saint of the day

Saint Catherine of Siena was a holy political activist. She fought for peace between cities, religious liberty, and reform of the clergy. Catherine felt called to live in seclusion until she had a vision in 1370. Specifically, she was told to end her hermit-like life and venture out into the world. Compelled at the moment, […]

How can a chair…an inanimate wooden object…have it’s own feast day? Is the Catholic Church just low on saints to fill up the calendar? Was the chair part of some miraculous event? The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter is actually a very important feast day in the Catholic calendar and is a vital […]

Born in modern-day Iran in the tenth century, to a family of nobles, St. Gregory of Narek was a literary genius and a lover of Mary. His devotion to our Blessed Mother helped him reach high levels of sanctity and mystical experiences. At a young age, he entered the monastery of Narek, where he became […]

St. Polycarp was one of the earliest Christian martyrs and a direct disciple of the beloved apostle John. He also is very important to the Church because his writings are among the earliest to survive. He lived during the first and second centuries AD and served as bishop of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). Polycarp faithfully […]

“If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands. For, if these things had not happened, I would not have been a Christian and a religious today.” These words spoken by St. Josephine Bakhita from Sudan should make us pause for a […]