Day: November 7, 2024

St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called “the four crowned martyrs” who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, they were employed as carvers at Sirmium (Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) and impressed Diocletian with…

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Pope Fancis recently made some edifying statements about saints and sanctity which — through a strange coincidence of how social media works — led people to joke that he was blessing the struggling New Orleans Saints. Here are the statements … Continue reading → The post On the Lighter Side: ‘Pope Francis Accidentally Blesses Struggling…

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Reading 1 PHIL 3:3-8A Brothers and sisters: We are the circumcision,  we who worship through the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh, although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the…

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Chesterton interprets Christ’s teaching that “you are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13) to mean that Christians must be very different from the world, from the secular culture.  He writes: Salt seasons and preserves beef, not because it is like beef; but because it is very unlike it.  Christ did not tell His apostles…

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I stood there beside my husband in the strange silence of the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I was staring at the gray-white tile floor and the brown, black, and cranberry Merrell hiking boots on my feet. Interiorly, I felt undone. My own grief was threatening to spill over onto my cheeks as we stood,…

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Maura was born in the ninth century at Troyes in Champagne.  A very prayerful child, she was able through her example and fervent prayers to convert her entire family to Christ. Throughout her life, this virgin remained devoted to prayer and was most obedient and charitable to all. After her father’s death, she cared for her…

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Father Chad Ripperger was recently interviewed by Terry Barber and Jesse Romero on their podcast, “Full Sheen Ahead.” A small excerpt of the interview was turned into a short stand-alone video on YouTube and entitled, “Exorcist Explains How Catholics/Non-Catholics Are … Continue reading → The post On Father Chad Ripperger’s Recent Statements Concerning ‘No Salvation…

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit comes to aid us in our weakness” and “testifies to us that we are children of God,” the pope said Nov. 6 at his weekly general…

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St. Achillas, a revered bishop and theologian, lived during a tumultuous period in the early Church marked by significant theological disputes. He was the Bishop of Alexandria, one of the most influential cities in the ancient world, both politically and spiritually. Alexandria was a center of learning and theological development, and the role of its…

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