Saint of the Day – 5 February – St Agatha (c 231- c 251) Virgin and Martyr. St Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily and she was martyred in approximately 251 at Catania, Sici…
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A Shocking, Disturbing Book with Real Keys to understanding the Crisis of the Church.
July 31: Saint Ignatius, formerly a soldier, founded the Jesuit Order, an institution that was to be instrumental in countering the protestant reform of Martin Luther.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. Deuteronomy 32:2 Cool drops felt I cross myself.…
Hilaire Belloc was a prophet. His book Survivals and New Arrivals remains very relevant today in regards the threats to Catholicism.
Saint of the Day – 6 October – St Bruno (c 1030-1101) – Priest, Confessor, Hermit, Monk, Mystic, Founder, Philosopher, Theologian, Teacher, Advisor, Writer (c 1030 at Cologne, Ger…
Saint of the Day – 16 May – St Brendan the Navigator (c 484–c 577) Priest, Abbot, founder of many Monasteries also known as “of Clonfert,” “the Voyager,” “…
Saint of the Day – 17 August – St Hyacinth OP (1185-1257) ) Confessor, Priest. “Apostle of Poland” and “Apostle of the North” also known as “the Polish St Dominic. Saint Hyacinth, ConfessorBy Fr Fr…
Saint of the Day – 6 February – Saint Amand of Maastricht (c584-c679) Bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and one of the great Missionaries of Flanders (Belgium), Monk, Abbot, Papal Missionar…
Saint of the Day – 13 August – Saint Radegunde (c 518-587) Queen, Nun, Abbess, Ascetic, Founder of a female Convent of enclosed Nuns,named and dedicated to the Holy Cross of which a rel…
Saint of the Day – 29 October – Blessed Chiara “Luce” Badano (1971 –1990) Laywoman – born on 29 October 1971 in Sassello, Italy and died on 7 October 1990 (aged 18) at…
Saint of the Day – 28 September – St Wenceslaus (907-935) King of Bohemia, Martyr – also known as Vaceslav, Vaclav, Wenzel, Wenceslas, Václav. (Born 907 at Prague, Bohemia (in Cz…
Quote/s of the Day – 25 September – Friday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, Psalms 144:1, 2, 3-4, Luke 9:18-22 “Then he said to them,But who do you sa…
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter +2021 La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) – 27 April: The one and only “Lady of Spain,” is a black Madonna who reigns from the lofty heights…
Saint of the Day – 5 February – St Agatha (c 231- c 251) Virgin and Martyr. St Agatha was born at Catania or Palermo, Sicily and she was martyred in approximately 251 at Catania, Sici…
Saint of the Day – 10 May – St John of Avila (1499-1569) – Priest, Doctor of the Church, known as the Apostle of Andalusia, Mystic, Author, Preacher, Scholastic teacher, Founder o…
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The First Sunday of Advent Nyina wa Jambo – Mother of the Word, Kibeho, Rwanda (1981) – 28 November The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to se…
Saints of the Day – 26 September – St Isaac Jogues SJ (1607-1646) Priests, Martyrs, Missionary and Companions – known as The North American or the Canadian Martyrs. Born on 10 January 1607 o,…
Our Morning Offering – 9 September Veni Creator by Czeslaw Milosz Come, Holy Spirit bending or not bending the grasses, appearing or not above our heads in a tongue of flame, at hay harvest or when…
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Saint of the Day – 13 August – Saint Radegunde (c 518-587) Queen, Nun, Abbess, Ascetic, Founder of a female Convent of enclosed Nuns,named and dedicated to the Holy Cross of which a rel…
Saint of the Day – 27 October – Saint Elesbaan of Ethiopia (Died c 555) King of Ethiopia, Confessor, Penitent Hermit and Monk. Also known as – Elesbaan of Axum, Ella Atsbeha, Ella…
Saint of the Day – 3 December – Saint Emma of Bremen (c 975–1038) Married Laywoman, Princess, mother and widow, apostle of the poor, founder of Churches. Also known as Emma of Lesum, Em…
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Saturday of the Third Week of Easter +2021 Nostra Signora di Bonaria / Our Lady of Bonaria, Island of Sardinia (1370) – 24 April: The shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria (Good Air) dates back to th…
Saint of the Day – 11 January – Saint Pope Hyginus (Died 142) Papal Ascension c 138. Born in Athens, Greece and died in 142 in Rome, Italy. Also known as – Hygin, Igino. Tradition…
Saint of the Day – 1 April – Saint Hugh of Grenoble (1053-1232) Bishop, Reformer, in the foundation of the Carthusian Order, founded a Monastery at Chalais. Born in 1053 at Chateauneuf, Dauphiné, F…
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Saint of the Day – 12 April – Saint Ailell of Cologne (Died 1040) Priest, Abbot of Great Saint Martin’s Monastery and of St Pantaleon’s in Cologne, Missionary, a strict disciplinarian a…
This series by Dan Burke originally ran at SpiritualDirection.com and has been reposted here (slightly edited) by permission. In our first post we briefly reviewed the challenges that…
“If an angel allowed me one suggestion as to what more than anything else would most quickly restore the sense of the sacred to the Mass, it would be this: to do away with Mass facing the peo…
Distractions, we all have them. They keep us from thinking about those things that are really important in our lives; God, family, and friends.
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"Mary protected me even before I knew her!" St. Josephine Bakhita is in the center of the group photo Picture source “Bakhita has left us a witness of evangelical reconciliation and forgiveness, which will surely bring consolation to the Christians of her homeland, the Sudan, so sorely tried by a conflict that has lasted many years and reaped so many victims. Sister Bakhita has been given to us by the Lord as a universal sister….” - Venerable Pope John Paul II at her canonization Canossian Daughters of Charity Saint Mother Josephine Margaret Fortunata Bakhita c. 1869 - 1947 Southern Sudan - Italy Died Age 78 According to Catholic author Ann Ball*, no one knows the exact date of Josephine Bakhita's birth because she was stolen away from her family and her country by Arab slave traders as a young girl. *Modern Saints: Book Two by Ann Ball Picture source "If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and Religious today…" Quote source: The National Black Catholic Congress Picture source Vatican's Josephine Bakhita Picture source Other quotes by St. Josephine Bakhita also from the NBCC. I have given everything to my Master: He will take care of me… The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but what the Lord wants of us! I received the Sacrament of Baptism with such joy that only angels could describe… O Lord, if I could fly to my people and tell them of your Goodness at the top of my voice: oh, how many souls would be won! The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone… we must be compassionate! I can truly say that it was a miracle I did not die, because the Lord has destined me for greater things… When a person loves another dearly, he desires strongly to be close to the other: therefore, why be afraid to die? Death brings us to God! O Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we thank you for the gifts of humility and charity which you bestowed on Saint Josephine Bakhita Deign to glorify her for her singular virtues and grant the prayers of those who invoke her, St. Josephine Bakhita, pray for the Sudan!
