You Have Written Well of Me

You Have Written Well of Me

The Story of St. Thomas Aquinas

0 comment | Posted Jan 28, 2010

It is an early winter day in Naples, over seven hundred years ago. Two men in the distinctive black and white robes of the Dominican order make their way to a small chapel. One is a large man with sharp, intelligent eyes. His clothing is frayed and poorly fitted. The other man is younger, an obviously attentive friend. Continue »


Two Tables, One Banquet

Two Tables, One Banquet

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Scripture, and the Eucharist

2 comment | Posted Jan 17, 2010

One day around 1780, an Episcopalian stepmother opened her King James Bible and introduced her stepdaughter to Psalm 23: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. . . ." Though the two were not close and the woman was preoccupied with many cares, the moment was extraordinarily significant. Continue »


The Undercover Priest

The Undercover Priest

Blessed Miguel Augustín Pro

3 comment | Posted Nov 23, 2009

In February 1927, with one stroke of the pen, Mexican President General Plutarco Elias Calles turned every priest in his country into an outlaw. He ordered them to leave their posts, wherever they were, and to report immediately to Mexico City. When they refused to obey, they faced arrest, imprisonment, and even death. Most went into hiding. Continue »


I Can Only Adore the Designs of God

I Can Only Adore the Designs of God

The Life of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

1 comment | Posted Nov 18, 2009

Kaskasia, Michigamea, Cahokia—strange-sounding Indian names peppered the priest’s conversation as he sat in the Duchesnes’ study in France and told of his work in far away North America. Continue »


Of Strong Heart

Of Strong Heart

Saint Isaac Jogues (1607-1646) Feast Day

0 comment | Posted Oct 19, 2009

The young Jesuit lay prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament in the mission chapel in New France. Continue »


The Witness of a Joy-Filled Sacrifice

The Witness of a Joy-Filled Sacrifice

What sets St. Ignatius of Antioch apart?

2 comment | Posted Oct 17, 2009

“I plead with you. Do not do me an unseasonable kindness.” Continue »


16 of 26