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St. Sharbel Makhluf
St. Sharbel Makhluf (1828-1898). Ordained in Lebanon in 1862, he lived as a hermit from 1875 until his death. His…
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St. Apollinaris
ST. APOLLINARIS was the first Bishop of Ravenna; he sat twenty years, and was crowned with martyrdom in the reign…
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Not only among members of the Carmelite Order but also among increasing numbers of the laity is today’s Feast held…
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha on the outside of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, near Quebec City. Born in 1656 at…
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St. Benedict
ST. BENEDICT, blessed by grace and in name, was born of a noble Italian family about 480. When a boy…
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The Seven Brothers, Martyrs, and St. Felicitas, their Mother
THE illustrious martyrdom of these Saints happened at Rome, under the Emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned AD 138 to 161), one…
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St. Augustine Zhao Rong and companions.
The 120 martyrs honored on this day died in China between 1648 and 1930; they were canonized in Rome on…
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St. Thomas More
Thomas More was born in London, 1478. Upon the completion of humanistic studies at Oxford, he studied law in London…