saints of old

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Saint Patrick‘s Breastplate, and the inextinguishable Paschal fire

March 17, 2020

Today, on the 17th March, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Patrick, the man who converted Ireland to Christianity in the…

all saints and sacred liturgy saints of old

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, bishop and martyr of the ancient Church

February 12, 2020

Izmir, and the disciple of Saint John the Apostle I have never been to Izmir, Turkey, only once to Istanbul. But people…

“Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.“
(Jeremiah 6: 16)

“When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony.“
(Pope Pius XI, Quas primas)

“There is certainly an enormous disparity between the powerful resources available to the forces promoting the ‘culture of death‘ and the means at the disposal of those working for a ‘culture of life and love‘. But we know that we can rely on the help of God, for whom nothing is impossible.“
(Saint John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae)