December 13, 2007
St. John of the Cross, Sacrifice, and Jesus
December 14th is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, a doctor of the Church and a saint I feel particularly drawn to. Saint John of the Cross has much to teach us about getting closer to God...
October 17, 2007
Pope John Paul coming back to say hi?
At a celebration honoring Pope John Paul II in Poland, an image has emerged that has some saying "Miracle." Did the late Pope drop in on the party through fire? Here's the image (along with the image it is being...
September 25, 2007
How would St. Vincent de Paul be received in the St. Vincent de Paul Society today?
September 27th is St. Vincent de Paul’s feast day. Vincent was a great priest in a difficult time. France was torn apart by incessant war in the 17th century and he spent much of his time helping those affected by...
September 18, 2007
St. Matthew, the Apostle and his Gospel
September 21st is the feast day of St. Matthew the Apostle, who is traditionally regarded as the author of one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. Though the probability that the Apostle wrote the Gospel is doubtful...
April 2, 2007
Miracles still Happen
I find a lot of scepticism about the miraculous these days - most people would try a scientific explanation for anything first. However miracles still happen and they happen quite often. For example, take a look at the miraculous healing...
December 11, 2005
Is Santa Claus a Catholic Priest?
Most of us realize that Santa Claus is based upon Saint Nicholas of Myra. But I think most miss the point that Saint Nicholas was a Roman Catholic priest who became the Bishop of Myra (now in Turkey) while still...
September 28, 2005
The Canonization Process: How One Is Named A Saint In The Catholic Church
The following comes from the Vatican website. It explains the canonization process. Definitely worth reading... "1. Canon norms regarding the procedure to be followed for causes of saints are contained in the Apostolic Constitution 'Divinus Perfectionis Magister,' promulgated by John...
May 11, 2005
Praying to the Saints
Prompted by the continual insistance by one of our "separated" brothers in Christ that it is wrong to ask the saints to pray for us, I have decided it worthwhile to post an explanation of why we, as Catholics, pray...
July 11, 2004
St. Jerome, Patron Saint of Scripture Scholars
First, the Catholic Church uses the term Saint to refer to those we know are already in heaven. The Church uses saints (lowercase) to refer to the faithful on earth. The Saints, as we’ve attempted to show on this blog,...
April 15, 2004
Saint Expeditus and Brazilian Jobs
I just wanted to point out a fascinating Wall Street Journal center column article today on the growth in popularity of St. Expeditus in Brazil. Basically he’s seen as a saint of “urgent needs” – similar to a St. Jude...
March 19, 2004
Complete List of Saints
I found a great area at Catholic.com today that has the most complete list of saints that I've seen. It includes background information on all of them as well. Take a look when you get a chance - it's especially...
The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
The man who taught the Carpenter how to be, well . . . a carpenter. And the man who humbly accepted God's will and married a pregnant virgin. St. Joseph was the head of the Holy Family and the most...
March 5, 2004
Praying to the Saints: Are they really listening?
As a recent convert, one of the questions that has really bothered me about praying to the saints is the question of how they can hear us. If we pray out loud, do they hear us audibly? If we pray...
February 13, 2004
The Saints: the Best Friends you could ever hope for
We don’t do enough on this blog to emphasize the value canonized Saints provide to the faithful, so I’m going to try and convince my other blog writers to write some articles on specific saints for the site. Why? Let’s...
February 8, 2004
Canonization: Why does the Catholic Church name certain people saints?
Canonization or the canonizing of certain individuals as saints is an old tradition in the Catholic Church. But when exactly did the process of canonization first appear in the Church? In the first centuries the popular fame or the represented...
December 11, 2003
Thoughts on the Devil
I’m reading through some of the writings of the Early Church Fathers and I came across this passage by Saint Cyprian, the Bishop of Carthage from 246 to 258 A.D. when he was martyred. I thought it was an excellent...
November 30, 2003
The Primacy of Peter: The Biblical and Historical Proofs for the Papacy
Rather than coming up with my own scriptural narrative of the significance of Peter, I have decided to begin this lengthy article with the introductory section of his epistles in the Navarre Bible. The Navarre Bible is excellent, it uses...
October 31, 2003
What is “All Saint’s Day” for?
All Saint's Day has become an all but ignored religious holiday. What is All Saint's Day and why do we celebrate it? Here's a quick look.
