May 12, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan The stories of the Christian martyrs of Africa in the 19th century, such as those of St…
April 8, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan St Catherine of Siena is one of the most enigmatic and extraordinary saints. She was a mystic…
March 10, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan While St Patrick’s Day is commonly treated as merely a celebration of all things Irish, the story…
February 8, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan The names of Saints Perpetua and Felicity would be familiar to many Catholics because they are mentioned…
December 16, 2021
By Catherine Sheehan Although this feast day honours the Holy Family—Our Lord Jesus Christ, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary,…
November 19, 2021
By Michal McKenna, Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales comprise those Catholic clergy, laity and…
October 25, 2021
Feast: 9 November Discalced Carmelite, mystic and biblical spiritual writer, French born Elizabeth Catez was the eldest of two daughters…
Fr Brian Lucas, National Director of Catholic Mission, has welcomed with great joy the announcement of the beatification of Pauline…
September 21, 2021
While we were in the depths of our COVID slumber mid last year, and with world’s borders firmly shut, the…
August 20, 2021
Feast: 13 September Owing to the date of St John Chrysostom’s death coinciding with the feast of the Exaltation of…
