St Bernard of Clairvaux
Today is the Feast of Doctor of the Church, St Bernard of Clairvaux. Known for his powerful preaching, this Cistercian...
Saints
St Jane Francis de Chantal
Today the Church honours St Jane Francis de Chantal, wife, mother and founder of the Visitation of Holy Mary. Pray...
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Today, August 9, the Church honours St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Carmelite Nun, who was murdered in Auschwitz. Pray...
Body of Blessed Frassati, relic of Blessed Acutis will be in Rome for Jubilee
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The relics of two saints-to-be – Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis – will...
St Mary Magdalene
Today is the Feast of St Mary Magdalene, Disciple of the Lord. The Bible tells us that she was delivered...
St Benedict’s Prayer
Today is the Feast of St Benedict, whose “Rule” was underpinned by the motto “Ora et Labora”, Pray and Work,...
Some Famous Benedictines
There have been 17 Benedictine popes — and none of them took the name Benedict. The first of them was...
St Benedict of Nursia: A Man who Changed the Catholic Church
St Benedict at a glance Born: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), Italy Died: March 21, 547, (aged 67)...
Dominican Friars in Southern Africa to hold International Symposium on St Thomas Aquinas
By Fr Isaac Mutelo OP, Arrupe Jesuit University Regent of Studies – For the past ten years, the Dominican Vice...
