August 12, 2026
By Heather Excell Born in Brittany, France, in 1792 amid the French Revolution, St Jeanne Jugan’s life began in a…
July 21, 2026
By Heather Excell The path to holiness often requires courage in circumstances that we would rather avoid. Blessed Stanley Rother…
June 24, 2026
By Heather Excell Best known as the parents of St Thérèse of Lisieux, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin became the…
May 19, 2026
By Heather Excell Today’s world praises those who chase success with careful planning, yet St Anthony’s life took its greatest…
April 22, 2026
By Heather Excell Born in Bologna, Italy in 1322, Imelda was the only child of a noble and deeply faithful…
November 11, 2025
By Josh Low Among the most recent saints canonised by Pope Leo XIV last month on 19 October stands a…
October 16, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan If one could summarise the ‘spirit’ of Pope St John Paul II’s papacy with just one quote,…
September 16, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan St Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a woman of remarkable gifts and talents. She was Benedictine nun,…
July 15, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan The spiritual conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, proves the life-changing power…
June 18, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan Anyone who has visited St Peter’s Square in Rome will have noticed the magnificent towering statues of…
May 14, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan Just like our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, St Rita of Cascia (1381-1457), known as the…
March 13, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan It could be said that saints make saints. They have such a profound impact on those around…
December 10, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan St John the Apostle has the astounding honour of having been one of Jesus’ closest friends while…
October 15, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan Mystic and founder of the Passionists, St Paul of the Cross, had a devotion to the Passion…
August 13, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan St Edith Stein, also known as St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross OCD, was a woman who…
July 15, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan St Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) is numbered among the extraordinary female saints and mystics of the Middle…
June 18, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan When St John Paul II canonised Josemaria Escriva, founder of the Prelature of Opus Dei, on 6…
May 15, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan The remarkable life of St Joan of Arc (1412-1431) epitomises St Paul’s assertion that God chooses the…
April 15, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan In the midst of our modern secular culture where abortion is upheld and promoted as a right,…
March 20, 2024
By Catherine Sheehan For millions of pilgrims who have visited Lourdes in France, the site of Our Lady’s famous apparitions,…
