The Catholic Church honors the saints, holy men and women who’ve gone before us and offer us examples of what it means to live a life centered on God. One place where we hear about the lives of the saints in the Eucharist prayers of the Mass, especially during...
We’ve all heard of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, two great English saint-martyrs killed under the rule of Henry VIII for refusing to recognize him as the spiritual head and authority in England. But, have you heard of the Martyrs of London? While the April 5 feast...
April 1- St. Hugh of Grenoble He was made bishop of Grenoble, France in 1080 and tried to majorly reform his diocese. However, discouraged, he retired to an abbey and became a Benedictine. April 2- St. Mary of Egypt A woman who lived...
Many of us probably remember Mother Angelica from her days on the Catholic channel, which she founded, known as the Eternal Word Television Network, and otherwise known simply as EWTN. If you have never watched anything from Mother Angelica, you can either tune-in to...
With the latest development in the Fulton Sheen Canonization saga, it looks like things might be moving forward for this incredible man’s canonization. I say “might” because we’ve been through this before, and the inability of two bishops to...
