St. Olivia
According to a pious legend, St. Olivia was described as a ravishing beauty of 13 years when Saracens captured her at Palermo, Sicily in...
St. Ephrem, Doctor of the Church
Poet, teacher, orator and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syrian recognized as a doctor of the Church. He took upon himself...
Pope St. Linus
All the ancient records of the Roman bishops which have been handed down to us by St. Irenaeus, Julius Africanus, St. Hippolytus, Eusebius, also...
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi, or the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (as it is often called today), goes back to...
Blessed Pope John XXIII
Although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he avoided the limelight as much as possible....
St. Elmo
St. Elmo, also known as St. Erasmus, is the patron of sailors and stomach ailments and against storms. He was the bishop of Formiae,...
The Feast Of The Visitation
May 31 is the Feast of the Visitation, the day on which the Blessed Virgin Mary, having been told at the Annunciation by the...
St. Bernard of Montjoux
St. Bernard of Montjoux was probably born in Italy. He became a priest, was made Vicar General of Aosta, and spent more than four...
Sts. Nereus & Achilleus
Sts. Nereus and Achilles were soldiers in the Praetorian Guard, who became Christians--baptized by Saint Peter, it is said--and decided that they must give...
St. Solange
Born in Villemont, near Bourges, France to poor but very devout parents. She was very religious and at the age of seven she took...
