September 13, 2022

By Catherine Sheehan Padre Pio was such an extraordinary figure that it is difficult to know how to begin describing…

August 12, 2022

By Catherine Sheehan If ever there was a saint who exemplified perseverance in prayer, it is St Monica, the mother…

August 9, 2022

By Wendy Shaw Catholic women from around the state gathered for a powerful day of reflection, discovery and prayer, taking…

July 14, 2022

By Catherine Sheehan One of the Church’s newest saints, canonised just a couple of months ago on 15 May, is…

June 15, 2022

By Catherine Sheehan “I die the King’s good servant, but God’s first.” These were the famous last words of St…

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,…