May 12, 2023
By Catherine Sheehan As patron saint of laughter and joy, it could be said that Italian priest Philip Neri (1515-1595)…
April 11, 2023
By Catherine Sheehan The Catholic Church has always taught that angels are real. Both the Old and New Testaments refer…
March 25, 2023
By Catherine Sheehan Among a collection of unfinished poems written by English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) that were discovered…
February 9, 2023
By Catherine Sheehan St Frances of Rome knew she wanted to be a nun and dedicate her entire life to…
December 19, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan After the joy of Christmas Day, the feast of St Stephen—the first Christian martyr—celebrated the very next…
November 9, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan A type of spinning firework commonly used today is the ‘Catherine Wheel’, named after the fourth century…
October 13, 2022
By Catherine Sheehan When she was just seven years of age, St Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582), also known as Teresa…
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,…
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…
