Tag: Saints
Q & A with Fr Flader: St Jerome Emiliani
Dear Fr John Flader, I sometimes attend Mass in a parish staffed by Somascan priests, who speak of their founder, St Jerome Emiliani. Who was he?
Like Blessed Estephan, let us always remember that God sees us
Blessed Estephan Nehme’s words were few yet filled with wisdom, reflecting a deep relationship with Christ, being focussed on words he had repeated since his childhood: “God sees me.”
Q&A with Fr Flader: Who is St Katharine Drexel?
Fr Flader, I recently came across an American saint I had never heard of before, St Katharine Drexel. Who was she and what did she do?
Q&A With Fr Flader: St Frances Xavier Cabrini
A friend told me she had seen a film about an American saint called Mother Cabrini. I had never heard of this saint. Who was she?
Melto D’Moronoyo: The soon-to-be canonised, Massabki Brothers
Today, when the faithful of Damascus and all Syria have been decimated by the scourge of intolerance and hatred, it is more important than ever that we remember the Massabki brothers, Maronite martyrs who will be canonised in October this year.
Sts Peter and Paul show us the value of urgency
On 29 June we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This great feast presents two saints who, aside from establishing the faith in the eternal city of Rome, give us a “type” or “basic picture” of the preaching of the faith to all of humanity, writes Fr Yuhanna Azize.
Who is Blessed Anna Maria Taigi?
In a previous article you spoke about Blessed Anna Maria Taigi and her prophecies. Can you tell me more about her?
From Umbria to Berrima, St Rita still inspires
St Rita had a difficult life—with ill health, an abusive marriage, and the death of her children—yet her perseverance in faith is inspiring many today, including Richard and Joanna Andary. They have built a mini-shrine for the saint at Penrose Park in the NSW southern highlands and host hundreds of pilgrims each year on her 22 May feast day.
Lebanese visionary of the liturgy to be beatified
Church bells are ringing joyfully in Lebanon. Another beatification is planned in the nation. This year Venerable Patriarch Estephan Douaihy will be beatified on 2 August, the day of his birth in 1630, at the patriarchate headquarters in Bkerke.
Two lives that reveal the face of courage
Both Blessed Stanley Rother and Russian dissident Alexei Navalny exemplified the cardinal virtue of courage, which is also a gift of the Holy Spirit. Only one is officially a martyr, but that might change, writes George Weigel
Philippa Martyr: This November, remember nobody really ever dies
No one is actually dead. When a person’s body stops working, they go on living, Philippa says reflecting on a near-death experience.
Catholic schools for future saints
What do you desire? This question is asked of each Dominican when we receive the habit of the order.