Raising Saints
Ordinary Devotion
The majority of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus’s life together was unremarkable, yet they radically altered the course of the world in Heaven and on earth.
The Holy Family, not the Perfect Family
“May I,” “Thank you,” and “I’m sorry.” These three phrases can help us to have a holy family, after the example of the Holy Family.
This Little Light of Mine
Lucy’s Latin name Lucia shares a root (luc-) with the Latin word for light, lux. Many traditions tell of Saint Lucy as the bearer of light in the darkness.
St. Catherine of Alexandria
St. Catherine of Alexandria is a beautiful witness for each of us in her example of total surrender and complete devotion to her faith.
Our Lady the Undoer
Sometimes I am disgusted at the rope I bring to her, the rope of my life, full of more huge knots than I care to count.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
If you want to talk about a person who knew how to get it all done, meet St Elizabeth of Hungary.
Sainthood: The Path to Heaven
The road to heaven is paved with many pride swallowing moments. Many teary apologies. Many whisperings of “will you forgive me.”
Frater Memento Mori
When a Subiaco monk dies, his funeral ends with his brother monks carrying his coffin, which one of the monks made, down the hill to the cemetery to be placed in a hole, which one of the monks dug, and each monk and guest shovels a scoop of soil back onto the coffin.