Have you ever wondered who your birthday saint is? Saints are celebrated on their feast days and their feast days are typically recognized on the day they died. Why is this? Well, we celebrate our birthdays on the day we were born into this world. So, it stands to...
Most feast days on the Church calendar celebrate a person or persons. These saints, blesseds, and venerables lived holy lives, are now in Heaven, and can be prayed to for their intercession in our lives. On February 22nd, we celebrate a chair. By its nature, it can...
On All Saints Day, we commemorate all those in Heaven. Both those whom the Church has canonized and those she hasn’t. Pope Urban is cited as having said that All Saints Day gives us an opportunity to honor those canonized saints who perhaps do not get much...
Saint Vincent de Paul is known for his sacrificial service to the poorest of the poor. Born into an impoverished French peasant family himself, Vincent was passionate about providing both relief and hope for the suffering. In addition to his work with the poor, he...
The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross on 15 September. Reflecting upon the significance of the cross for our salvation, I wanted to share with you all five insights that causes me to rejoice in the cross of Christ. 1. It is the...
