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Sometimes, regardless of our best laid plans, something happens to us in our lives that changes everything…that is precisely what happened to Henry Walpole… Henry was born in 1558, in Docking Norfolk to wealthy parents. He was educated at the … Continue reading →

Luigi Scrosoppi was born August 4th in the year 1804, in the small northern city in Italy called Udine. He was the youngest of three brothers, all of whom became priests. His family had money, but were religious people and … Continue reading →

As we travel through these last weeks of lent…with our eyes gazing longingly, towards the Cross, let us remember that even though we are in penitential days filled with prayers, fasting and alms giving… there is a kind of subtle … Continue reading →

Giacomo was an Italian Blessed who was born on March 15, 1834, to a well to do family, on an island in Sicily. His mother died when he was very young, and his father had a priest tutor his young … Continue reading →

They always say, that God sends precisely the saint that is needed for the particular period in time. Well, John Ogilvie is exactly one of those saints. Not only for the time in which he was born, but also for … Continue reading →

March 5th is the traditional day in the Holy Mother Church in which we recognize Saint Ciaran, but since it falls on a Sunday this year, we forgo the saint’s feast  and instead celebrate the paschal mystery of the death … Continue reading →

As we start to settle into our ‘Lenten’ routine, of fasting, abstinence, and the Stations of the Cross on Fridays, let us add yet another traditional way to recognize the Lord and His immense suffering for us, with a special day … Continue reading →

Today in the Holy Mother Church we observe Ash Wednesday with prayer and fasting as we begin this Lenten season, which is the penitential time leading up to Easter.  We crowd into the Churches with all the faithful, those who … Continue reading →

When we gaze upon the face of Christ crucified, we allow ourselves to be united with all His sorrows, love and total abandonment. Today in the Holy Catholic Church we celebrate Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday) and The … Continue reading →