Why not! God is wonderful in His saints and the patron saint of Ireland was wonderfully blessed. New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Darerca, of Ireland, a sister of St. Patrick. Much obscurity attaches to her history, and it is not easy … Continue reading
Category: Lives of the Saints
FREE YouTube Reconquest Sampler: ‘Blessed Karl von Habsburg, Statesman and Victim’
All the episodes of Reconquest are free if you listen to them at air time over at veritasradionetwork.com. (See the schedule here.) To listen ON-DEMAND or to DOWNLOAD the WHOLE SHOW (not just the 20-minute free segment that everyone can access), … Continue reading
Saint Pulcheria: Two Christological Councils Owe Their Success to Her
No doubt one of the greatest women to grace the Church, Empress Saint Pulcheria was born in the year 399. She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Arcadius and assumed the regency for her younger brother, Theodosius II. Pulcheria and … Continue reading
My Favorite Story From the Life of Today’s Saint, Lydwine
Today is the feast day of a little known saint and one of my favorites, Saint Lydwine of Schiedam, Holland. She was born in 1380 and died on April 14, 1433. Lydwine was very devoted to the Blessed Virgin from … Continue reading
Blessed Maria Restituta: Beheaded by the Nazis
Aleteia: Sister Maria Restituta began Lent of 1942 under arrest. She was taken on Ash Wednesday. Her crime: “hanging crucifixes.” She was sentenced to death. The following year, on Tuesday of Holy Week, she was executed. Read more of her story … Continue reading
April 6: Feast Day of the Saint Responsible for Giving Us the Feast of Corpus Christi
Today is the feast day of Saint Juliana of Mont Cornillon. She was born in 1193 at Retines near Liège in Belgium. Orphaned at an early age, she was educated by the Norbertine Canonesses Regular of Mont Cornillon. She made … Continue reading
Canonization of Lutheran Convert and Foundress Blessed Elizabeth Hesselblad, June 5
Rorate Caeli: Somewhat hid behind the news of the canonization of Mother Teresa, the Holy See also announced for June 5 the canonization of Blessed Elizabeth Hesselblad. Hesselblad, a Swedish Lutheran immigrant to the United States, has one of the most … Continue reading
St. John of God, March 8, Patron of Mentally Ill
He was a convert at the age of forty. Catholic Culture: Matters spiritual were of no particular interest until he heard the preaching of Blessed John of Avila. Then his conversion was so sincere and sudden that he was considered … Continue reading
Astounding Miracle Through Intercession of Bl. Stanislaus Papczynski
National Catholic Register: The Vatican has announced the approval of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński (1631-1701), the Founder of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin … Continue reading
Facts to Know About the State of the Church in Mexico
The following report notes that the fourteen year-old martyr, Blessed José Sanchez del Rio, will be canonized this year. Sandro Magister, www.chiesa: The Mexico that Pope Francis is visiting is an atypical case compared with other countries of Latin America. In … Continue reading
St. Josephine Bakhita: From Tortured Slave, to Sisterhood, to Sainthood
Feast Day, February 8 Catholic Online: After several months in the catechumenate, Bakhita received the sacraments of Christian initiation and was given a new name, Josephine. It was 9 January 1890. She did not know how to express her joy that day. … Continue reading
Saint Leopoldo of Castelnovo: A Great Gift of God in a Very Small Package
The saints of God are as varied as the human race itself. God seems to send each one to the right place at the right time so that he (or she) can work the most good. One thinks of the … Continue reading
Miracle Approved by Young Cristero Martyr
You will remember Blessed Jose from the movie Greater Glory. CNA: The miraculous cure of a baby with brain damage through the intercession of Mexican martyr Blessed José Luis Sánchez del Río has been approved by the Vatican, completing the final … Continue reading
The Pope Who Really Was Chosen by the Holy Ghost
The account of the extraordinary election of Pope Saint Fabian was related by Eusebius, the fourth century author of the Ecclesiastical History of the Church (Volume VI, c. 29). With the death of Pope Anterus in 236, crowds of Christians … Continue reading
The Passion of St. Bernadette
Msgr. Charles Pope: The life of St. Bernadette Soubirous was steeped in paradox and irony. She was the chosen visionary of our Lady at Lourdes and was to bring forth, by heavenly guidance, a spring that would bring miraculous healing to … Continue reading