Fountain of Elias

The shepherd who became a Shepherd . Born to impoverished Italian nobility, the son of Paolo Ghislieri and Domenica Augeria. Worked as...

I like the idea that beauty and holiness are the apologia for Christianity. The beauty of Christianity needs to shine out more; this ...

It is a time of increased spiritual warfare. It is Passiontide, which always sees an increase of spiritual warfare. I am reminded of my I...

 From The Missive : Another Jewish feast, Purim, commemorates the saving of the Jewish exiles in the Persian Empire through the intercessio...

The best penance of all, I was once told, is to accept without complaining the mortifications, trials, and vicissitudes of daily life. The...

St. Katherine founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to educate African-American and Native-American children. Today is her feast. To ...

 Saint Jacinta Marto died more than a hundred years ago today. Our Lady told Jacinta that she would die alone in a hospital but that she, ...