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On the Feast of St. Patrick

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Patrick. In our secular culture, St. Patrick (and his feast day) is remembered simply for his connection to shamrocks, leprechauns and green beer. In fact, St. Patrick was a native of Britain. While still a teen Patrick was captured and taken to Ireland; he spent six years there [...]

St. Francis and the Birds

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Source: Ave Maria Readers: Book One (Barrett and Fanning, 1931)

Can't… Avert… Eyes!

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

In what can only be the final culmination of internets and religion (and a sign that surely presages the eschaton) Jeff Geerling has produced LOLSaints. I, for one, welcome our new hagiographic overloards.