, Malta’s Capital City
On this last day of April, we celebrate the liturgical memorial of the Dominican Pope St Pius V. As Church history would tell us...
Marie of the Incarnation: Canadian Mystic and Missionary
Marie de l’Incarnation: Études de théologie spirituelle by Pierre Gervais, S.J.: A Review
Marie of the Incarnation, born Marie Guyart, was one of the first...
Saints Epipodius, Alexander and Soter: Martyrdom, Marriage and Montanism
Today’s triptych of saints are all connected with the persecution under the Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius in the mid-2nd century, particularly as it raged...
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (+1317) is one of the 'incorruptibles'. She was born in the picturesque cliff-top Italian city on January 28th, 1268, the...
Trudeau’s New ‘Housing’ Plan
G.K. Chesterton quipped once, if memory serves, that each man, with some diligent and faithful hard work, should be able to afford 'three acres...