Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

26 July: Fr. Jacques Hamel, martyred 7 years ago in France

Interrupted while saying Mass at his parish church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, the 85-year old priest struggled to repel his two 18-year old attackers with his feet. “Go away Satan!”, he repeated. Fr. Jacques Hamel was murdered, in odium fidei, a martyr to … Read More →

A Pilgrimage to Honor St. Anne, the Grandmother of God

Daniel Knight A first-class relic of St. Anne is exposed for veneration at the Shrine of St. Anne in Arvada, Colorado, on the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne. The opportunities for spiritual engagement, even in the doldrums of summer, are there if we are creative.

A Pilgrimage to Honor St. Anne, the Grandmother of God…

Catholics have always had a special devotion to Sts. Anne and Joachim, in no small part because people have always had a special relationship with their grandparents. Grandparents were often the kinds of parents kids hoped they’d have: more relaxed than their own parents because less immersed in the day-to-day demands of parenting, and usually […]